Thomas FISH UNITED STATES
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ASM 42 - 1st MJ

Location: Masters: John Romita, Sr.
Artist: John Romita, Sr. (Penciller)

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Location: Masters: John Romita, Sr.
Title: ASM 42 - 1st MJ
Artist:  John Romita, Sr. (Penciller)
Media Type: Pen and Ink
Art Type: Interior Page
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Views: 23398
Likes on CAF: 90
Favorited on CAF: 28
Comments: 97
Added to Site: 7/2/2008

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From Amazing Spiderman 42, the first appearance of Mary Jane Watson. The panel of MJ is one of the most recognizable images in the history of comics not to mention her uttering one of the most famous lines ever - "Face it Tiger....You just hit the Jackpot!"

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Mark Levy Member Since 2004
1    
Posted On 7/2/2008

Wow...that is quite a gem! Parker isn't the only one that hit the Jackpot!
Dan Gallo Member Since 2005
Posted On 7/2/2008

Legendary artists on their signature title have always been the pinnacle of our hobby but there is one thing that trumps even that - HISTORY! Fantastic addition to your collection.
Jerry Livengood Member Since 2008
Posted On 7/2/2008

Ummmmmmm, so I suppose you didn't mind exchanging your soul for this piece? :) Awesome!
Jason Weitzner Member Since 2004
Posted On 7/2/2008

History laid onto a piece of simple comic art board... WOW!!!
LEN  CALLO Member Since 2004
Posted On 7/3/2008

Wow amazing! I guess we could call this the best "non-appearance" page in history! :)
Joseph Melchior Member Since 2005
Posted On 7/6/2008

A little piece of history. Quite a catch, congratulations.
Mark Howland Member Since 2004
Posted On 7/6/2008

Not sure whether to say "Yikes!" or "Wow!" I think I need to get off my feet though.
Stephen Donnelly Member Since 2004
Posted On 7/6/2008

An incredible page. The best Romita interior artwork ever. Amazing that it is outside the Romitaman collection.
Brian Peck Member Since 2003
Posted On 7/6/2008

I am not a big Spider-Man collector but I always wanted to own this page. But I knew it was out of my league. Glad to see it has a good home. Congrats!
michael Avila Member Since 2004
Posted On 7/6/2008

UNBELIEVABLY CLASSIC PIECE OF COMICS HISTORY!! (sorry for the ALL CAPS post but it was my way of paying tribute to Burkey ...I can only imagine what it took to pry this out of his hands!)
Timothy Finney Member Since 2006
Posted On 7/8/2008

Face it, dude… YOU just hit the jackpot. Nuff said.
Mike W Member Since 2007
Posted On 7/9/2008

In the words of the immortal Ralph Kramden - HOMINA, HOMINA, HOMINA....
Nick Katradis Member Since 2005
Posted On 7/9/2008

Tom, a stellar addition to a great collection
. BRAUNY Member Since 2007
Posted On 7/10/2008

What a classic page! Congrats!!
- Artemaria Member Since 2007
Posted On 7/11/2008

I remember reading this issue when I was very young (it was in some reprint compilation) and saying the words "you just hit the jackpot" over and over again. Not quite understanding exactly what they meant, and yet having them resonate as if from the lips of a beautiful girl. That was the true magic in the Marvel books from that era, they just stayed with you, the dialogue was real, the characters were so alive and so believeable. Congratulations on acquiring one of the most memorable and historic pages from the entire ASM run!
Michael  Gowcharan Member Since 2003
Posted On 7/20/2008

Dude it looks like you hit the jackpot. This is the holy grail of all MJ items!!! Congrats
Sean Clarke Member Since 2005
Posted On 8/8/2008

Well... now I know where to go when I want the speech centers or my brain overloaded, and if I have a hankering to a suffer massive catatonic neural meltdown. Bzzz... *sputter*... gasp....
sean wallace Member Since 2004
Forum Moderator
Posted On 10/3/2008

