Cover · Collection record 0444

BRITISH AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #121 PUBLISHED LESS THAN 3 YEARS AFTER ASM #121! (SUPER SPIDER-MAN #170)

Dave Hunt (penciller); Frank Giacoia (inker)

Original Art Record

Romitapedia record0444
SeriesBRITISH AMAZING SPIDER-MAN
Issue#121
Year1973
Story titleThe Night Gwen Stacy Died
Penciler / layoutsDave Hunt (penciller)
InkerFrank Giacoia (inker)
Romitapedia classificationCover
MediumPencil and Ink
Image scan dimensions1043 × 1500 pixels
Collection statusPart of the Mike Burkey Personal Collection
Primary sourceRomitaman listing supplied in the complete personal-collection document

Characters

Spider-ManGwen StacyGreen Goblin

Encyclopedia Capsule

This cover is cataloged as BRITISH AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #121 PUBLISHED LESS THAN 3 YEARS AFTER ASM #121! (SUPER SPIDER-MAN #170) and credited in the supplied source to Dave Hunt (penciller); Frank Giacoia (inker). The source associates it with the story “The Night Gwen Stacy Died”. The current catalog tags the visible subjects as Spider-Man, Gwen Stacy, Green Goblin.

What the Art Shows

What this artwork shows

Both artists DREW Spider-Man comics in the 1960s-1970s) This great cover is from the EVER CLASSIC story titled: "The Night Gwen Stacy Died" This HISTORIC cover came out less than 3 years after the ever classic JOHN ROMITA cover in June 1973, where Gwen Stacy gets killed by the Green Goblin! The stat logo is a new replacement. Just a great cover which was in the Late great artist Dave Hunt's private collection until his passing in 2017!

Story and Issue Context

Publication and story context

This record documents a cover from The Amazing Spider-Man #121, dated 1973 in the source data. The associated story is listed as “The Night Gwen Stacy Died.” The credited artist information supplied with the collection record is Dave Hunt (penciller); Frank Giacoia (inker). Within Amazing Spider-Man history, this issue contains the death of Gwen Stacy.

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 issue is historically notable because it contains the death of Gwen Stacy. The identified subjects are Spider-Man, Gwen Stacy, Green Goblin.

Source Significance Excerpt

Check out this very nice VERY HISTORIC cover, which was penciled by the great Dave Hunt, and inked by the great Frank Giacoia. Both artists DREW Spider-Man comics in the 1960s-1970s) This great cover is from the EVER CLASSIC story titled: "The Night Gwen Stacy Died" This HISTORIC cover came out less than 3 years after the ever classic JOHN ROMITA cover in June 1973, where Gwen Stacy gets killed by the Green Goblin! The original Amazing Spider-Man #121 cover art sold in February 2013 at auction for $286,800.00, so why not get the very similar British Published 1970's ASM #121 cover art for your collection without having to SELL YOUR HOME TO OWN!

Mike Burkey / Romitaman Notes

Source significance excerpt

Check out this very nice VERY HISTORIC cover, which was penciled by the great Dave Hunt, and inked by the great Frank Giacoia. Both artists DREW Spider-Man comics in the 1960s-1970s) This great cover is from the EVER CLASSIC story titled: "The Night Gwen Stacy Died" This HISTORIC cover came out less than 3 years after the ever classic JOHN ROMITA cover in June 1973, where Gwen Stacy gets killed by the Green Goblin! The original Amazing Spider-Man #121 cover art sold in February 2013 at auction for $286,800.00, so why not get the very similar British Published 1970's ASM #121 cover art for your collection without having to SELL YOUR HOME TO OWN!

Open the complete preserved Romitaman description

Check out this very nice VERY HISTORIC cover, which was penciled by the great Dave Hunt, and inked by the great Frank Giacoia. Both artists DREW Spider-Man comics in the 1960s-1970s) This great cover is from the EVER CLASSIC story titled: "The Night Gwen Stacy Died" This HISTORIC cover came out less than 3 years after the ever classic JOHN ROMITA cover in June 1973, where Gwen Stacy gets killed by the Green Goblin! The stat logo is a new replacement. Just a great cover which was in the Late great artist Dave Hunt's private collection until his passing in 2017! The original Amazing Spider-Man #121 cover art sold in February 2013 at auction for $286,800.00, so why not get the very similar British Published 1970's ASM #121 cover art for your collection without having to SELL YOUR HOME TO OWN! Compare this nice cover art to the published comic book in the red link above, as well as the ever classic ASM #121! 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