If someone expressed interest in beginning to read about Spider-Man, I'd probably suggest they go to a shop or digitally buy the newest issues and see if they like them.

I don't think it's necessary, or even wise, to start with the "best." As a kid, I just bought what I could get my hands on. It's a bit different now in terms of accessibility to comics, but my students don't much seem to mind that the comics in our classroom jump all over the place: they just want to read something cool.

-Pav, who is happy to report that a random guy on Twitter just donated probably 40 comics to my students this week...