Marvel Tales #239 Cover (LARGE SPIDEY & BEAST! DRAWN 1 MONTH BEFORE SPIDER-MAN #1!) 1990
Todd McFarlane (pencils and inks)
Original Art Record
Characters
Spider-Man
Encyclopedia Capsule
This cover is cataloged as Marvel Tales #239 Cover (LARGE SPIDEY & BEAST! DRAWN 1 MONTH BEFORE SPIDER-MAN #1!) 1990 and credited in the supplied source to Todd McFarlane (pencils and inks). The current catalog tags the visible subjects as Spider-Man.
What the Art Shows
What this artwork shows
As the 1980s gave way to the 90s, the three biggest things in comic books were Todd McFarlane, Spider-Man and the X-Men. This cover to Marvel Tales #239, dated July 1990, was published during the height of McSpidey mania, in the middle of McFarlane's historic association with the character which spanned from 1988 to 1991. To put it in perspective, this cover was published just one month before McFarlane's Spider-Man #1, one of the best-selling comic books in the history of comics!
Story and Issue Context
Publication and story context
This record documents a cover from The Amazing Spider-Man #239, identified as the cover, dated 1990 in the source data. The credited artist information supplied with the collection record is Todd McFarlane (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 cover art, the piece served as the issue’s principal sales image and public visual identity. The identified subjects are Spider-Man.
Source Significance Excerpt
This is an extremely rare opportunity for one savvy collector to own this masterpiece cover art featuring McFarlane's classic depiction of Spidey along with the popular founding X-Men team member, the Beast, as he grabs and yanks down the "MARVEL TALES" logo of this great cover art! This cover to Marvel Tales #239, dated July 1990, was published during the height of McSpidey mania, in the middle of McFarlane's historic association with the character which spanned from 1988 to 1991. To put it in perspective, this cover was published just one month before McFarlane's Spider-Man #1, one of the best-selling comic books in the history of comics!
Mike Burkey / Romitaman Notes
This is an extremely rare opportunity for one savvy collector to own this masterpiece cover art featuring McFarlane's classic depiction of Spidey along with the popular founding X-Men team member, the Beast, as he grabs and yanks down the "MARVEL TALES" logo of this great cover art! This cover to Marvel Tales #239, dated July 1990, was published during the height of McSpidey mania, in the middle of McFarlane's historic association with the character which spanned from 1988 to 1991. To put it in perspective, this cover was published just one month before McFarlane's Spider-Man #1, one of the best-selling comic books in the history of comics!
Open the complete preserved Romitaman description
Check out this AMAZING full figured Spider-Man hanging by McFarlane's stylized webbing, an aspect of the character no one had really thought much about until this innovative artist showed just how cool looking it could be. As the 1980s gave way to the 90s, the three biggest things in comic books were Todd McFarlane, Spider-Man and the X-Men. This is an extremely rare opportunity for one savvy collector to own this masterpiece cover art featuring McFarlane's classic depiction of Spidey along with the popular founding X-Men team member, the Beast, as he grabs and yanks down the "MARVEL TALES" logo of this great cover art! This cover to Marvel Tales #239, dated July 1990, was published during the height of McSpidey mania, in the middle of McFarlane's historic association with the character which spanned from 1988 to 1991. To put it in perspective, this cover was published just one month before McFarlane's Spider-Man #1, one of the best-selling comic books in the history of comics! Both heroes are powerfully drawn in the unique style that made McFarlane an Essential Spider-Man artist and one of the most popular comic book artists of all time. A Grail-Quality piece here for sure. The art is drawn all the way to the top of the art board. The Corner box with The BEAST is all hand drawn as the UPC stat was taken off and glue residue can be seen on the all drawn beast! Compare this nice cover art to the published comic book 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