Cover · Collection record 0023

Amazing Spider-Man #96 Cover (1971)

Gil Kane (pencils and inks)

Original Art Record

Romitapedia record0023
SeriesAmazing Spider-Man
Issue#96
Published page / objectCover
Year1971
Story title--And Now the Goblin! Just a great cover! Compare this nice cover art to the published comic book in the red link above! ALL HIGH end pieces of art, including this one, are able to be purchased with VERY fair time payment plan options, and trades are always considered towards this and
Penciler / layoutsGil Kane (pencils and inks)
InkerGil Kane (pencils and inks)
Romitapedia classificationCover
MediumPencil and Ink
Image scan dimensions1000 × 1485 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 cover is cataloged as Amazing Spider-Man #96 Cover (1971) and credited in the supplied source to Gil Kane (pencils and inks). The source associates it with the story “--And Now the Goblin! Just a great cover! Compare this nice cover art to the published comic book in the red link above! ALL HIGH end pieces of art, including this one, are able to be purchased with VERY fair time payment plan options, and trades are always considered towards this and”. The current catalog tags the visible subjects as Spider-Man.

What the Art Shows

What this artwork shows

Gil Kane, from the story titled: "--And Now the Goblin. Just a great cover! Compare this nice cover art to the published comic book in the red link above!

Story and Issue Context

Publication and story context

This record documents a cover from The Amazing Spider-Man #96, identified as the cover, dated 1971 in the source data. The associated story is listed as “--And Now the Goblin! Just a great cover! Compare this nice cover art to the published comic book in the red link above! ALL HIGH end pieces of art, including this one, are able to be purchased with VERY fair time payment plan options, and trades are always considered towards this and.” The credited artist information supplied with the collection record is Gil Kane (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.

Source Significance Excerpt

Compare this nice cover art to the published comic book in the red link above!

Mike Burkey / Romitaman Notes

Source significance excerpt

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 Amazing Spider-Man cover which was penciled and inked by the great Gil Kane, from the story titled: "--And Now the Goblin! Just a great cover! Compare this nice cover art to the published comic book in the red link above! ALL HIGH end pieces of art, including this one, are able to be purchased with VERY fair time payment plan options, and trades are always considered towards this and "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