*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! Issue #39 marked Romita’s first as illustrator, and he dove right in, making the character his own, and creating a cover scene which is almost as often ‘homaged’ as his famous Spidey #50 cover! #39 and #40 constituted a two-part confrontation with the Green Goblin and firmly established Romita’s tenure on the title. Both parts of this epic are back in stock; #39 is a VG+ copy, with excellent cover colour and minimal edge wear, only prevented from a higher grade by a Book Centre Stamp on the cover background, just above our trussed-up hero. #40 is VG+ p, light corner and edge wear and a pen slash through the cover price box, but again unmarred cover scene with vivid colour.
PICTURED: AMAZING SPIDER_MAN
#39 VG+ £90
#40 VG+ p £70