Tales To Astonish
John Romita Sr. (pencils and inks); Jack Kirby (layouts)
Original Art Record
Characters
Spider-ManDaredevilHulk
Encyclopedia Capsule
This splash page is cataloged as Tales To Astonish and credited in the supplied source to John Romita Sr. (pencils and inks); Jack Kirby (layouts). The current catalog tags the visible subjects as Spider-Man, Daredevil, Hulk.
What the Art Shows
What this artwork shows
On this 1965 Splash page, the Hulk goes up against the Executioner, a much used Thor villain. The layouts are by Jack "The King" Kirby and the pencils and inks are by the great John Romita! This piece right here is just the 3rd time John Romita penciled a SPLASH Page for Marvel Comics!
Story and Issue Context
Publication and story context
This record documents a splash page from The Amazing Spider-Man #77, identified as page 1 SPLASH, dated 1965 in the source data. The credited artist information supplied with the collection record is John Romita Sr. (pencils and inks); 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 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, Daredevil, Hulk.
Source Significance Excerpt
Check out this AWESOME, "HISTORIC" 1965 Silver Age full Splash page from Tales to Astonish #77, featuring the Incredible Hulk. (After Daredevil# 12 and 13) and this is the VERY first time John Romita EVER drew the INCREDIBLE HULK! This John Romita SPLASH (over Jack Kirby's layouts) was drawn 5 months BEFORE John Romita would start on his iconic run of Amazing Spider-Man with issue #39!
Mike Burkey / Romitaman Notes
Check out this AWESOME, "HISTORIC" 1965 Silver Age full Splash page from Tales to Astonish #77, featuring the Incredible Hulk. (After Daredevil# 12 and 13) and this is the VERY first time John Romita EVER drew the INCREDIBLE HULK! This John Romita SPLASH (over Jack Kirby's layouts) was drawn 5 months BEFORE John Romita would start on his iconic run of Amazing Spider-Man with issue #39!
Open the complete preserved Romitaman description
Check out this AWESOME, "HISTORIC" 1965 Silver Age full Splash page from Tales to Astonish #77, featuring the Incredible Hulk. On this 1965 Splash page, the Hulk goes up against the Executioner, a much used Thor villain. The layouts are by Jack "The King" Kirby and the pencils and inks are by the great John Romita! This piece right here is just the 3rd time John Romita penciled a SPLASH Page for Marvel Comics! (After Daredevil# 12 and 13) and this is the VERY first time John Romita EVER drew the INCREDIBLE HULK! Just a STUNNING SPLASH PAGE HERE FOLKS! This John Romita SPLASH (over Jack Kirby's layouts) was drawn 5 months BEFORE John Romita would start on his iconic run of Amazing Spider-Man with issue #39! Large splash pages (like this)from 1965 are RARELY offered for public sale, So DON'T pass up this chance to get a HISTORIC beauty that will look great framed on your wall, with an image area of 12? x 18? on a much larger board! 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