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John Romita Sr. John Victor Romita ( / rəˈmiːtə /; January 24, 1930 – June 12, 2023) was an American comic book artist best known for his work on Marvel Comics ' The Amazing Spider-Man and for co-creating characters including Mary Jane Watson, the Punisher, Kingpin, Wolverine, and Luke Cage.
Nov 23, 2023 · Introduction John Romita (1930 – 2023) – also known as ‘John Romita Sr.’ – was a comic book artist best known for his iconic run with writer/edtior Stan Lee on the ‘Amazing Spider-Man’ title. He was the immediate artistic successor to Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko, who left the…
Jun 15, 2023 · In 1951, Romita was drafted into the U.S. Army and his stint as a recruitment poster artist allowed him the freedom to approach Atlas Comics, the successor to Timely, for more comic book work. This briefly allowed Romita to work on new Captain America stories in YOUNG MEN (1950) #24–28 and CAPTAIN AMERICA (1941) #76–78.
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Jun 17, 2023 · Features. John Romita, 1930-2023. Steven Ringgenberg | June 17, 2023 . Undated Comics Journal file photo.. The work of John Romita spanned several eras, and defined one. He was among the first generation of comic book readers to become comic book professionals, and the bright, romantic realism of his style spoke of youth and idealism.
Jun 14, 2023 · SPURGEON: You were born in 1930, so you would not have been in the first generation of professional comic-book artists. ROMITA: No. Another one of my regrets. It really is. I always felt that I became a follower of necessity because they had already done the ground rules. And I became a guy who was just following everybody else’s lead.
Jun 14, 2023 · June 14, 2023. John Romita Sr., the influential comic book artist who helped define the look of Spider-Man and his alter ego, Peter Parker, and who helped create some of Marvel’s most beloved ...
John Romita Sr. was an American comic book artist, and a longtime employee of Marvel Comics. Starting in the early 1950s, he had his first stint at the Marvel predecessors Timely and Atlas. Until 1958, he did pencil work on all sorts of genre anthology books, as well as the 'Captain...
