*Marvel: While we yield to no one in our regard for Steve Ditko as the ‘proper’ Spider-Man artist, we have to concede that John Romita did a cracking job when he took over, redefining the character for the Swingin’ Sixties – and Jazzy Johnny’s background as a romance artist certainly didn’t hurt when it came to drawing Peter Parker’s own ‘Betty & Veronica’, Gwen and Mary Jane! This issue marked Romita’s first as illustrator, and he dove right in, making the character his own with this epic Green Goblin battle, and creating a cover scene which is almost as often ‘homaged’ as his famous Spidey #50 cover! This copy is a highly attractive VG, tight & bright, excellent cover gloss, strong staples and only minimal edge and corner wear. The only significant flaw is that a former seller has written a crayon ‘6’ just above the ‘flare’ of the Goblin’s jet-flyer, but it’s not terribly intrusive, and without it, this copy would effortlessly grade FN or better. On sale at £70. SORRY, THIS HAS NOW SOLD