Kane, Gil - AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963-98; 2003-13) #160 Cover
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Gil Kane pencils, John Romita inks; 11.5" x 17"The cover of Amazing Spider-Man 160 is a classic from Marvel's Bronze Age. Depicting ol' Web-head desperately clinging to a wall while his very own Spider-Mobile races to squash him like a bug (er...arachnid). Unfortunately for readers, this issue would be the Spider-Mobile's final appearance.
With daring pencils by the great Gil Kane, and inks by the mighty John Romita, this is a rare opportunity to pick up an original Amazing Spider-Man cover. Gil Kane's prolific output during the 1970s made him one of the most popular artists of the time and certainly a favorite of discerning collectors. John Romita's work on the Amazing Spider-Man, having replaced original artist and co-creator Steve Ditko, made Spidey one of the most popular characters in the entire comic-book universe as well as a pop-culture icon that is still a hot commodity today. Nearly every image of Spidey from the late 60s through the 70s was pure Romita, making this piece a must have for any true Spidey fanatic!
Artists Information
Gil Kane was a Latvian-born American comics artist whose career spanned the 1940s to the 1990s and virtually every major comics company and character. Kane co-created the modern-day versions of the superheroes Green Lantern and the Atom for DC Comics, and co-created Iron Fist with Roy Thomas for Marvel Comics. He was involved in such major storylines as that of The Amazing Spider-Man #96–98, which, at the behest of the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, bucked the then-prevalent Comics Code Authority to depict drug abuse, and ultimately spurred an update of the Code. Kane additionally pioneered an early graphic novel prototype, His Name Is... Savage, in 1968, and a seminal graphic novel, Blackmark, in 1971. In 1997, he was inducted into both the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame and the Harvey Award Jack Kirby Hall of Fame.
John Romita was one of the driving forces behind Marvel's Silver Age, he took up the reins on Spider-Man following the departure of Steve Ditko with issue #38. Romita's run on Spider-Man would be long and significant, introducing characters including Mary Jane Watson, the Kingpin and many others. He would be a major contributor to the entire Marvel line throughout the 1970s including designing the look of The Punisher.
With daring pencils by the great Gil Kane, and inks by the mighty John Romita, this is a rare opportunity to pick up an original Amazing Spider-Man cover. Gil Kane's prolific output during the 1970s made him one of the most popular artists of the time and certainly a favorite of discerning collectors. John Romita's work on the Amazing Spider-Man, having replaced original artist and co-creator Steve Ditko, made Spidey one of the most popular characters in the entire comic-book universe as well as a pop-culture icon that is still a hot commodity today. Nearly every image of Spidey from the late 60s through the 70s was pure Romita, making this piece a must have for any true Spidey fanatic!
Artists Information
Gil Kane was a Latvian-born American comics artist whose career spanned the 1940s to the 1990s and virtually every major comics company and character. Kane co-created the modern-day versions of the superheroes Green Lantern and the Atom for DC Comics, and co-created Iron Fist with Roy Thomas for Marvel Comics. He was involved in such major storylines as that of The Amazing Spider-Man #96–98, which, at the behest of the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, bucked the then-prevalent Comics Code Authority to depict drug abuse, and ultimately spurred an update of the Code. Kane additionally pioneered an early graphic novel prototype, His Name Is... Savage, in 1968, and a seminal graphic novel, Blackmark, in 1971. In 1997, he was inducted into both the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame and the Harvey Award Jack Kirby Hall of Fame.
John Romita was one of the driving forces behind Marvel's Silver Age, he took up the reins on Spider-Man following the departure of Steve Ditko with issue #38. Romita's run on Spider-Man would be long and significant, introducing characters including Mary Jane Watson, the Kingpin and many others. He would be a major contributor to the entire Marvel line throughout the 1970s including designing the look of The Punisher.