Amazing Spider-Man #181, Page 22 (1978)
Sal Buscema (penciller); Mike Esposito (inker)
Original Art Record
Characters
Spider-Man
Encyclopedia Capsule
This interior page is cataloged as Amazing Spider-Man #181, Page 22 (1978) and credited in the supplied source to Sal Buscema (penciller); Mike Esposito (inker). The source associates it with the story “Flashback!” The Romitaman description states: This great page features 4 horizontal FLASHBACK scenes from Spider-Mans VERY FIRST battles with: The LIZARD from ASM #6, The ENFORCERS From ASM #10, The MAN WOLF From ASM #124-125, and finally the 8 limbed battles with MORBIUS: THE LIVING VAMPIRE From ASM 100-102....WOW!
What the Art Shows
What this artwork shows
Sal Buscema, and inked by the great 1960's Amazing Spider-Man inker: Mike Esposito, from the EVER classic story titled: "Flashback!" This GREAT story is arguably one of the most remembered stories in Spider-man's history, as Spider-Man visits Uncle Ben's grave and thinks back on his entire career. This is the VERY FIRST TIME that the great Sal Buscema drew Spider-Man's early origin! Just a GREAT action packed 1978 Spider-Man FLASHBACK page!
Story and Issue Context
Publication and story context
This record documents an interior page from The Amazing Spider-Man #181, identified as page 22 (1978), dated 1978 in the source data. The associated story is listed as “Flashback!” The credited artist information supplied with the collection record is Sal Buscema (penciller); Mike Esposito (inker). 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 an interior page, the piece preserves the sequential storytelling decisions—panel arrangement, pacing, acting, and action—used to build the issue. The identified subjects are Spider-Man.
Source Significance Excerpt
Check out this "HISTORIC" 1978 Amazing Spider-Man action page, which was penciled by the great Sal Buscema, and inked by the great 1960's Amazing Spider-Man inker: Mike Esposito, from the EVER classic story titled: "Flashback!" This GREAT story is arguably one of the most remembered stories in Spider-man's history, as Spider-Man visits Uncle Ben's grave and thinks back on his entire career! This great page features 4 horizontal FLASHBACK scenes from Spider-Mans VERY FIRST battles with: The LIZARD from ASM #6, The ENFORCERS From ASM #10, The MAN WOLF From ASM #124-125, and finally the 8 limbed battles with MORBIUS: THE LIVING VAMPIRE From ASM 100-102....WOW! This is the VERY FIRST TIME that the great Sal Buscema drew Spider-Man's early origin!
Mike Burkey / Romitaman Notes
Check out this "HISTORIC" 1978 Amazing Spider-Man action page, which was penciled by the great Sal Buscema, and inked by the great 1960's Amazing Spider-Man inker: Mike Esposito, from the EVER classic story titled: "Flashback!" This GREAT story is arguably one of the most remembered stories in Spider-man's history, as Spider-Man visits Uncle Ben's grave and thinks back on his entire career! This great page features 4 horizontal FLASHBACK scenes from Spider-Mans VERY FIRST battles with: The LIZARD from ASM #6, The ENFORCERS From ASM #10, The MAN WOLF From ASM #124-125, and finally the 8 limbed battles with MORBIUS: THE LIVING VAMPIRE From ASM 100-102....WOW! This is the VERY FIRST TIME that the great Sal Buscema drew Spider-Man's early origin!
Open the complete preserved Romitaman description
Check out this "HISTORIC" 1978 Amazing Spider-Man action page, which was penciled by the great Sal Buscema, and inked by the great 1960's Amazing Spider-Man inker: Mike Esposito, from the EVER classic story titled: "Flashback!" This GREAT story is arguably one of the most remembered stories in Spider-man's history, as Spider-Man visits Uncle Ben's grave and thinks back on his entire career! This great page features 4 horizontal FLASHBACK scenes from Spider-Mans VERY FIRST battles with: The LIZARD from ASM #6, The ENFORCERS From ASM #10, The MAN WOLF From ASM #124-125, and finally the 8 limbed battles with MORBIUS: THE LIVING VAMPIRE From ASM 100-102....WOW! This is the VERY FIRST TIME that the great Sal Buscema drew Spider-Man's early origin! Just a GREAT action packed 1978 Spider-Man FLASHBACK page! This 1978 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN page is a "MUST HAVE" for the HARD CORE SPIDER-MAN ART COLLECTOR!
Source Information
- Primary object source
- Romitaman / Mike Burkey personal-collection listing supplied in the master document