Captain America #1 Cover
John Romita Sr. (penciller); Joe Sinnott (inker)
Original Art Record
Characters
Captain America
Encyclopedia Capsule
This cover is cataloged as Captain America #1 Cover and credited in the supplied source to John Romita Sr. (penciller); Joe Sinnott (inker). The Romitaman description states: This nice cover features a HUGE image of Captain America leaping right at the reader as he bust through a World War 2 newspaper!
What the Art Shows
What this artwork shows
JOHN ROMITA, and inked by the equally great Joe Sinnott. This nice cover features a HUGE image of Captain America leaping right at the reader as he bust through a World War 2 newspaper! It Doesn't get much better than this gem right here if you ever wanted a great cover by this LEGENDARY Marvel artist team!
Story and Issue Context
Publication and story context
This record documents a cover from The Amazing Spider-Man #1, identified as the cover. The credited artist information supplied with the collection record is John Romita Sr. (penciller); Joe Sinnott (inker). Within Amazing Spider-Man history, this issue launches the ongoing series and introduces J. Jonah Jameson as a central supporting character.
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 launches the ongoing series and introduces J. Jonah Jameson as a central supporting character. The identified subjects are Captain America.
Source Significance Excerpt
Check out this incredible FIRST ISSUE Captaion America cover which was penciled by the great JOHN ROMITA, and inked by the equally great Joe Sinnott! Compare this nice FIRST ISSUE cover art to the published comic book in the red link above!
Mike Burkey / Romitaman Notes
Check out this incredible FIRST ISSUE Captaion America cover which was penciled by the great JOHN ROMITA, and inked by the equally great Joe Sinnott! Compare this nice FIRST ISSUE cover art to the published comic book in the red link above!
Open the complete preserved Romitaman description
Check out this incredible FIRST ISSUE Captaion America cover which was penciled by the great JOHN ROMITA, and inked by the equally great Joe Sinnott! This nice cover features a HUGE image of Captain America leaping right at the reader as he bust through a World War 2 newspaper! It Doesn't get much better than this gem right here if you ever wanted a great cover by this LEGENDARY Marvel artist team! Compare this nice FIRST ISSUE cover art to the published comic book in the red link above!
Source Information
- Primary object source
- Romitaman / Mike Burkey personal-collection listing supplied in the master document