SPIDER-MAN ART TIMES FIVE...

FIRST THERE WAS THIS...

JOHN ROMITA's original art design for the cover to The SPECTACULAR
SPIDER-MAN #1.  Note that Spidey's walking up the side of the building.

THEN THERE WAS THIS...

The 1968 published cover based on Romita's original art, painted by HARRY
ROSENBAUM.  Note that Spidey is now crawling along the rooftop ledge.

THEN THERE WAS THIS...

The cover to the 1976 UK Annual (on sale in '75).  This looks like a retouched
version of Rosenbaum's, with an ink outline applied to the Spidey figure. 

THEN THERE WAS THIS...

The 2002 softcover facsimile edition of the original mag.  Unfortunately, most of
SAM ROSEN's lettering was replaced by a lacklustre computer font.

AND, FINALLY, THERE WAS THIS...

The 2019 collected edition containing the two issues from the '60s.  This
was more of a regular comicbook size, whereas the originals had been a
larger magazine size.  This time the original lettering remained intact.

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