Amazing Spider-Man #82 Cover (1969)
Marie Severin (penciller); John Romita Sr. (inker)
Original Art Record
Characters
Spider-ManElectro
Encyclopedia Capsule
This cover is cataloged as Amazing Spider-Man #82 Cover (1969) and credited in the supplied source to Marie Severin (penciller); John Romita Sr. (inker). The source associates it with the story “And Then Came Electro!” The Romitaman description states: This nice cover features Full body shots of Spider-Man leaping away from Electro's energy blast as a whopping 34 (fairly detailed drawings of TV and audience) people run from they both battle!
What the Art Shows
What this artwork shows
John Romita, (with Marie doing some background inking also) This great looking cover is from the classic 1969 story titled: "And Then Came Electro!" This nice cover features Full body shots of Spider-Man leaping away from Electro's energy blast as a whopping 34 (fairly detailed drawings of TV and audience) people run from they both battle. This is the FIRST time John Romita ever drew Electro and this is Spider-Man's VERY next battle with Electro after AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #1 back in 1964! There is whiteout touch ups on Spidey's left foot and buttocks.
Story and Issue Context
Publication and story context
This record documents a cover from The Amazing Spider-Man #82, identified as the cover, dated 1969 in the source data. The associated story is listed as “And Then Came Electro!” The credited artist information supplied with the collection record is Marie Severin (penciller); John Romita Sr. (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, Electro.
Source Significance Excerpt
This is the FIRST time John Romita ever drew Electro and this is Spider-Man's VERY next battle with Electro after AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #1 back in 1964! Compare this nice cover art to the published comic book in the red link above!
Mike Burkey / Romitaman Notes
This is the FIRST time John Romita ever drew Electro and this is Spider-Man's VERY next battle with Electro after AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #1 back in 1964! Compare this nice cover art to the published comic book in the red link above!
Open the complete preserved Romitaman description
Check out this very nice 1969 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN cover, which was penciled by Marie Severin and expertly inked with incredible detail by the great John Romita, (with Marie doing some background inking also) This great looking cover is from the classic 1969 story titled: "And Then Came Electro!" This nice cover features Full body shots of Spider-Man leaping away from Electro's energy blast as a whopping 34 (fairly detailed drawings of TV and audience) people run from they both battle! This is the FIRST time John Romita ever drew Electro and this is Spider-Man's VERY next battle with Electro after AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #1 back in 1964! The black ink backgrounds mixed with drawn action are quite striking on this stunning cover. There is whiteout touch ups on Spidey's left foot and buttocks. The cover art is actually drawn all the way up into and through the logo, and you will rarely find a more detailed 1969 Marvel cover than this one right here! Cover is signed by John Romita from back in 1969 as he was using his very early signature when he signed this one. Marie Severin also signed this cover right below John Romita! 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