Spectacular Spider-Man #1 p 49 RARE FULLY INKED 1968 SPIDER-MAN DRAWING (Plus 1968 Full Page Prelim Pencil Art!)
John Romita Sr. (pencils and inks)
Original Art Record
Characters
Spider-Man
Encyclopedia Capsule
This pinup is cataloged as Spectacular Spider-Man #1 p 49 RARE FULLY INKED 1968 SPIDER-MAN DRAWING (Plus 1968 Full Page Prelim Pencil Art!) and credited in the supplied source to John Romita Sr. (pencils and inks). The current catalog tags the visible subjects as Spider-Man.
What the Art Shows
What this artwork shows
This drawing you see here was actually the last very large 4th panel from the 4 panel prelim page 49 from the 1968 SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN #1 MAGAZINE! What makes this page so unique is that back in 1968, John Romita decided to FULLY INK THE FULL FIGURE SPIDER-MAN image in the last very large panel! (More than likely, John Romita inked this large Spider-Man figure for a fan in 1968 and gave it away!) The page is drawn on vellum measuring 12 by 16 inches, and the actual fully inked spider-Man image measures a large 9.5 inches from foot to fist!
Story and Issue Context
Publication and story context
This record documents a pinup from The Amazing Spider-Man #1, identified as page 49, dated 1968 in the source data. The credited artist information supplied with the collection record is John Romita Sr. (pencils and inks). Within Amazing Spider-Man history, this issue launches the ongoing series and introduces J. Jonah Jameson as a central supporting character.
Why This Piece Matters
Why this piece matters
As a pinup, the piece emphasizes an iconic character presentation rather than sequential storytelling. The issue is historically notable because it launches the ongoing series and introduces J. Jonah Jameson as a central supporting character. The identified subjects are Spider-Man.
Source Significance Excerpt
Check out this very nice 1968 drawn Pinup, which is QUITE UNIQUE and the ONLY time in my 32 years collecting John Romita Sr Spider-Man artwork that I've ever seen this! Compare the Full art page with the published page in the red link above to see the great First panel layout with JJJ and Robby Robertson in panel one, and the great ALL out battle with Spider-Man and the MAN-MONSTER in panel 2, with spider-Man punching the monster in panel 3! **** The published art to this great page was used AGAIN in Amazing Spider-Man #118 page 16 with panel #1 changed to fit the new ASM 118 story*** Compare this great piece of art to Amazing Spider-Man #118 page 16 in the extra red link above!) This very well may be the "ONLY TIME" to not only get a 1960's penciled "AND" INKED FULL BODY SPIDER-MAN DRAWING BY THIS ICONIC ARTIST, but also to know that image was used for a PUBLISHED image in "2" separate Iconic Spider-Man books!
Mike Burkey / Romitaman Notes
Check out this very nice 1968 drawn Pinup, which is QUITE UNIQUE and the ONLY time in my 32 years collecting John Romita Sr Spider-Man artwork that I've ever seen this! Compare the Full art page with the published page in the red link above to see the great First panel layout with JJJ and Robby Robertson in panel one, and the great ALL out battle with Spider-Man and the MAN-MONSTER in panel 2, with spider-Man punching the monster in panel 3! **** The published art to this great page was used AGAIN in Amazing Spider-Man #118 page 16 with panel #1 changed to fit the new ASM 118 story*** Compare this great piece of art to Amazing Spider-Man #118 page 16 in the extra red link above!) This very well may be the "ONLY TIME" to not only get a 1960's penciled "AND" INKED FULL BODY SPIDER-MAN DRAWING BY THIS ICONIC ARTIST, but also to know that image was used for a PUBLISHED image in "2" separate Iconic Spider-Man books!
Open the complete preserved Romitaman description
Check out this very nice 1968 drawn Pinup, which is QUITE UNIQUE and the ONLY time in my 32 years collecting John Romita Sr Spider-Man artwork that I've ever seen this! This drawing you see here was actually the last very large 4th panel from the 4 panel prelim page 49 from the 1968 SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN #1 MAGAZINE! What makes this page so unique is that back in 1968, John Romita decided to FULLY INK THE FULL FIGURE SPIDER-MAN image in the last very large panel! (More than likely, John Romita inked this large Spider-Man figure for a fan in 1968 and gave it away!) The page is drawn on vellum measuring 12 by 16 inches, and the actual fully inked spider-Man image measures a large 9.5 inches from foot to fist! Compare the Full art page with the published page in the red link above to see the great First panel layout with JJJ and Robby Robertson in panel one, and the great ALL out battle with Spider-Man and the MAN-MONSTER in panel 2, with spider-Man punching the monster in panel 3! **** The published art to this great page was used AGAIN in Amazing Spider-Man #118 page 16 with panel #1 changed to fit the new ASM 118 story*** Compare this great piece of art to Amazing Spider-Man #118 page 16 in the extra red link above!) This very well may be the "ONLY TIME" to not only get a 1960's penciled "AND" INKED FULL BODY SPIDER-MAN DRAWING BY THIS ICONIC ARTIST, but also to know that image was used for a PUBLISHED image in "2" separate Iconic Spider-Man books! 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