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Ultimate Spider-Man (2000)
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Ultimate Spider-Man #1(October 2000)
Ultimate Spider-Man #2(December 2000)
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The Speech Bubble 
I really like Teen Titans # 4.
Speedy is shooting some flaming arrows towards his teammates: this act is so question – raising that I could give this cover the gold medal for this reason alone.
And then you give Speedy a closer look, and you realize that he’s blindfolded. This detail raises another very interesting question: who put that blindfold upon his eyes and why?
Thirdly, I love the fact that the scene is taking place in an olympic stadium. It’s another odd detail that makes this cover even more eye – widening and enticing.
Now that I think about it, this could be the key to the puzzle: maybe Speedy thinks he’s competing for an olympic game, and he doesn’t know that by shooting those arrows he’s putting his teammates in serious danger.
If my prediction is right, I can’t understand why the Teen Titans aren’t shouting “Stop!” to him. Maybe they’re so panic – stricken that they didn’t realize how easily they could save their lives.
As for Spidey, you know how much I appreciate detailed backgrounds, so I completely agree with the cover you chose.
Teen Titans #4 was my runner-up for the very reasons you provided. In fact, I actually came so close to picking it that I started writing the paragraph with it in mind. I switched it last moment and started over but I am happy to see its brilliance recognized by someone else. 🙂
As for USM, no shocker here that we are the same. We did have a 50/50 chance after all…
Thanks for sharing your selections and for your sensational analysis!
Thank you as well for your compliments and for your replies! : )
Well, great Teen Titans covers here, things I will have to go for no #1 thought, a nice classic cover to start the run. I really like the cover of Ultimate Spiderman #1 as well, great image of Spidey swinging through the city.
The first edition of any Retroactive usually has the least amount of choice but are merely the prelude for the awesomeness to come!
Thanks for providing your choices! 🙂
Sounds great, will look forward to even more editions of this new retroactive 😀