John Romita John Romita, not to be confused with son John Romita Jr., drew Captain America in the 1950's but then disappeared into the back rooms at DC, drawing Romance comics for almost a decade before being invited back to Marvel to take over on Spider-Man from the incomparable Steve Ditko. Initially, Stan Lee had John pencil a few issues of Daredevil (including a two-parter featuring a guest ...

Interview: JOHN ROMITA Romita circa 1980 The following interview was taken in the late '80's while John Romita was still Art Director up at Marvel Comics. He was cordial enough to allow me and another aspiring cartoonist from the Joe Kubert School to interview him as part of a class project. After the interview he showed us projects he was currently working on and provided further insight into ...

Celebrating the Lives & Work of the Great Cartoonists, Writers & Editors Jump Around 18 - '70s Cosmic Marvel 17 - Arthur Adams 16 - Atlas/Seaboard 15 - '80s Vanguard 14 - Tower 13 - Marvel 70s Horror 12 - Charlton 1972-83 11 - Toth/Mayer 10 - Gods/Goddesses 9 - Charlton 1945-68 8 - 80s Independence 7 - 70s Marvelmania 6 - 70s Marvel Bullpen 5 - DC 1967-74 4 - Warren 3 - N. Adams/Marvel 2 - ...

John Romita, Senior, turned persistence into excellence in the glory days of Marvel's Silver Age.