John Romita Sr.

Film & TV

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

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…

Known for

• With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story — Self2010
• Jack Kirby: Story Teller — Self2007
• The Legends Behind the Comic Books — Self2007
• In Search of Steve Ditko — