Stan Lee's 'How To Draw Comics' Pinup
John Romita Sr. (pencils and inks)
Original Art Record
Characters
Spider-Man
Encyclopedia Capsule
This splash page is cataloged as Stan Lee's 'How To Draw Comics' Pinup and credited in the supplied source to John Romita Sr. (pencils and inks). The Romitaman description states: NO ONE in comics could have drawn this scene better than the Jazzy one himself...John Romita!
What the Art Shows
What this artwork shows
NO ONE in comics could have drawn this scene better than the Jazzy one himself...John Romita! This piece was initially the "FRONT COVER" to "Stan Lee's How To Draw Comics" book, but it was decided that there should be more heroes on the published cover art, so this piece was instead used as an interior pinup for the book. (You can see what the PUBLISHED cover looks like by clicking the red link above!) This art is drawn on an 11 by 14.5 inch Marvel art board.
Story and Issue Context
Publication and story context
This record documents a splash page from The Amazing Spider-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 a splash page, the piece establishes a major scene, chapter opening, or dramatic transition at larger scale than an ordinary interior page. The identified subjects are Spider-Man.
Source Significance Excerpt
This piece was initially the "FRONT COVER" to "Stan Lee's How To Draw Comics" book, but it was decided that there should be more heroes on the published cover art, so this piece was instead used as an interior pinup for the book. (You can see what the PUBLISHED cover looks like by clicking the red link above!) This art is drawn on an 11 by 14.5 inch Marvel art board. Rarely do PUBLISHED pieces of art featuring Spider-man and his Co-creator EVER SURFACE for public sale, so don't pass up this piece of MARVEL HISTORY right here!
Mike Burkey / Romitaman Notes
This piece was initially the "FRONT COVER" to "Stan Lee's How To Draw Comics" book, but it was decided that there should be more heroes on the published cover art, so this piece was instead used as an interior pinup for the book. (You can see what the PUBLISHED cover looks like by clicking the red link above!) This art is drawn on an 11 by 14.5 inch Marvel art board. Rarely do PUBLISHED pieces of art featuring Spider-man and his Co-creator EVER SURFACE for public sale, so don't pass up this piece of MARVEL HISTORY right here!
Open the complete preserved Romitaman description
Check out this very nice, very detailed Pinup, which was penciled AND INKED by the great John Romita, featuring The AMAZING Spider-Man standing with arms folded, behind His co-creator...Stan Lee! NO ONE in comics could have drawn this scene better than the Jazzy one himself...John Romita! This piece was initially the "FRONT COVER" to "Stan Lee's How To Draw Comics" book, but it was decided that there should be more heroes on the published cover art, so this piece was instead used as an interior pinup for the book. (You can see what the PUBLISHED cover looks like by clicking the red link above!) This art is drawn on an 11 by 14.5 inch Marvel art board. (The image is cover size, but no logo area above the drawing) Art is signed IN THE ART by John Romita! Rarely do PUBLISHED pieces of art featuring Spider-man and his Co-creator EVER SURFACE for public sale, so don't pass up this piece of MARVEL HISTORY right here! 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 other pieces of art on my site here! Just send me an email and we can try to work something out.
Source Information
- Primary object source
- Romitaman / Mike Burkey personal-collection listing supplied in the master document