Romita, Sr.

Mr. Romita's first works were inking 'Avengers' and pencilling 'Daredevil' for Marvel Comics. His most notable work became the 'Amazing Spider-Man' comic, which he did from 1966. Under Romita's and Lee's guidance, 'Spider-Man' became the quintessential antihero of the late 1960s and early 1970s. He left the 'Spider-Man' comic in the early 1970s, to become an art director at Marvel, working specifically in the Special Projects Department. Romita Sr. was engaged in product illustration and special designs and as Art Director for Marvel Books. In 1977, he briefly did the artwork of the syndicated 'Spider-Man' newspaper comic.