Daredevil #16 p 6 (HISTORIC FIRST TIME ROMITA DRAWS SPIDER-MAN!) Large Art - 1965
John Romita Sr. (penciller); Frank Giacoia (inker)
Original Art Record
Characters
Spider-ManDaredevil
Encyclopedia Capsule
This interior page is cataloged as Daredevil #16 p 6 (HISTORIC FIRST TIME ROMITA DRAWS SPIDER-MAN!) Large Art - 1965 and credited in the supplied source to John Romita Sr. (penciller); Frank Giacoia (inker). The source associates it with the story “Enter... Spider-Man!” The Romitaman description states: Our friendly neighborhood Wallcrawler is featured prominently in 6 of the 7 great panels as Spider-Man chases Daredevil at the top of page.
What the Art Shows
What this artwork shows
John Romita, and inked by the great Frank Giacoia, from the story titled: "Enter. Spider-Man!" Not only was this SUPER KEY SPIDER-MAN cross-over issue chock-full of that great John Romita Sr. art, but it pre-dates his spectacular run on Amazing Spider-Man.
Story and Issue Context
Publication and story context
This record documents an interior page from The Amazing Spider-Man #16, identified as page 6, dated 1965 in the source data. The associated story is listed as “Enter... Spider-Man!” The credited artist information supplied with the collection record is John Romita Sr. (penciller); Frank Giacoia (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 an interior page, the piece preserves the sequential storytelling decisions—panel arrangement, pacing, acting, and action—used to build the issue. The identified subjects are Spider-Man, Daredevil.
Source Significance Excerpt
Spider-Man!" Not only was this SUPER KEY SPIDER-MAN cross-over issue chock-full of that great John Romita Sr. In fact, one reason this is a historic issue is that the Issue #16-17 two-parter was a try-out that lead to John Romita taking over the "AMAZING" Spider-Man book when Steve Ditko left Marvel. We see the evil Masked Marauder featured in the first panel also.
Mike Burkey / Romitaman Notes
Spider-Man!" Not only was this SUPER KEY SPIDER-MAN cross-over issue chock-full of that great John Romita Sr. In fact, one reason this is a historic issue is that the Issue #16-17 two-parter was a try-out that lead to John Romita taking over the "AMAZING" Spider-Man book when Steve Ditko left Marvel. We see the evil Masked Marauder featured in the first panel also.
Open the complete preserved Romitaman description
Check out this HISTORIUC 1965 SILVER AGE LARGE ART SPIDER-MAN ACTION page, which was penciled by the great John Romita, and inked by the great Frank Giacoia, from the story titled: "Enter... Spider-Man!" Not only was this SUPER KEY SPIDER-MAN cross-over issue chock-full of that great John Romita Sr. art, but it pre-dates his spectacular run on Amazing Spider-Man. In fact, one reason this is a historic issue is that the Issue #16-17 two-parter was a try-out that lead to John Romita taking over the "AMAZING" Spider-Man book when Steve Ditko left Marvel. Our friendly neighborhood Wallcrawler is featured prominently in 6 of the 7 great panels as Spider-Man chases Daredevil at the top of page. We see the evil Masked Marauder featured in the first panel also. SILVER AGE LARGE ART ROMITA Spider-Man pages are nearly IMPOSSIBLE to find in the hobby these days, (only a few hundred were ever drawn!) So don't miss out on a great opportunity here to own an "AMAZING SILVER Age 1965 PRE ASM #39 Romita Spider-Man action page! Compare this great page to the published comic book page 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