You've got to be kidding me! Amazing!
Ben Bressel Member Since 2003
Posted On 10/6/2008

iconic!
Alex Johnson Member Since 2006
Forum Moderator
Posted On 10/7/2008

To paraphrase MJ, "Face it Tom....You just hit the Jackpot!"
CKC So Member Since 2004
Posted On 10/7/2008

Another historic addition to your collection, congrats Tom, what next? the last page to Hulk 180?
Thomas FISH Member Since 2005
Posted On 5/17/2014

CKC So wrote:
" Another historic addition to your collection, congrats Tom, what next? the last page to Hulk 180?  "
That would be something :)
J-MO . Member Since 2012
1    
Posted On 6/11/2014

Thomas FISH wrote:
" That would be something :)  "
Well played.
Chris Vickers Member Since 2004
Posted On 10/9/2008

Congrats, Tom. That's a heck of a find!
Doctor Feelgood Member Since 2007
Posted On 10/14/2008

Incroyable, toute ma jeunesse ! Thanks from France to share a such memorable and iconic page.
Artur & Biggi J. Member Since 2008
Posted On 10/18/2008

Wow this is fantastic! Cogratulation to this hisroric page!
Rob  Pistella Member Since 2005
Forum Moderator
Posted On 4/6/2009

Fantastic! This page (and THAT PANEL!!) was etched on my brain since childhood!
Alex B Member Since 2008
Posted On 9/7/2009

Recently voted as one of Marvel's most iconic panel ever. Totally deserves it. WOW !!!
Arts Jluc Member Since 2006
Posted On 1/31/2010

Iconic and historic addition to your collection, congrats^^
Mario Rhodanos Member Since 2004
Posted On 9/22/2010

woooooooooooooooooow
Carlo M Member Since 2006
Posted On 12/24/2010

A defining moment in the life of Spidey and comics in general. Quintessential Romita!
Foggy Bottom Member Since 2009
Forum Moderator
Posted On 10/29/2011

Just. So. Baller.
Dan P Member Since 2009
Posted On 3/13/2012

That last panel is pure comic art gold. Really, every serious spider-man fanboy knows that exact moment and can recite that line. It's a great privilege to be able to hold that in your hands! Enjoy it.
Alex Johnson Member Since 2006
Forum Moderator
Posted On 4/18/2012

As far as I'm concerned that last panel is one of the very best ever. A tremendously successful reveal of a critical character. Thanks for sharing.
COMIC PARADISE Member Since 2005
Posted On 5/28/2012

wow. amazing find. congrats
Michael Hosey Member Since 2004
Posted On 6/6/2012

Holy Hannah.
Fred's CAF Gallery Member Since 2003
Posted On 6/23/2012

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FANTASTIC !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Michael  Mikulovsky Member Since 2009
Posted On 7/31/2012

Amazing! MJ was indeed a knock out from day 1! You should have John Romita SR sign this for you. Congrads on this historical & gem of a page. I Spider-Man & Marvel Comics history!
ALFREDO QUINTERO Member Since 2006
Posted On 8/24/2012

This is a terrific piece. Who could ever imagine Spidey without MJ. You lucky devil.
Ron S Member Since 2007
Posted On 9/11/2012

I cannot believe that I haven't commented on this. This is just spectacular. Thanks for sharing.
Guy Van Gompel Member Since 2009
Posted On 9/15/2012

Spidey history at it's best - you truly hit the jackpot with this one!
Tom Coker Member Since 2005
Posted On 10/15/2012

One of the greatest moments in comics! And, nary a costumed character in sight... Congratulations on this one!
bob fish Member Since 2011
Posted On 10/26/2012

mythic
Xavier  . Member Since 2010
Posted On 11/30/2012

An Amazing piece of art and history! Congrats!
glen gold Member Since 2004
2    
Posted On 12/11/2012

