John Romita Sr.
Birthday
1930/01/24
Day of death
2023/06/13 (93 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Also know as
John Victor Romita, John Victor Romita Sr., John Romita Sr.
Biography
John Victor Romita (/rəˈmiːtə/; January 24, 1930 – June 12, 2023) was an American comic book artist best known for his work on Marvel Comics' The Amazing Spider-Man and co-creating characters including Mary Jane Watson, the Punisher, Kingpin, Wolverine, and Luke Cage. Romita was the father of John Romita Jr., a comic book artist, and the husband of Virginia Romita, who was Marvel's traffic manager for many years. His first comics work was in 1949 as a ghost artist for Timely Comics, the precurs...Read more
Acting
(2007) Fantastic Four: The World's Greatest Comic Magazine
as Self
(1992) The Comic Book Greats: The Romitas
as Self
(1992) The Comic Book Greats: Compendium
as Self
(2001) Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes
as Himself
(2007) Jack Kirby: Story Teller
as Self
(2008) The Legends Behind the Comic Books
as Himself
(2010) With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story
as Self
(2007) In Search of Steve Ditko
as Self