Amazing Spider-man #113 - Jim Starlin art

Amazing Spider-man #113


Amazing Spider-man v1 #113, 1973
- While suffering from an unknown illness, Peter Parker also must contend with the return of Doctor Octopus. Along with Tony Mortellaro, Jim Starlin is credited with assisting series artist John Romita. Assuming he did part of the inking, Starlin's hand is nowhere to be seen. One of his earliest works for Marvel, perhaps he ceded to the "house style" rather than making his own presence felt. Regardless, the results are a little disappointing for Starlin's first professional work in comics. This is 1 of 3 Amazing Spider-Man issues by Starlin. /// 1st start Jim Starlin
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“They Call the Doctor... Octopus” Starlin partial story inks (John Romita pencils) 20 pages = *

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Amazing Spider-man #113 - Jim Starlin art Amazing Spider-man #113 - Jim Starlin art Reviewed by Ted Ignacio @ Pencil Ink on 8:36 AM Rating: 5

2 comments:

Adam Spector said...

I don't know why it should be considered "Disappointing" when the three issues are probably the finest Spider-Man Comics to be produced. Although not immediately noticeably after Romita's inks, I believe some of the penciling can be accredited to Starlin. A sketch he produced at the time is very similar to a whole page spread used in issue 114. And many of the character poses used are similar to Starlin's as opposed to Romita's.

Ted Ignacio @ Pencil Ink said...

Most artists' early works suffer by comparison to their later works. In Starlin's defense, this was an "assist" as opposed to a full-on assignment. Compared to his Captain Marvel and Warlock a few years later, this issue is a disappointment. I appreciate your viewpoint though. I'm curious what you think of my Top 10 Starlin list.

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