John Romita Sr.

Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus Vol. 3 carries Peter Parker into the early-1970s moment where the series becomes heavier, stranger and more consequential. The Death of Gwen Stacy is the obvious landmark, but the volume also shows the road there: drugs, social pressure, Morbius, the Green Goblin and a Marvel line learning that superhero stories could leave permanent scars. Its value is the end of innocence, not a generic greatest-hits claim.