LowGradeBronze Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 Marvel.fandom.com shows some good results for TM. Other issues of Cap include 143, 150, 154 and 163. Same site credits him in Vampire Tales v1 no. 5. (Apologies, hard to post links using this device.) Garystar 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Marwood & I Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 On 5/10/2023 at 4:01 PM, Garystar said: Reprint; Found this image online from Spider-Man Comics Weekly #158 Gary: Garystar 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garystar Posted May 10, 2023 Author Share Posted May 10, 2023 On 5/10/2023 at 8:46 PM, LowGradeBronze said: Marvel.fandom.com shows some good results for TM. Other issues of Cap include 143, 150, 154 and 163. Same site credits him in Vampire Tales v1 no. 5. (Apologies, hard to post links using this device.) I should have done this before I started thinning out my collection. I’ll check the caps but I sold vampire tales last month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garystar Posted May 10, 2023 Author Share Posted May 10, 2023 On 5/10/2023 at 9:20 PM, Get Marwood & I said: Found this image online from Spider-Man Comics Weekly #158 Gary: So the UK reprint used the edited art as published in original US Amazing Spider-man #105. Get Marwood & I 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garystar Posted May 10, 2023 Author Share Posted May 10, 2023 On 5/10/2023 at 8:46 PM, LowGradeBronze said: Marvel.fandom.com shows some good results for TM. Other issues of Cap include 143, 150, 154 and 163. Same site credits him in Vampire Tales v1 no. 5. (Apologies, hard to post links using this device.) Good call. Cap #154 page 14 panel 6; cap #163 page 5 panel 4; Turnando, Spider-Variant and BlowUpTheMoon 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spider-Variant Posted May 11, 2023 Share Posted May 11, 2023 On 5/10/2023 at 5:42 PM, Garystar said: Good call. Cap #154 page 14 panel 6; cap #163 page 5 panel 4; Ahh, the old hidden credits in the newspaper trick... Dave Hunt did it twice in Amazing Spider-Man. Dick Pontoon, Ken Aldred and Garystar 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Commissioner Posted May 11, 2023 Share Posted May 11, 2023 This reminds me of the easter egg hidden in the Atari game Adventure Dave2739 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Pontoon Posted May 11, 2023 Share Posted May 11, 2023 On 5/11/2023 at 10:32 AM, Spider-Variant said: Ahh, the old hidden credits in the newspaper trick... Dave Hunt did it twice in Amazing Spider-Man. "Hunt and Giacoia Captured" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garystar Posted May 11, 2023 Author Share Posted May 11, 2023 On 5/11/2023 at 4:25 PM, MR. Pontoon said: "Hunt and Giacoia Captured" And Hunt and Esposito. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave2739 Posted May 11, 2023 Share Posted May 11, 2023 On 5/11/2023 at 11:08 AM, The Commissioner said: This reminds me of the easter egg hidden in the Atari game Adventure You had to find the "transmolecular dot" to cross a line to see the name of the guy that invented the game! The Commissioner and Ken Aldred 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spider-Variant Posted May 11, 2023 Share Posted May 11, 2023 Hey @Garystar, I haven't found my background credits list but I know you missed the cover to ASM 139, below the Spider-Man logo. Garystar 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronty Posted May 11, 2023 Share Posted May 11, 2023 (edited) On 5/10/2023 at 11:01 AM, Garystar said: When I was reading Amazing Spider-man, mostly reprints, in the 1970s I became aware of a re-occurrence of certain letters in the backgrounds but could never quite work out what the pattern was. Years later I discovered the answer; By the 70s Tony Mortellaro was working with John Romita Snr on the art for Amazing-Spider-man, John was doing the breakdowns and figure-work whilst Tony was filling in the detail and backgrounds. However Marvel would not include Tony’s name in the credits so Tony began slipping in his credit within the story art, therefore the credit, or part thereof, of “BACKGROUNDS BY MORTELLARO” began appearing. Now whenever I read an early 70s Spider-man I always look out for “BACKGROUNDS BY MORTELLARO” and have started to catalogue where they appear. A work in progress, these are the occurrences I have found to date, grateful for any additions; ISSUE PAGE PANEL WHERE WHAT IT SAYS