Menace #11 p 5 (Large Art) 1954
John Romita Sr. (pencils and inks)
Original Art Record
Characters
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Encyclopedia Capsule
This interior page is cataloged as Menace #11 p 5 (Large Art) 1954 and credited in the supplied source to John Romita Sr. (pencils and inks). The source associates it with the story “I, The Robot!”
What the Art Shows
What this artwork shows
John Romita, from the classic story titled: "I, The Robot!" Very little GOLDEN AGE ATLAS art by the great John Romita is known to exist, yet here is a classic VERY early science fiction page, which was penciled and. In this story, a robot is given a command to kill the man in the room by someone who wishes to steal it after the robot has slain its creator. When the would-be thief enters the room, the robot slays him as well, then the robot goes out into the night looking for rooms to slay men in.
Story and Issue Context
Publication and story context
This record documents an interior page from The Amazing Spider-Man #11, identified as page 5, dated 1954 in the source data. The associated story is listed as “I, The Robot!” 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 an interior page, the piece preserves the sequential storytelling decisions—panel arrangement, pacing, acting, and action—used to build the issue.
Mike Burkey / Romitaman Notes
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Check out this very nice, very EARLY 1954 GOLDEN Age large Art ATLAS (MARVEL) COMICS page which was penciled and inked by the great John Romita, from the classic story titled: "I, The Robot!" Very little GOLDEN AGE ATLAS art by the great John Romita is known to exist, yet here is a classic VERY early science fiction page, which was penciled and inked by the Jazzy one! In this story, a robot is given a command to kill the man in the room by someone who wishes to steal it after the robot has slain its creator. When the would-be thief enters the room, the robot slays him as well, then the robot goes out into the night looking for rooms to slay men in. This classic EARLY john Romita story has been reprinted at least 4 other times: Weird Wonder Tales #5 (August 1974) Marvel Visionaries: John Romita Sr. (Marvel, 2005) Agents of Atlas (Marvel, 2007) and Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era: Menace (Marvel, 2009) John Romita signed this art at the top and added the extra special hand written note at the top which reads: "EARLY WORK BEFORE SUPER HEROES --- JOHN ROMITA." ALL HIGH end pieces of art, including this one, are able to be purchased with VERY fair time payment plan options, and trades are always considered towards this and "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