I've always loved this page -- always as in "since I was seven years old," meaning before there was anyone else to talk with about it. And now, 2012, a couple new things dawn on me. First: Stan could write dialogue, all right. Second: he and Romita had a thing going on. But this is what I hadn't thought of at all until now: Romita was still doing Ditko here. Look at that center panel, and look at Pete and the background of the second to last panel -- those faces are him aping Ditko. MJ's appearance, however, is the moment Romita starts making the book his own. Great as he is, Ditko could NOT draw women like that. Enter MJ, enter a whole new way of storytelling. We all want a woman to walk in and tell us that.
Stefan H Member Since 2003
Posted On 12/24/2012

Just... the best of the best!
mark depolito Member Since 2008
Posted On 12/24/2012

one of the most iconic pages in Marvel history! Congrats.
Dennis De Pues Member Since 2010
Posted On 1/27/2013

You Sir, own every person on on the comments list gratitude for sharing this piece!Thank you! oh and wow!
Gene Park Member Since 2004
Posted On 3/3/2013

This page never gets old - key moments like this in Peter Parker's life are what made ASM so special during the '60s and early '70s. Congrats!
Dermot D Member Since 2012
Posted On 3/24/2013

What a Marvel Gem. Speechless....
Alberto Garcia Member Since 2009
Posted On 7/17/2013

An unforgettable moment in history marvel. Congrats!!
Bennett Pisek Member Since 2003
Posted On 8/19/2013

One of the best moments in comic book history. At that moment I wanted to be Peter Parker. My oh my, how Jazzy Johnny could draw Women!
Jeff Singh Member Since 2004
Posted On 2/8/2014

BEST COMIC PAGE EVER.
Frederic Lorge Member Since 2007
Posted On 3/9/2014

If there is a special story about the acquisition of this beautiful page, I would be thrilled to read it.
Mark Warunek Member Since 2004
Posted On 10/21/2014

Historic! Congrats!
Michael Kenyon Member Since 2008
Posted On 8/12/2015

Jeepers creepers I've jumped out of me living skin! Romita drew the ladies so fine.I'm surprised Peter didn't faint.
A B Member Since 2015
Posted On 2/13/2016

This should be in a museum 😉 Congratulations, best page I have ever seen in my life
Magnus X Member Since 2014
Posted On 1/31/2017

Wow; This is THE PAGE..!
C J Member Since 2010
Posted On 7/18/2017

I just can't imagine a more iconic page...in all of comics. Absolutely amazing piece of work!!
Lars C. Member Since 2013
Posted On 4/30/2018

Fantastic, fantastic, fantastic

John Papandrea Member Since 2004
Posted On 7/3/2018

Congrats on a classic!

Bill J Member Since 2009
Posted On 8/30/2018

Wonderful page. Great dialogue. Great art. Kind of the perfect distillation of all that is good in comics. Congrats!

Al Simpleton Member Since 2013
Posted On 10/8/2018

Totally too much!...

stephen yarish Member Since 2004
Posted On 2/23/2019

wow....just wow

Jean Andre Macchini Member Since 2006
Posted On 5/15/2019

Museum piece ! Congrats !

James Halperin Member Since 2007
Posted On 10/30/2019

Wow. Just wow.

Marc Pecorella Member Since 2007
Posted On 11/3/2019

AMAZING page Tom! Who doesn't know this image, even if you don't collect Spider-man?

Jeramy Roberts Member Since 2018
Posted On 12/10/2019

Oh my goodness!  This would be a dream come true for me, such a key page in comics history, congrats!

Posted On 1/27/2020

Such an AWESOME page Thomas!  Congrats!

comicinkking. com Member Since 2004
Posted On 3/2/2021

70th comment! (and one year late).  I was never a big Spidey guy, and I've never read this issue in fact.  But EVERYBODY knows this image!  So cool to see it in a personal collection.  Big congrats to you!!

Bennett Pisek Member Since 2003
Posted On 5/27/2021

A favorite page from an outstanding issue.  These are the issues that made me love Jazzy John.  Congratulations on a wonderful piece of history, and a spectacular example of how a sequential art page should look.  I tip my hat Sir.