SPIDER-MAN 52 20 5 BILLBOARD UNDS LARO SPIDER-MAN 53 1 1 BILLBOARD BACK OUNDS B MORT L SPIDER-MAN 56 12 3 POSTER RDS Y ARO SPIDER-MAN 98 1 1 BILLBOARD BACK BY MOR SPIDER-MAN 99 1 1 BILLBOARD BAC MO LARO SPIDER-MAN 99 19 7 BILLBOARD BAC GROU S BY MOR E SPIDER-MAN 100 1 1 BILLBOARD BAC OUNDS M TE SPIDER-MAN 105 2 3 BILLBOARD BAC GROUN MORTELLA SPIDER-MAN 107 1 1 BUILDING SIGN LLARO SPIDER-MAN 107 15 3 SIGNS O NDS MORT SPIDER-MAN 108 1 - 3 VARIOUS CAR NUMBER PLATES TM 45 and MO SPIDER-MAN 108 7 2 BILLBOARD BAC MOR SPIDER-MAN 108 14 5 BOOK TITLE BACKG R D BY MORTELLA SPIDER-MAN 109 4 1 BUILDING BACK ROUNDS BY MOR LLARO SPIDER-MAN 110 1 1 BILLBOARD GROUNDS LARO SPIDER-MAN 111 20 1 WATERTANK BACK MORT SPIDER-MAN 112 2 3 BILLBOARD BAC M SPIDER-MAN 112 4 2 WASTE BIN NDS Y ARO SPIDER-MAN 112 5 2 BILLBOARD BAC ROU M TEL RO SPIDER-MAN 112 5 3 SHOP SIGN MO SPIDER-MAN 113 CREDIT AS ART ASSISTS SPIDER-MAN 114 9 2 SHOP SIGN M RO BA SPIDER-MAN 114 16 6 BILLBOARD BAC BY MORT SPIDER-MAN 115 CREDIT AS ART ASSIST SPIDER-MAN 115 8 3 WATER TOWER BACK MORT SPIDER-MAN 116 1 1 WATER TOWER BAC MOR SPIDER-MAN 116 1 1 BUILDING POSTER OUNDS LLARO SPIDER-MAN 116 2 3 BUILDING POSTER BACK SPIDER-MAN 116 10 4 BILLBOARD BA MO SPIDER-MAN 117 CREDIT AS ART SPIDER-MAN 118 CREDIT AS ART SPIDER-MAN 118 6 1 WATER TOWER BAC MOR SPIDER-MAN 118 6 5 SIGN BY OR LAR SPIDER-MAN 118 8 3 SHOP SIGN LARO SPIDER-MAN 119 4 4 BILLBOARD BA MO SPIDER-MAN 120 - 125 CREDIT AS INKED BY SPIDER-MAN 120 5 6 SIGN ARO SPIDER-MAN 120 8 4 SHOP SIGN BAC ORTELLARO SPIDER-MAN 120 10 4 SHOP SIGN BACK UNDS SPIDER-MAN 121 5 6 SHOP SIGN ARO SPIDER-MAN 121 7 1 3 X SIGNS BA OUNDS MO ARO O SPIDER-MAN 121 8 2 3 X SIGNS MOR ACKGR EL SPIDER-MAN 121 10 3 SHOP SIGN BACK SPIDER-MAN 121 12 6 NEWSPAPER AC MO TEL SPIDER-MAN 122 9 1 BILLBOARD BACK MORT SPIDER-MAN 122 12 1 BILLBOARD ROUNDS LARO SPIDER-MAN 122 19 6 POSTER BACK BY MOR SPIDER-MAN 123 COVER BILLBOARD/WATER TOWER NDS MOR SPIDER-MAN 123 5 7 POSTER NDS Y ARO SPIDER-MAN 123 7 6 SIGN NDS ARO SPIDER-MAN 123 8 6 BILLBOARD MO SPIDER-MAN 123 9 2 BILLBOARD UNDS LARO SPIDER-MAN 124 1 1 BILLBOARD NDS ARO SPIDER-MAN 125 COVER SIGN MORTEL SPIDER-MAN 125 2 6 BILLBOARD B CK ROU MOR LLAR SPIDER-MAN 125 3 1 SIGN/WATER TOWER BAC U M / M SPIDER-MAN 125 17 2 SIGN BAC MOR SPIDER-MAN 126 COVER WATER TOWER MO SPIDER-MAN 130 COVER SIGN/WATER TOWER M / MOR SPIDER-MAN 132 CREDIT AS ART ASSIST SPIDER-MAN 132 16 3 SIGN KG BY TEL SPIDER-MAN GIANT-SIZE 2 COVER WATER TOWER MOR CAPTAIN AMERICA 139 1 1 BILLBOARD BAC BY MORTEL CAPTAIN AMERICA 154 14 6 POSTER BACK BY MORT CAPTAIN AMERICA 163 5 4 NEWSPAPER BACKGROUNDS BY MORTELLARO Inspired to do this because of @Spider-Variant and @Get Marwood & I work in the Ross Andru / Dave Hunt thread over in Bronze. List compiled from Essentials - some of these references were removed from the published version (eg #105) but appear in the reprints. Original; Reprint; interesting. Is this the same artist that did the lovely Mr Mystery 6 cover? Edited May 11, 2023 by Bronty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garystar Posted May 11, 2023 Author Share Posted May 11, 2023 On 5/11/2023 at 9:50 PM, Bronty said: interesting. Is this the same artist that did the lovely Mr Mystery 6 cover? Yes, he did several covers for this title. Bronty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garystar Posted May 11, 2023 Author Share Posted May 11, 2023 On 5/11/2023 at 9:15 PM, Spider-Variant said: Hey @Garystar, I haven't found my background credits list but I know you missed the cover to ASM 139, below the Spider-Man logo. Cheers, I’ll add it to the list. I couldn’t see any of his credits inside however I did spot Dave Hunt hidden credit on the splash page water tower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garystar Posted May 11, 2023 Author Share Posted May 11, 2023 (edited) And captain America #150 page 8 panel 4; Edited May 12, 2023 by Garystar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garystar Posted May 17, 2023 Author Share Posted May 17, 2023 And cover Captain America #171; i initially thought Tony was primarily an assist to John Romita but stayed on Spider-man title through the Gil Kane run until John returned, but now seeing similar pattern in CA where he started with John Romita but stayed with the title after John had left. Get Marwood & I 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GACollectibles Posted May 17, 2023 Share Posted May 17, 2023 Very cool! Garystar 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
