Romita Jr., John - AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963-98; 2003-13) #290 Interior Page
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John Romita Jr. pencils/Vince Colletta inks; page 19; 1987; image size 10" x 15"
Peter Parker proposes to Mary Jane!
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John Romita Jr. pencils/Vince Colletta inks; page 19; 1987; image size 10" x 15"
Peter Parker proposes to Mary Jane!
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A 15% BUYER'S PREMIUM WILL BE ADDED TO THIS ITEM AT CONCLUSION OF THE AUCTION
John Romita Jr. pencils/Vince Colletta inks; page 19; 1987; image size 10" x 15"
Peter Parker proposes to Mary Jane!Inarguably one of the longest serving Spider-Man pencillers, Romita Jr. is a fan favorite artist for Spidey readers of any age. Inked by veteran Marvel artist Colletta, this is the rare Romita Jr. page to feature Spider-Man's black costume, which is showcased in three great Spidey action images. And if that wasn't enough, this issue features Peter Parker's proposal to Mary Jane, which she accepts two issues later. Pen and ink. Art is in excellent condition. Signed by Romita Jr.
Artists Information
Vince Colletta is an American comic book artist/ art director who's best known for inking Jack Kirby's work during the Silver Age of comic books. Colletta began his career working on a host of 1950's romance and western comics before making the move to Marvel where he would ink some their earliest stories, including The Fantastic Four, Journey Into Mystery/Thor and Daredevil. He would go on to DC where he inked Kirby again on a host of Kirby's Fourth World titles in addition to work on Batman, Superman, Green Lantern and an almost 70 issue run on Wonder Woman.
John Salvatore Romita, professionally known as John Romita Jr. is an American comics artist best known for his extensive work for Marvel Comics from the 1970s to the 2010s. He is the son of award-winning artist John Romita Sr. Romita's early popularity began with his run on Iron Man with writer David Michelinie and artist Bob Layton which began in 1978. In the early 1980s, he had his first regular run on the series The Amazing Spider-Man and also was the artist for the launch of the Dazzler series. From 1983 to 1986 he had a run on the Uncanny X-Men with Dan Green and author Chris Claremont. From 1988 to 1990, Romita had an extended stint on Daredevil. He worked on a host of Marvel titles during the 1990s, including a return to Iron Man for the second "Armor Wars" story arc, written by John Byrne; The Punisher War Zone;[18] the Cable miniseries;[19] and the Punisher/Batman crossover. In 2006, Romita collaborated with writer Neil Gaiman on a seven-issue miniseries reinterpretation of Jack Kirby's characters the Eternals. In 2014 Romita Jr. became the penciller of the DC Comics flagship title Superman, starting with issue #32, in collaboration with writer Geoff Johns.
John Romita Jr. pencils/Vince Colletta inks; page 19; 1987; image size 10" x 15"
Peter Parker proposes to Mary Jane!Inarguably one of the longest serving Spider-Man pencillers, Romita Jr. is a fan favorite artist for Spidey readers of any age. Inked by veteran Marvel artist Colletta, this is the rare Romita Jr. page to feature Spider-Man's black costume, which is showcased in three great Spidey action images. And if that wasn't enough, this issue features Peter Parker's proposal to Mary Jane, which she accepts two issues later. Pen and ink. Art is in excellent condition. Signed by Romita Jr.
Artists Information
Vince Colletta is an American comic book artist/ art director who's best known for inking Jack Kirby's work during the Silver Age of comic books. Colletta began his career working on a host of 1950's romance and western comics before making the move to Marvel where he would ink some their earliest stories, including The Fantastic Four, Journey Into Mystery/Thor and Daredevil. He would go on to DC where he inked Kirby again on a host of Kirby's Fourth World titles in addition to work on Batman, Superman, Green Lantern and an almost 70 issue run on Wonder Woman.
John Salvatore Romita, professionally known as John Romita Jr. is an American comics artist best known for his extensive work for Marvel Comics from the 1970s to the 2010s. He is the son of award-winning artist John Romita Sr. Romita's early popularity began with his run on Iron Man with writer David Michelinie and artist Bob Layton which began in 1978. In the early 1980s, he had his first regular run on the series The Amazing Spider-Man and also was the artist for the launch of the Dazzler series. From 1983 to 1986 he had a run on the Uncanny X-Men with Dan Green and author Chris Claremont. From 1988 to 1990, Romita had an extended stint on Daredevil. He worked on a host of Marvel titles during the 1990s, including a return to Iron Man for the second "Armor Wars" story arc, written by John Byrne; The Punisher War Zone;[18] the Cable miniseries;[19] and the Punisher/Batman crossover. In 2006, Romita collaborated with writer Neil Gaiman on a seven-issue miniseries reinterpretation of Jack Kirby's characters the Eternals. In 2014 Romita Jr. became the penciller of the DC Comics flagship title Superman, starting with issue #32, in collaboration with writer Geoff Johns.