Giacoia, Frank - AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963-98; 2003-13) #99 Interior Page
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PUBLISHER: Marvel
COMMENTS: Pg. 26; Gil Kane pencils, Frank Giacoia inks; 11" x 17"
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Pg. 26; Gil Kane pencils, Frank Giacoia inks; 11" x 17"One of the most prolific artists in comic book history, Gil Kane brought his "A" game to every commission. Kane's mastery of the human form, the perspectives in which he played, and his highly recognizable style made him a huge fan favorite. In the early 1970s Kane seamlessly stepped into the respected shoes of the mighty John Romita as he took over Amazing Spider-Man duties, becoming Marvel's preeminent cover artist throughout the decade.
This gorgeous page is from Amazing Spider-Man #99 and features Spidey in all seven panels. The story is, unfortunately, still relevant to many Americans forty-five years later as Spidey breaks down the outdated criminal justice system in the U.S. It sure seems like he was aware of something that we have yet to address with any real significance. It's pages like these that remind us why we all love our Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man so much.
Artists Information
Frank Giacoia (July 6, 1924 – February 4, 1988) was an American comics artist known primarily as an inker. He sometimes worked under the name Frank Ray, Giacoia made the rounds to almost every Golden Age publisher, notably working on Flash and Batman stories, he also worked at Timely during this period. In the Silver Age Frank worked on many Jack Kirby pages, particularly in Captain America, and he also notably inked the first appearance of the Punisher in AMS #129.
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.
This gorgeous page is from Amazing Spider-Man #99 and features Spidey in all seven panels. The story is, unfortunately, still relevant to many Americans forty-five years later as Spidey breaks down the outdated criminal justice system in the U.S. It sure seems like he was aware of something that we have yet to address with any real significance. It's pages like these that remind us why we all love our Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man so much.
Artists Information
Frank Giacoia (July 6, 1924 – February 4, 1988) was an American comics artist known primarily as an inker. He sometimes worked under the name Frank Ray, Giacoia made the rounds to almost every Golden Age publisher, notably working on Flash and Batman stories, he also worked at Timely during this period. In the Silver Age Frank worked on many Jack Kirby pages, particularly in Captain America, and he also notably inked the first appearance of the Punisher in AMS #129.
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.