Kraven's Last Hunt ; Amazing Spiderman 293 Title Splash
Artists: Mike Zeck (Penciller) , Bob McLeod (Inker)
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DescriptionSometimes a particular piece eludes you over and over.In 2019, when I was still relatively new to collecting oa (by many standards, I guess I'm STILL relatively new), this page came up for auction on Heritage. I knew I had to win it. From all the Spiderman stories I had read as a kid, this storyline and it's dark, suicidal undertones stuck with me the most. And from all the pages of this story, this page was the one that I remembered most. Sure, the story has lots of pages of Spidey and Kraven and battles and yada yada...but this page....this one WAS the story to me. Here lies Spiderman, slain by the hunter! Spidey is buried! Alive! And there's rain and thunder and you can hear it just by looking at the page. KRAKOOOOM! I always loved this page. I knew I had to win that HA auction. I put in a healthy bid, and planned to continue when the live auction began. Unfortunately, that was the same day as East Coast Comic Con, and I was with my wife and kids at the show and forgot! Somebody else got it. One of my bigger collecting regrets! Unbeknownst to me, the auction winner sold it to Dino at some point. Dino then sold it on Comic Art Live to Dinesh (that's when I found out Dino had it), and I've been trying to get Dinesh to sell it to me since. After a couple of years of attempts, Dinesh messaged me that he would trade it to me for a different piece I owned. A piece I also loved. But not as much as this one. I know Dinesh wanted that other piece, but, really, he knew how much I wanted this one and wanted me to have it. So, thank you, Dinesh! Although, I've had expensive and beautiful acquisitions this year, this one is by far my favorite!!! You've helped me secure a very memorable piece of my childhood! As for the art itself, what can a mere mortal like me say about Zeck and McLeod that hasn't already been said? What a team! Social/Sharing |
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James S 
Member Since 2017
2 - Posted on 12/12/2022
That is the best rat ever drawn in comics! Oh, and memorable and killer splash!
Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005
3 - Posted on 12/12/2022
James S wrote:
That is the best rat ever drawn in comics! Oh, and memorable and killer splash!
Birth page of the rat that brought Ant-Man back from the Quantum Realm and thus saved the universe in Endgame.
Jason D'Ambrosio
Member Since 2018
1 - Posted on 12/12/2022
Is spiderman in his stealth costume??? (JK... massively memorable splash!)
Duke Fleed aka #1 Groo Fan
Member Since 2013
1 - Posted on 12/12/2022
A truly creepy scene. Perhaps a good example of Zeck chanelling Wrightson on this page. Just a great mood setter for the story that is to follow. Congrats!!
Dinesh Shamdasani
Member Since 2004
1 - Posted on 12/12/2022
So happy it's with you! An incredibly important page from an incredibly memorable story. My pangs of jealousy are stifled only by the piece you traded for it :)
Dave W
Member Since 2006
1 - Posted on 12/12/2022
Incredible splash - way to end the year with a KRA KOOOM!!! Congrats - thanks for the back story as well - good stuff~!
Fisch Benz
Member Since 2019
5 - Posted on 12/12/2022
Dave W wrote:
Incredible splash - way to end the year with a KRA KOOOM!!! Congrats - thanks for the back story as well - good stuff~!
Who said anything about "end the year" :) I may have one trick left...
Dave W
Member Since 2006
1 - Posted on 12/12/2022
Fisch Benz wrote:
Who said anything about "end the year" :) I may have one trick left...
I can't wait to see it!
Darvant Petroleum
Member Since 2011
1 - Posted on 12/12/2022
Great story, some of these pages mean alot to us. copngrats on securing it. Un related, but I have a pretty sweet ASM #246 page that Dan Green gave my mom when I was a kid around '86?? Anyway, I still have it today, its a bit of an oddball in my mostly Bisley etc collection but it has a lot of personal memory to me, I couldnt ever let it go no matter what.
Hold onto this one. I definately remember this entire story as well, and will prbably go dig it up and re read it again.
Dino Mauricio
Member Since 2009
1 - Posted on 12/12/2022
Congrats Fisch, I'm glad to see this landmark splash in your esteemed collection, certainly worth the wait!
Tyler T
Member Since 2020
1 - Posted on 12/12/2022
Sincere congrats on this one, Fisch! Arguably one of the most memorable title pages from an iconic ASM story. I am very jealous!!!! The first appearance of a young Master Splinter just sends it over the top :)
Greg C.
Member Since 2008
1 - Posted on 12/12/2022
Iconic still doesn't seem quite enough to describe this. Absolutely incredible!!
brett feschuk
Member Since 2008
1 - Posted on 12/12/2022
i vivly rememeber when burkey was breaking up these issues and i was wondering whether i could afford to get a page or two as i was pretty young. i passed on this one and regretted it ever since. no characters... but tonnes of character. congrats.
Ken Martin
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 12/12/2022
Great title page from one of the best Spidey stories ever.
George H
Member Since 2009
1 - Posted on 12/13/2022
You've had an epic OA year my friend! Such a stunning and emotion stirring splash.
Jordan Joanou
Member Since 2008
1 - Posted on 12/13/2022
So powerful....no characters needed. Congrats.
J. Sid
Member Since 2004
1 - Posted on 12/13/2022
Epitomizes the story...The inscription on the stone says it all!
Dan P
Member Since 2009
1 - Posted on 12/13/2022
A very memorable image and a page one to a legendary Sipdey arc.
Excellent choice!
Michael McIsaac
Member Since 2020
1 - Posted on 12/14/2022
The day will come when we see this image on the big screen. Iconic.
Joe Murray
Member Since 2006
1 - Posted on 12/14/2022
Whoa, so memorable, so great, I thought it was the actual B&W promo poster I first saw (close!), not easy to make such an iconic Spider-Man image without our hero, huge congrats!!
John C
Member Since 2014
1 - Posted on 12/14/2022
So this is where Ratatouille gets his secret ingredients.
Eranga Devasurendra
Member Since 2020
1 - Posted on 12/15/2022
I love the back-story of art finding it's true home. The 2nd (3rd, 4th?) round snag of this piece that moved you as a kid is what makes this hobby so great. Huge congrats, Fisch!
Wolvie Fan
Member Since 2020
1 - Posted on 12/15/2022
Kraven's Last Hunt, one of the best storylines Marvel has ever put out (not to mention its tremendous art throughout the story arc). Dark and foreboding, this killer splash is pure genius. Congrats , truly a Grail!
Toni S
Member Since 2019
1 - Posted on 12/22/2022
One of my all time favourite storyarcs. Nice to see how finally this amazing peace is in your home. It is very beautiful!
K Gearon
Member Since 2011
1 - Posted on 12/23/2022
Persistence can pay :) A classic title splash from one of the most well known Spidey stories out there, and a personal fave. A lot of that has to do with Zeck's amazing art - case in point. What a way to set the scene and the tone. Congrats!
Bill J
Member Since 2009
1 - Posted on 11/30/2023
Wow! What a memorable page one splash! Such a seemingly simple scene but with horrendous consequences! Fabulous pick-up!
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