Amazing Spider-Man #55 Large Art Cover (1967)
John Romita Sr. (pencils and inks)
Original Art Record
Characters
Spider-ManDoctor Octopus
Encyclopedia Capsule
This cover is cataloged as Amazing Spider-Man #55 Large Art Cover (1967) and credited in the supplied source to John Romita Sr. (pencils and inks). The source associates it with the story “Doc Ock Wins!” The Romitaman description states: This STUNNING 1967 cover features the absolute LARGEST DOC OCK image you will ever see on a published AMAZING SPIDER-MAN cover!
What the Art Shows
What this artwork shows
The 2 images of Spider-Man on Doc Ock's glasses are original stats from 1967, placed on an acetate overlay with the ASM logo, to show Doc Ock's fully drawn head drawn all the way to the top of the very large art board. This extra image with acetate lifted up can be seen in the extra red link above! The original fully drawn blue pencils by John Romita are drawn directly on the board under the eye stats.
Story and Issue Context
Publication and story context
This record documents a cover from The Amazing Spider-Man #55, identified as the cover, dated 1967 in the source data. The associated story is listed as “Doc Ock Wins!” 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, Doctor Octopus.
Source Significance Excerpt
Check out this HISTORIC 1967 LARGE ART Amazing Spider-Man #55 cover, which was penciled and inked by the great John Romita, from the CLASSIC story titled: "Doc Ock Wins!" This STUNNING 1967 cover features the absolute LARGEST DOC OCK image you will ever see on a published AMAZING SPIDER-MAN cover! Compare this nice cover art to the published comic book in the red link above!
Mike Burkey / Romitaman Notes
Check out this HISTORIC 1967 LARGE ART Amazing Spider-Man #55 cover, which was penciled and inked by the great John Romita, from the CLASSIC story titled: "Doc Ock Wins!" This STUNNING 1967 cover features the absolute LARGEST DOC OCK image you will ever see on a published AMAZING SPIDER-MAN cover! Compare this nice cover art to the published comic book in the red link above!
Open the complete preserved Romitaman description
Check out this HISTORIC 1967 LARGE ART Amazing Spider-Man #55 cover, which was penciled and inked by the great John Romita, from the CLASSIC story titled: "Doc Ock Wins!" This STUNNING 1967 cover features the absolute LARGEST DOC OCK image you will ever see on a published AMAZING SPIDER-MAN cover! The 2 images of Spider-Man on Doc Ock's glasses are original stats from 1967, placed on an acetate overlay with the ASM logo, to show Doc Ock's fully drawn head drawn all the way to the top of the very large art board. This extra image with acetate lifted up can be seen in the extra red link above! The original fully drawn blue pencils by John Romita are drawn directly on the board under the eye stats. Large Art Silver Age "AMAZING SPIDER-MAN COVERS are next to IMPOSSIBLE to find in the hobby these days, so don't miss out on a ONCE IN A LIFETIME opportunity RIGHT HERE, to own an EARLY JOHN ROMITA SILVER Age 1967 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN COVER! Compare this nice cover art to the published comic book in the red link above! ALL art on our website (including this one) are able to be purchased with VERY fair time payments, and trades are always considered towards "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