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Amazing Spider-man #86, page 3

Location: John Romita
Artists: John Romita (Penciller) , Jim Mooney (Inker)

Location: John Romita
Title: Amazing Spider-man #86, page 3*
Artist: John Romita (Penciller) , Jim Mooney (Inker)
Media Type: Pen and Ink
Art Type: Interior Page
For Sale Status: NFS
Views: 4227
Likes on CAF: 8
Favorited on CAF: 3
Comments: 30
Added to Site: 2/28/2009

The passion of my childhood and teen years was to complete my collection of silver and bronze age Spider-man comics. I was too young to read the Ditko and early Romita issues off the stands, but fell in love with the outstanding Lee/Romita/Mooney run first in reprints in Marvel Tales, and later as I filled in the collection over time.

These books still stand up for me as among the greatest comics ever made. Only the price and availability of originals preclude silver age Spider-man artwork from being my primary collecting focus, as the comics themselves once were.

As a collector of Gene Colan and Bill Everett's Black Widow pages from Amazing Adventures, I've long wanted a Romita/Mooney page from Spidey #86, where Natasha creates her new costume and launches her "modern" career. I've also long wanted heat vision, and unlimited power to control the space/time continuum... but wasn't holding out realistic hope for any of these wishes to come to pass.

So, big thanks to collector Kirk Dilbeck, a swell guy, for working with me on this one, after outbidding me on it earlier this year! This page, featuring Romita's gorgeous Natasha discarding her 1965-1969 fishnets costume and flashing back to her past, is almost a perfect storm of elements that appeal to me as a collector and life-long comics fan. If another page from this issue with the Back Widow in her "new" skintight black costume were to surface, that would be great, too! Anything's possible, right?

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Brian Peck Member Since 2003

Posted On 5/5/2009

Classic page! Love the fishnets! Congrats!!!

Surfer Kid Cosmic Member Since 2007

Posted On 5/5/2009

THIS IS JUST KILLER! WOW!

Tommy Garvey Member Since 2006

Posted On 6/12/2009

That's an AMAZING page! Congrats!

kelly b Member Since 2004

Posted On 7/23/2009

putting John Romita and Jim Mooney on Spider-Man was one of the best things Stan Lee ever did!

Mike W Member Since 2007

Posted On 10/12/2009

Wow!!! This brings back fond comic-collecting memories!!! Just awesome!!

Joseph Serpico Member Since 2009

Posted On 11/30/2009

Wow Drake. That is some page. One of the better Romita Spider-man pages from that period. And it doesn't hurt that I love fish nets.

Andrew Van Embden Member Since 2006

Posted On 12/1/2009

Had to take another long look at this work of beauty! The pairing of Romita and Mooney delivered BIG TIME!
That huge panel featuring Natasha, Hawkeye and the Crimson Dynamo is far superior (in my opinion) to the cover that sported that issue. CONGRATULATIONS !!!!

Mario Rhodanos Member Since 2004

Posted On 3/29/2010

wooooooooow,a grail page...

Carlos DS Member Since 2006

Posted On 4/5/2010

this is just beauty !!

Michael Kenyon Member Since 2008

Posted On 4/29/2010

Short of an all Romita art page,Jim Mooney was the best at finishing John Romita art. You have a wonderful page on your hands and we all thank you for sharing.

Carlo M Member Since 2006

Posted On 5/28/2010

Perfect Romita page for any Black Widow fan - excellent!

Crees Tyler Member Since 2008

Posted On 7/1/2010

What can I say ?!?!? that last panel is the crazy !

Stefan H Member Since 2003

Posted On 8/1/2010

Stunning! How I envy You for this.

My NAME IS LEGION Member Since 2004

Posted On 9/3/2010

wow, I wonder if there are any more pages from this issue out there?

robert frey Member Since 2004

Posted On 10/11/2010

this page is spectacular or is it just amazing? (: what a page!

Alex B Member Since 2008

Posted On 10/16/2010

Classic ! Romita's genius has not aged a bit ! Congrats for that stunning page !!!

The Comic Coffin™ Member Since 2007

Posted On 12/11/2010

Wow... what a great and significant page. You are very lucky to own it.

mark depolito Member Since 2008

Posted On 12/13/2010

WOW! Words can't describe the awesomeness of this page. Congrats!

. BRAUNY Member Since 2007

Posted On 1/16/2011

This is a totally cool page. Congrats to you on getting it! Loved reading about it as well. Way to go!

frank x townsondecker Member Since 2006

Posted On 1/25/2012

FANTASTIC page, wish it was mine!

Joseph Lenius Member Since 2006

Posted On 3/15/2013

Gotta love Romita & Mooney, and the amazing Black Widow -- and in her original costume. Obvious why Hawkeye and the Swodsman were ape over her!

Johan Tudts Member Since 2008

Posted On 4/16/2013

Great page, love the faces, congratz on this beautiful piece +++

Joseph Serpico Member Since 2009

Posted On 1/19/2014

Black Widow short origin page, by Romita. What more could one want? it is sometimes inconceivable to me that more of this stuff is not permanently being displayed in museums. Congrats.

Lenny Da Collector Member Since 2005

Posted On 1/25/2015

I absolutely love the old Black Widow costume. So retro and so cool. Also love Hawkeye and Iron Man on the same page. What a gorgeous page.

Eelco V Member Since 2004

Posted On 3/18/2018

Awesome page!

Bill J Member Since 2009

Posted On 6/27/2021

Both classic and historic! Congrats!

Michael McIsaac Member Since 2020

Posted On 10/7/2021

Incredible piece! Just outstanding!

Peter Sullivan Member Since 2006

Posted On 10/30/2021

The passion of your childhood? Its the passion of your adulthood.

Peter Sullivan Member Since 2006

Posted On 12/14/2021

She is not flashing even though shes undressing. What a cheat early Marvel artwork is. Did you say flashback? She doesn't even flash that.

Dermot D Member Since 2012

Posted On 5/22/2025

WoW, great stuff going on here!

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