Todd McFarlane became a superstar illustrating AMAZING SPIDER-MAN, but he changed the industry forever with his next project: the adjectiveless SPIDER-MAN Taking on both writing and art duties, McFarlane ushered Peter Parker into a gritty new era - and it began with Torment When the Big Apple's streets run red with blood, the web-slinger heads into the sewers to stop the Lizard's homicidal rampage. But what is driving his old friend and foe? Plus: Ghost Rider lends a bony hand when the deranged Hobgoblin returns, the wall-crawler finds himself at the center of a clash of claws between Wolverine and Wendigo, and Pete goes back in black to face Morbius the Living Vampire And in the ultimate nineties team-up, Spidey joins X-Force to battle the unstoppable Juggernaut

Spider-Man (1990) 1-14, 16; X-Force (1991) 4