tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post2080732186001735527..comments2024-03-28T17:45:54.544+00:00Comments on Steve Does Comics: John Romita's all-time Top Ten Spider-Man covers.Steve W.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-7664764623857552092015-07-15T21:32:15.506+01:002015-07-15T21:32:15.506+01:00Nice trip down memory lane, but these aren't t...Nice trip down memory lane, but these aren't the top ten Romita Spidey covers. They're the covers of your top ten ASM stories that happen to have been done by John Romita. I know this because ASM 75 was a classic story, far more momentous than 74, but 74 was a better cover. I also know it because these covers all come from a period that spanned only 2 1/4 years, while Romita continued to do Spider-Man covers for years after his run on the book ended. At least a decade to choose from, and you've limited yourself to less than a quarter of it. Ergo, these are actually your most fondly remembered stories, not a best artwork list at all. <br /><br />I would go with 67, 71, 74, 86, 87, 113, 122 (seriously, how did you miss that one!), 123, 136, and 142.<br /><br />And that's not counting all of the Kane covers he inked, which is really some of his best work.Ted Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11547434936166211789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-77108206258084987612015-07-15T21:29:35.063+01:002015-07-15T21:29:35.063+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Ted Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11547434936166211789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-33886240646843770082012-03-25T20:39:44.735+01:002012-03-25T20:39:44.735+01:00Oops! Apparently, I already said that.Oops! Apparently, I already said that.Steve W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-90584559532445603532012-03-25T20:38:19.654+01:002012-03-25T20:38:19.654+01:00But that's why I didn't pick it - it gives...But that's why I didn't pick it - it gives away the ending.<br /><br />But I do regret not picking the cover to issue #39, the one with Peter Parker being carried off by the Goblin. It's a wonderful cover.Steve W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-75578534797273302672012-03-25T19:57:40.250+01:002012-03-25T19:57:40.250+01:00meh on that list. you forgot #40. one of the rare ...meh on that list. you forgot #40. one of the rare showcases of spiderman being triumphant.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-46844729127881421372012-01-20T21:07:29.835+00:002012-01-20T21:07:29.835+00:00I bought the Giant Hands issue and the Shocker iss...I bought the Giant Hands issue and the Shocker issue as a kid, so they obviously worked. My favourite is the JJJ robot tearing the cover apart (issue 58). Bizarre and groovy!Dougiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03965448821892833703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-87040882290120646832012-01-12T19:21:13.425+00:002012-01-12T19:21:13.425+00:00Hi, Robert. The one I really feel guilty about lea...Hi, Robert. The one I really feel guilty about leaving out is Romita's first Spider-Man cover, with the Green Goblin abducting Peter Parker. How I managed to forget about it, I have no idea.Steve W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-23225888487436925802012-01-12T16:22:24.200+00:002012-01-12T16:22:24.200+00:00That was fun! I do like the lesser known covers l...That was fun! I do like the lesser known covers like ASM 67 - very cool looking - and your top pick was good.<br /><br />Liked the Black Widow cover, but didn't Romita also do a very fun cover with Medusa (ASM 62)? That's one you missed...Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14043078354705212096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-74764542473670437622011-04-14T09:20:20.199+01:002011-04-14T09:20:20.199+01:00And doesn't Mary Jane have some rack on that #...And doesn't Mary Jane have some rack on that #1 cover? Yowza!Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-36118665273340479492011-04-14T03:25:03.853+01:002011-04-14T03:25:03.853+01:00I'd also nominate this one, a cover from Creem...I'd also nominate this one, a cover from Creem magazine in 1973 that had a couple of major articles about Marvel...<br /><br />http://bit.ly/hA6ioY<br /><br />...as well as the cover of #91...partly because it's the first Spider_Man comic I ever bought, but I just love the design.<br /><br /><br />cheers<br />B SmithAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com