LOW PROFILE ROMITA SPIDER-MAN ART

[Spider-Variant]

Here's an auction that didn't get any fanfare.

 

ASM #132 page 27 Ebay Auction

 

The buyer hit the BIN, probably quickly.

 

So, question. Was this a good price ($1995) for a John Romita pencils/Paul Reinman Inks page? I guess I think it was, but I don't think the seller lost either.

 

Sorry, I'm having trouble linking the image.

[Solar]

Looks like a heck of a deal to me.

[Stronguy]

The auction description says John Buscema.

[Alberto1975]

The auction description says John Buscema.

 

It does say Buscema, but the artist on Spider-Man #132 was indeed Romita... weird...

[Thomas]

The title says Romita and the description says Buscema. Weird.

[2 Sharpe's Collecting]

For what it is worth, the credits in the comic list Romita and Paul Reinman as Artists, with Tony Mortellaro as art assistant, so, it's hard to say who did what, but, it looks like Romita had a pretty heavy hand on it. Tony Mortellaro mainly did background inking and was infamous for putting his name into panels. If you look at the last panel, there is a sign above the policeman, where he did this. If it was possible to see the whole sign, it would say, "Backgrounds by Mortellaro".

Best,

[Spider-Variant]

Yes, I noticed the backgrounds by Tony Mortellaro as well.

 

One day when I'm super-bored I'm going to count how many times he did that. I think Dave Hunt had some as well.

 

Still looking for more input on the price paid.

[2 Sharpe's Collecting]

Yes, I noticed the backgrounds by Tony Mortellaro as well.

 

One day when I'm super-bored I'm going to count how many times he did that. I think Dave Hunt had some as well.

 

Still looking for more input on the price paid.

 

Going by the assumption that Romita penciled the page and that Mortellaro and (probably) others inked it, I'd put it in the $1,500 - 2,000 range. It wasn't a steal, but, the buyer did okay. I'd have bought it had I seen it first.

Best,

[Spider-Variant]

Thanks Jeff. I may have been tempted to run up the old charge card myself on that one.