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John Romita Sr. - Original Cover Art to The Amazing Spider-Man #69 (Marvel, 1968). A truly spectacular cover from the classi...

2002 July Comic Auction #803

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John Romita Sr. - Original Cover Art to The Amazing Spider-Man #69 (Marvel, 1968). A truly spectacular cover from the classic John Romita, Sr. run on ASM. This is one of the most indelible images of the late '60s, as Spidey seems all but defeated in the vice-grip of his "biggest" foe, The Kingpin. From the brilliant composition (the low angle emphasizes both Spidey's relative helplessness and the Kingpin's enormous bulk) to the satin-smooth inks, this cover showcases Romita at the height of his abilities. Silver Age Spider-Man covers are in high demand, and this is one of the best. Excellent condition, with a small (1/2") tear in the left margin, and light glue stains around the "Crush the Kingpin!" stat. 11 1/2" x 17 1/2".

Romita Sr., John:(American, b. 1930): John Romita Sr. started drawing comics after spending a year in commercial art. His first jobs were done for the Atlas group in 1949, and he drew mostly horror and romance stories, but also war, western, and crime features. After the Atlas implosion, Romita Sr. went to DC, where he drew romance stories for eight years. After that, it was back to Marvel, where he initially inked The Avengers and drew Daredevil. However, Romita Sr.'s most celebrated work was done for the Amazing Spider-Man, the feature he took over when Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko left Marvel in 1966. Under Romita Sr.'s tenure, Spider-Man became one of the comic field's most popular characters. Romita Sr. left his regular Spider-Man art chores in the early seventies to become an Art Director at Marvel in the Special Projects Department, and as Art Director for Marvel Books. In 1977, Romita Sr. briefly drew the syndicated Spider-Man newspaper comic strip. His son, John Romita Jr., is also an artist at Marvel.

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