Spider-Man With 12 Villains Very Large Poster Art
John Romita Sr. (pencils and inks)
Original Art Record
Characters
Spider-ManKingpinVenom
Encyclopedia Capsule
This pinup is cataloged as Spider-Man With 12 Villains Very Large Poster Art and credited in the supplied source to John Romita Sr. (pencils and inks). The Romitaman description states: This is a striking image of Marvel's most-popular character, poised for action against 12 of his greatest villains of that time!
What the Art Shows
What this artwork shows
Expertly rendered in pencils and inks by industry legend John Romita Sr.! This art was drawn in the late 1980's and features one of the very EARLIEST images of VENOM, as well as this (I believe) to be the one and only time John Romita Sr ever drew a PUBLISHED VENOM image! A HAND SIGNED John Romita large Lithograph will be included With Art!
Story and Issue Context
Publication and story context
This record documents a pinup from The Amazing Spider-Man, dated 1980 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, Kingpin, Venom.
Source Significance Excerpt
This art was drawn in the late 1980's and features one of the very EARLIEST images of VENOM, as well as this (I believe) to be the one and only time John Romita Sr ever drew a PUBLISHED VENOM image! Compare this nice art to the published lithograph in the red link above!
Mike Burkey / Romitaman Notes
This art was drawn in the late 1980's and features one of the very EARLIEST images of VENOM, as well as this (I believe) to be the one and only time John Romita Sr ever drew a PUBLISHED VENOM image! Compare this nice art to the published lithograph in the red link above!
Open the complete preserved Romitaman description
Check out this This wonderful VERY LARGE illustration which was created for a poster as well as a limited lithograph through a collaboration of Marvel Comics and publisher Dynamic Forces. Expertly rendered in pencils and inks by industry legend John Romita Sr.! This is a striking image of Marvel's most-popular character, poised for action against 12 of his greatest villains of that time! This art was drawn in the late 1980's and features one of the very EARLIEST images of VENOM, as well as this (I believe) to be the one and only time John Romita Sr ever drew a PUBLISHED VENOM image! A HAND SIGNED John Romita large Lithograph will be included With Art! (Click the red link above to see the exact signed litho that comes with the art) John Romita has become synonymous with Spider-Man during his 30+ years at Marvel! Image is very large, drawn on 14.5 by 22 inch art board with the art going very close to all 4 borders! Art is signed by the great John Romita Sr by the Kingpin's leg also.! Just a great piece! Compare this nice art to the published lithograph 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