Amazing Spider-Man 128 Cover (1973)
John Romita Sr. (pencils and inks)
Original Art Record
Characters
Spider-ManVulture
Encyclopedia Capsule
This cover is cataloged as Amazing Spider-Man 128 Cover (1973) and credited in the supplied source to John Romita Sr. (pencils and inks). The source associates it with the story “The Shadow of the Vulture!” The Romitaman description states: This stunning cover features the Vulture getting ready to attack Spider-Man, as Spidey's Spider-Sense is going crazy while he clings to the side of a building in shock over his foe being free form prison!
What the Art Shows
What this artwork shows
The Spider-Man image on this cover is HUGE! Spider-Man takes up almost the ENTIRE drawn COVER area from top to bottom, with the shadow of THE VULTURE super-imposed on the very detailed building! The night time background and buildings to the right look amazing also!
Story and Issue Context
Publication and story context
This record documents a cover from The Amazing Spider-Man #128, identified as the cover, dated 1973 in the source data. The associated story is listed as “The Shadow of the Vulture!” 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, Vulture.
Source Significance Excerpt
Don't pass up this opportunity to get a 40 year old John Romita penciled and inked ASM cover featuring the 2nd super villain Spidey ever fought way back in ASM #2, and just 1 issue before..."THE PUNISHER" FIRST APPEARS! Compare this nice cover art to the published comic book in the red link above!
Mike Burkey / Romitaman Notes
Don't pass up this opportunity to get a 40 year old John Romita penciled and inked ASM cover featuring the 2nd super villain Spidey ever fought way back in ASM #2, and just 1 issue before..."THE PUNISHER" FIRST APPEARS! Compare this nice cover art to the published comic book in the red link above!
Open the complete preserved Romitaman description
Check out this stunning 1973 Amazing Spider-Man cover which was penciled and inked by the great John Romita, from the story titled: "The Shadow of the Vulture!" This stunning cover features the Vulture getting ready to attack Spider-Man, as Spidey's Spider-Sense is going crazy while he clings to the side of a building in shock over his foe being free form prison! The Spider-Man image on this cover is HUGE! Spider-Man takes up almost the ENTIRE drawn COVER area from top to bottom, with the shadow of THE VULTURE super-imposed on the very detailed building! The night time background and buildings to the right look amazing also! This cover was penciled in blue pencil and inked by John Romita on vellum which was then placed onto another art board. The art has slightly yellowed, but no art is adversely affected by this. The logo and word balloons were all reconstructed and match the artwork perfectly, and look great. The Vulture lasts appeared as the main villain for Spidey in ASM #64! Don't pass up this opportunity to get a 40 year old John Romita penciled and inked ASM cover featuring the 2nd super villain Spidey ever fought way back in ASM #2, and just 1 issue before..."THE PUNISHER" FIRST APPEARS! Compare this nice cover art to the published comic book in the red link 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" art on our website! Just send us an email to mikeburkey@aol.com and we can try to work something out.
Source Information
- Primary object source
- Romitaman / Mike Burkey personal-collection listing supplied in the master document