Interior Page · Collection record 0004

Amazing Spider-Man #39 p 2 (Large Art)

John Romita Sr. (penciller)

Original Art Record

Romitapedia record0004
SeriesAmazing Spider-Man
Issue#39
Published page / object2
Year1966
Story titleHow Green Was My Goblin!
Penciler / layoutsJohn Romita Sr. (penciller)
Romitapedia classificationInterior Page
MediumPencil and Ink
Image scan dimensions960 × 1500 pixels
Collection statusPart of the Mike Burkey Personal Collection
Primary sourceRomitaman listing supplied in the complete personal-collection document

Characters

Spider-Man

Encyclopedia Capsule

This interior page is cataloged as Amazing Spider-Man #39 p 2 (Large Art) and credited in the supplied source to John Romita Sr. (penciller). The source associates it with the story “How Green Was My Goblin!” The current catalog tags the visible subjects as Spider-Man.

What the Art Shows

What this artwork shows

John Romita pencils, and Mike Esposito inks, from the CLASSIC (LARGE ART) 1966 AMAZING SPIDERMAN story titled: "How Green Was My Goblin!" For Pure GOBLIN Art by the great John romita.......Does it get any better than this?

Story and Issue Context

Publication and story context

This record documents an interior page from The Amazing Spider-Man #39, identified as page 2, dated 1966 in the source data. The associated story is listed as “How Green Was My Goblin!” The credited artist information supplied with the collection record is John Romita Sr. (penciller). Within Amazing Spider-Man history, this issue begins John Romita Sr.’s regular run and reveals Norman Osborn as the Green Goblin.

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 issue is historically notable because it begins John Romita Sr.’s regular run and reveals Norman Osborn as the Green Goblin. The identified subjects are Spider-Man.

Mike Burkey / Romitaman Notes

Open the complete preserved Romitaman description

John Romita pencils, and Mike Esposito inks, from the CLASSIC (LARGE ART) 1966 AMAZING SPIDERMAN story titled: "How Green Was My Goblin!" For Pure GOBLIN Art by the great John romita.......Does it get any better than this?

Source Information

Primary object source
Romitaman / Mike Burkey personal-collection listing supplied in the master document