Marvel Series 2 SPIDER-MAN Published Card Art #131 (1991)
John Romita Sr. (pencils and inks)
Original Art Record
Characters
Spider-Man
Encyclopedia Capsule
This pinup is cataloged as Marvel Series 2 SPIDER-MAN Published Card Art #131 (1991) and credited in the supplied source to John Romita Sr. (pencils and inks). The Romitaman description states: This Pinup features a nice large image of Spider-Man shooting his webs with his right hand, as he clenches his left fist, with a classic Romita drawn "THWIP!
What the Art Shows
What this artwork shows
This Pinup features a nice large image of Spider-Man shooting his webs with his right hand, as he clenches his left fist, with a classic Romita drawn "THWIP!" drawn into the scene also! Art is drawn on 5.4 by 11 inch art board, with a 4 by 6 inch art image. Art is signed at the bottom in the art, and John Romita signed the art AGAIN below the drawing!
Story and Issue Context
Publication and story context
This record documents a pinup from The Amazing Spider-Man #131, dated 1991 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.
Source Significance Excerpt
Check out this very nice PUBLISHED Card Art Pinup, which was penciled AND INKED by the great JOHN ROMITA SR! The art AND published card are both attached to an 11 by 17 inch art board (As seen in scan) for a great presentation overall! Just a neat PUBLISHED Spidey piece!
Mike Burkey / Romitaman Notes
Check out this very nice PUBLISHED Card Art Pinup, which was penciled AND INKED by the great JOHN ROMITA SR! The art AND published card are both attached to an 11 by 17 inch art board (As seen in scan) for a great presentation overall! Just a neat PUBLISHED Spidey piece!
Open the complete preserved Romitaman description
Check out this very nice PUBLISHED Card Art Pinup, which was penciled AND INKED by the great JOHN ROMITA SR! This Pinup features a nice large image of Spider-Man shooting his webs with his right hand, as he clenches his left fist, with a classic Romita drawn "THWIP!" drawn into the scene also! Art is drawn on 5.4 by 11 inch art board, with a 4 by 6 inch art image. Art is signed at the bottom in the art, and John Romita signed the art AGAIN below the drawing! The art AND published card are both attached to an 11 by 17 inch art board (As seen in scan) for a great presentation overall! Just a neat PUBLISHED Spidey piece! (Some of John Romita's 2 by 3 inch "penciled only" Sketchagraph cards from the 1998 card set are selling for over $1000 each these days, and those were MASS produced in the HUNDREDS! 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