Tales of Suspense #77 p 8 (Large Art) 1965
John Romita Sr. (penciller); Frank Giacoia (inker); Jack Kirby (layouts)
Original Art Record
Characters
Captain America
Encyclopedia Capsule
This interior page is cataloged as Tales of Suspense #77 p 8 (Large Art) 1965 and credited in the supplied source to John Romita Sr. (penciller); Frank Giacoia (inker); Jack Kirby (layouts). The source associates it with the story “If a Hostage Should Die!” The Romitaman description states: This nice page features The French Underground battling the Nazis as Captain America joins the resistance to help save Francois's girlfriend from the Nazis!
What the Art Shows
What this artwork shows
John Romita, and inked by the great Frank Giacoia, from the story titled: "If a Hostage Should Die!" This nice page features The French Underground battling the Nazis as Captain America joins the resistance to help save Francois's girlfriend from the Nazis. A great opportunity here to own a nice cap page drawn by these 2 iconic Marvel artists! Page is signed by John Romita in ink at the bottom.
Story and Issue Context
Publication and story context
This record documents an interior page from The Amazing Spider-Man #77, identified as page 8, dated 1965 in the source data. The associated story is listed as “If a Hostage Should Die!” The credited artist information supplied with the collection record is John Romita Sr. (penciller); Frank Giacoia (inker); Jack Kirby (layouts). 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. The identified subjects are Captain America.
Source Significance Excerpt
A great opportunity here to own a nice cap page drawn by these 2 iconic Marvel artists!
Mike Burkey / Romitaman Notes
A great opportunity here to own a nice cap page drawn by these 2 iconic Marvel artists!
Open the complete preserved Romitaman description
Check out this very nice, LARGE ART 1965 Captain America page, which was laid out by Jack Kirby, penciled by the great John Romita, and inked by the great Frank Giacoia, from the story titled: "If a Hostage Should Die!" This nice page features The French Underground battling the Nazis as Captain America joins the resistance to help save Francois's girlfriend from the Nazis! A great opportunity here to own a nice cap page drawn by these 2 iconic Marvel artists! Page is signed by John Romita in ink at the bottom. 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