 

Scott Spilky Member Since 2013
Posted On 6/17/2021

You could make an argument that this is the most signficant published page in Marvel's history. Huge congrats! 

Peter Sullivan Member Since 2006
Posted On 9/1/2021

I will try and convince you to sell this when I win the jackpot....It will have to be a rather large jackpot, I expect.

Pierfilippo D. Member Since 2021
Posted On 12/27/2021

Amazing! A historical page! Congrats

Lee Harmon Member Since 2020
Posted On 1/4/2022

The kind of artwork that goes into a museum. For both historical and artistic content. 

Thank you so much for sharing this masterpiece here with all of us!

 

Eric B Member Since 2014
Posted On 1/13/2022

This page affects me on two levels: Holy $£!+ and Jesus Christ! Congrats.

Raymond Bryan Member Since 2011
Posted On 1/15/2022

WoW-  Congrats on this!!  Just amazing!

Pellucidar Mikishawn Member Since 2008
Posted On 1/18/2022

wow

Peter Sullivan Member Since 2006
Posted On 3/27/2022

So many comments and compliments and you did not even have to 'fish' for them. Lol

gene o Member Since 2018
Posted On 4/23/2022

A true pinnacle in marvel history.  What an amazing piece to have!

Ed M. Member Since 2017
Posted On 6/14/2023

Great page.  Such sad news in the last 24 hours but what a life.  He was a legend.

CJ Design Member Since 2018
Posted On 6/15/2023

Holy Sh!$...that is an AMAZING Grail. Congrats on this...JR SR was so  nice to me as a kid..my favorite.

Jeremy Radisich Member Since 2004
Posted On 6/15/2023

Iconic representation of the humanity that Romita made an essential element of comic art, influencing everything that followed.  Rest in peace, Jazzy John.

Al Gordon Member Since 2006
Posted On 6/15/2023

Awesome<  Do you perchance have a higher-rez scan???

Dan Lawlis Member Since 2021
Posted On 6/16/2023

We were all blessed with the classic talent of John Romita!!!

Rick W Member Since 2017
Posted On 6/16/2023

National treasure. 

Jerry Bourne Member Since 2023
Posted On 6/16/2023

Such a cool page.  I remember back in the early 80s, I had a comic book store, and I would point my customers to this issue as an important first appearance.

Marvelman Excelsior Member Since 2011
Posted On 11/11/2023

The Mona Lisa of comics - but far, far cuter. JR SR at his height, this has to be THE page to own of his entire run. 

Amazing. Surpasses any piece of Pop Art by far. The real deal, and a bringer of joy to my eyeballs. 

Steven Dilworth Member Since 2012
Posted On 1/10/2024

I'm glad this page keeps cycling up on the front page.  That last panel is magnetic.  Every teenage boy in America fell in love in 1966 when Peter opened that door.

Ian G Member Since 2022
Posted On 1/25/2024

Absolutely legendary. The historical impact of this page cannot be understated. 

Brian Mulcahy Member Since 2004
Posted On 12/2/2024

A Grail amongs Grails.  

Ken Lomas Member Since 2020
Posted On 3/26/2025

Amazing, spectacular, superior, etc.. etc.

Tom Coker Member Since 2005
Posted On 3/27/2025

Well, I'm late to the game to drool over this, but hey this is one sexy piece of art. But u knew that. 

Tom Coker Member Since 2005
Posted On 3/27/2025

Oh crap! I did drool on this before

Peter Sullivan Member Since 2006
Posted On 7/23/2025

Tom Coker wrote:
"  Oh crap! I did drool on this before
 "

Does that add to the value, or devalue?

Mario Losada Member Since 2011
Posted On 7/15/2025

Undoubtedly one of the best pages in the history of comics. A marvel drawn by John Romita Sr. This is culture.

Ron B Member Since 2024
Posted On 9/3/2025

I mean, just historic! Congrats

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