FACE IT TIGER...YOU JUST HIT THE JACKPOT Classic Published Pinup
John Romita Sr. (pencils and inks)
Original Art Record
Characters
Spider-ManPeter ParkerMary Jane Watson
Encyclopedia Capsule
This pinup is cataloged as FACE IT TIGER...YOU JUST HIT THE JACKPOT Classic Published Pinup and credited in the supplied source to John Romita Sr. (pencils and inks). The Romitaman description states: This Pinup features a nice large image which anyone who has ever ready a 1960's Amazing Spider-Man comic book would remember......The ever classic scene where Peter Parker first meets Mary Jane Watson!
What the Art Shows
What this artwork shows
This Pinup features a nice large image which anyone who has ever ready a 1960's Amazing Spider-Man comic book would remember......The ever classic scene where Peter Parker first meets Mary Jane Watson! Art is drawn on an 11 by 17 inch art board, and is signed in the artwork as well as at the bottom! Romita also added the words "FACE IT TIGER" in pencil below the inked drawing.
Story and Issue Context
Publication and story context
This record documents a pinup from The Amazing Spider-Man, dated 1960 in the source data. The credited artist information supplied with the collection record is John Romita Sr. (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 a pinup, the piece emphasizes an iconic character presentation rather than sequential storytelling. The identified subjects are Spider-Man, Peter Parker, Mary Jane Watson.
Source Significance Excerpt
This Pinup features a nice large image which anyone who has ever ready a 1960's Amazing Spider-Man comic book would remember......The ever classic scene where Peter Parker first meets Mary Jane Watson! The ORIGINAL Amazing Spiderman #42 page where this scene first appeared is entrenched in a collection and would sell for well over 100 thousand dollars if it were ever offered for sale, so this is arguably the only chance you will ever have to owning a penciled and inked piece with this scene, drawn by the great John Romita!
Mike Burkey / Romitaman Notes
This Pinup features a nice large image which anyone who has ever ready a 1960's Amazing Spider-Man comic book would remember......The ever classic scene where Peter Parker first meets Mary Jane Watson! The ORIGINAL Amazing Spiderman #42 page where this scene first appeared is entrenched in a collection and would sell for well over 100 thousand dollars if it were ever offered for sale, so this is arguably the only chance you will ever have to owning a penciled and inked piece with this scene, drawn by the great John Romita!
Open the complete preserved Romitaman description
Check out this very nice Pinup, which was drawn entirely (Pencils AND INKS) by the great John Romita Sr! This Pinup features a nice large image which anyone who has ever ready a 1960's Amazing Spider-Man comic book would remember......The ever classic scene where Peter Parker first meets Mary Jane Watson! Art is drawn on an 11 by 17 inch art board, and is signed in the artwork as well as at the bottom! Romita also added the words "FACE IT TIGER" in pencil below the inked drawing. The ORIGINAL Amazing Spiderman #42 page where this scene first appeared is entrenched in a collection and would sell for well over 100 thousand dollars if it were ever offered for sale, so this is arguably the only chance you will ever have to owning a penciled and inked piece with this scene, drawn by the great John Romita! 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