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SOLD ON: Monday, 06/24/2024 8:25 PM
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PUBLISHER: Marvel
COMMENTS: Gil Kane pencils/John Romita Sr. inks; page 2; 1973; image size 10" x 15"
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Gil Kane pencils/John Romita Sr. inks; page 2; 1973; image size 10" x 15"Spidey reckons with the aftermath of a tussle with the Hulk in this fantastic page by Kane and Romita. After the Hulk had sent him flying on a giant boulder, Spider-Man frees himself from the airborne object and laments his life choices in classic Peter Parker fashion. If only he knew what was in store for him next issue. Pen and ink. Art is in excellent condition.
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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, first taking up the reins on Amazing Spider-Man following the departure of Steve Ditko with issue #38. Romita's long run on Spider-Man would include the introduction of classic characters such as 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. Romita's influence has since been felt for decades, including the emergence of John Romita, Jr. as one of the industry's top illustrators.