John Romita Snr.
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John Romita Sr.'s Spider-Man was too good-looking for Stan Lee, but after six months he gave up trying to change it
Spider-Man became more handsome and muscular when John Romita Sr. took over the title, despite Stan Lee’s efforts to keep him scrawny and average
May 08, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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The moment Gwen Stacy stopped being an “ice princess” and became iconic, according to John Romita Sr.
Defrosting Gwen Stacy: How John Romita Sr. transformed Spider-Man’s college girlfriend from a short-tempered classmate to a sweet love interest
May 07, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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John Romita Sr. wanted to do a 10-year run on Amazing Spider-Man and beat Stan Lee & Jack Kirby's Fantastic Four run, but here's why he didn't
Stan Lee and John Romita Sr. still holds the record for longest issue on Spider-Man (at least for the 616 version)
May 06, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
The great Spider-Man "rip-off:" Marvel artist says his work was "plagiarized" by another, and that artist says Marvel told him to do it
Marvel Comics published a Spider-Man cover homaging a classic one, but one of the original artists says it went to far and "plagiarized" the whole thing
June 27, 2025
Chris Arrant
News
The iconic Spider-Man artist John Romita Senior dies at age 93
The artist defined the look of Marvel's most famous character for decades
June 14, 2023
Graeme McMillan