Amazing Spider-Man 223 Cover
John Romita Jr. (penciller); Al Milgrom (inker)
Original Art Record
Characters
Spider-Man
Encyclopedia Capsule
This cover is cataloged as Amazing Spider-Man 223 Cover and credited in the supplied source to John Romita Jr. (penciller); Al Milgrom (inker). The source associates it with the story “!” The Romitaman description states: This nice cover features The Red Ghost and his Super-Apes, standing on a building, while a GIANT Spider-Signal flashes across all of them and on the very detailed building!
What the Art Shows
What this artwork shows
Just a great opportunity here to own a rare EARLY 1981 John Romita Jr. Amazing Spider-Man cover! Compare this nice cover art to the published comic book in the red link above, COOL!
Story and Issue Context
Publication and story context
This record documents a cover from The Amazing Spider-Man #223, identified as the cover, dated 1981 in the source data. The associated story is listed as “!” The credited artist information supplied with the collection record is John Romita Jr. (penciller); Al Milgrom (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 cover art, the piece served as the issue’s principal sales image and public visual identity. The identified subjects are Spider-Man.
Source Significance Excerpt
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Mike Burkey / Romitaman Notes
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Open the complete preserved Romitaman description
Check out this very nice 1981 Amazing Spider-Man cover which was penciled and inked by the great , from the story titled: "!" This nice cover features The Red Ghost and his Super-Apes, standing on a building, while a GIANT Spider-Signal flashes across all of them and on the very detailed building! Just a great opportunity here to own a rare EARLY 1981 John Romita Jr. Amazing Spider-Man cover! Compare this nice cover art to the published comic book in the red link above, COOL!
Source Information
- Primary object source
- Romitaman / Mike Burkey personal-collection listing supplied in the master document