Marvel Team-Up #29 Cover (IRON MAN & HUMAN TORCH BATTLE INFINITUS!) 1974
John Romita Sr. (pencils and inks)
Original Art Record
Characters
Human TorchIron Man
Encyclopedia Capsule
This cover is cataloged as Marvel Team-Up #29 Cover (IRON MAN & HUMAN TORCH BATTLE INFINITUS!) 1974 and credited in the supplied source to John Romita Sr. (pencils and inks). The source associates it with the story “Beware the Coming of... Infinitus! or How Can You Stop the Reincarnated Man?!” The Romitaman description states: This nice cover features THE HUMAN TORCH trying to save IRON MAN from crashing to the ground in New York City, as the evil INFINITUS has just shot his gun!
What the Art Shows
What this artwork shows
John Romita Sr, from the story titled: "Beware the Coming of. Infinitus! or How Can You Stop the Reincarnated Man?!" This nice cover features THE HUMAN TORCH trying to save IRON MAN from crashing to the ground in New York City, as the evil INFINITUS has just shot his gun!
Story and Issue Context
Publication and story context
This record documents a cover from The Amazing Spider-Man #29, identified as the cover, dated 1974 in the source data. The associated story is listed as “Beware the Coming of... Infinitus! or How Can You Stop the Reincarnated Man?!” 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 cover art, the piece served as the issue’s principal sales image and public visual identity. The identified subjects are Human Torch, Iron Man.
Source Significance Excerpt
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Mike Burkey / Romitaman Notes
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Check out this very nice 1974 cover, which was penciled and inked by the great John Romita Sr, from the story titled: "Beware the Coming of... Infinitus! or How Can You Stop the Reincarnated Man?!" This nice cover features THE HUMAN TORCH trying to save IRON MAN from crashing to the ground in New York City, as the evil INFINITUS has just shot his gun! Just a great cover which was drawn on vellum, deacidified, and placed on 1974 Marvel cover stock Art board! 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