John Romita, Sr. (better known as simply John Romita) (born January 24, 1930) is a comic book artist best known for his work on The Amazing Spider-Man for Marvel Comics in the 1960s. He came to the book as a replacement for Steve Ditko, bringing his clean, romantic style of illustration into the book, after a brief period of attempting to ghost Ditko. Romita has been quoted as saying that he expected Ditko to return to the book within a few months. When Ditko did not return, Romita had the opportunity to make the character his own. Jump to: navigation, search January 24 is the 24th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1930 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... The Amazing Spider-Man is the title of both a comic book published by Marvel Comics and a daily newspaper comic strip. ... Jump to: navigation, search Marvel |MVL}}, (AKA Marvel Entertainment Group, Marvel Characters, Inc. ... Jump to: navigation, search The 1960s in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1960 and 1969, but the expression has taken on a wider meaning over the past twenty years. ... Cover art by Steve Ditko Steve Ditko (born 2 November 1927 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania) is a renowned comic book artist and writer best known as the co-creator of Spider-Man. ...

Romita was appointed Art Director when Stan Lee assumed the position of publisher. In that capacity, Romita played a major role in defining the look of Marvel Comics and in designing new characters. Among the characters he helped design are the Punisher, Wolverine, and Brother Voodoo. Jump to: navigation, search Stan Lee and his most famous co-creation, Spider-Man. ... The Punisher (Frank Castle) is a Marvel Comics anti-hero. ... Jump to: navigation, search Wolverine (Logan, later revealed to have been born James Howlett) is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics superhero, and member of the X-Men. ...

His son is the comic book artist John Romita, Jr., with whom he collaborated in the 500th anniversary issue of The Amazing Spider-Man, drawing the last few pages of the issue. John Romita, Jr. ... The Amazing Spider-Man is the title of both a comic book published by Marvel Comics and a daily newspaper comic strip. ...

External links

• The Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators