Amazing Spider-Man 116 Cover
John Romita Sr. (pencils and inks)
Original Art Record
Characters
Spider-ManGreen Goblin
Encyclopedia Capsule
This cover is cataloged as Amazing Spider-Man 116 Cover and credited in the supplied source to John Romita Sr. (pencils and inks). The source associates it with the story “Suddenly...The Smasher!” The Romitaman description states: Features Spiderman holding onto the building for dear life with 1 web line while using saving 2 men on a scaffold, as The evil "Smasher" punches Spidey!
What the Art Shows
What this artwork shows
A CHARACTER page from one of Steve Ditko's or John Romita's Spidey books was as important to the story, and sometimes even MORE IMPORTANT than the action pages! NO WHERE ELSE in comic books was this more apparent than in AMAZING SPIDER-MAN! Stan Lee turned comics into REAL LIFE for us comic book fans, in these 1960's and 1970's AMAZING SPIDER-MAN COMICS!
Story and Issue Context
Publication and story context
This record documents a cover from The Amazing Spider-Man #116, identified as the cover, dated 1972 in the source data. The associated story is listed as “Suddenly...The Smasher!” The credited artist information supplied with the collection record is John Romita Sr. (pencils and inks). Its place in the series is best understood as part of the continuing Peter Parker narrative and the creative period represented by the credited artists.
Why This Piece Matters
Why this piece matters
As cover art, the piece served as the issue’s principal sales image and public visual identity. The identified subjects are Spider-Man, Green Goblin.
Source Significance Excerpt
A CHARACTER page from one of Steve Ditko's or John Romita's Spidey books was as important to the story, and sometimes even MORE IMPORTANT than the action pages! This scene is VERY reminiscent to the Green Goblin battle scene at the end of first Spiderman movie back in 2002! PLEASE click on the RED LINK ABOVE to Compare this "AMAZING" cover art to the published comic book above!
Mike Burkey / Romitaman Notes
A CHARACTER page from one of Steve Ditko's or John Romita's Spidey books was as important to the story, and sometimes even MORE IMPORTANT than the action pages! This scene is VERY reminiscent to the Green Goblin battle scene at the end of first Spiderman movie back in 2002! PLEASE click on the RED LINK ABOVE to Compare this "AMAZING" cover art to the published comic book above!
Open the complete preserved Romitaman description
Check out this SWEET "AMAZING" Spider-Man all out battle cover from 1972 which was penciled AND INKED by the great JOHN ROMITA, has all of the elements that made THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN comic book so...AMAZING! SPIDER-MAN was the GREATEST soap Opera EVER in comics! A CHARACTER page from one of Steve Ditko's or John Romita's Spidey books was as important to the story, and sometimes even MORE IMPORTANT than the action pages! NO WHERE ELSE in comic books was this more apparent than in AMAZING SPIDER-MAN! Stan Lee turned comics into REAL LIFE for us comic book fans, in these 1960's and 1970's AMAZING SPIDER-MAN COMICS! This GREAT John Romita cover, from the story titled: "Suddenly...The Smasher!" features Spiderman holding onto the building for dear life with 1 web line while using saving 2 men on a scaffold, as The evil "Smasher" punches Spidey! This scene is VERY reminiscent to the Green Goblin battle scene at the end of first Spiderman movie back in 2002! PLEASE click on the RED LINK ABOVE to Compare this "AMAZING" cover art to the published comic book above! ALL HIGH end pieces of art, including this one, are able to be purchased with VERY fair time payment plan options, and trades are always considered towards this and any other pieces of art on my site here! Just send me an email and we can try to work something out.
Source Information
- Primary object source
- Romitaman / Mike Burkey personal-collection listing supplied in the master document