John Romita Sr - Spider-Man / Peter Parker Sketch - Victoria Cartoon Festival April 1986

Hard to believe now, but back in the mid-1980s beautiful Victoria, B.C., Canada had a major comic book convention at the Empress Hotel.

Even harder to believe is that the great John Romita Sr was doing free head sketches at that show... and I only got in line for *one* of them. (Doh!)

For many, many years, this little gem was stuck to the cork bulletin board in my room with push pins. You can see the holes at the four corners.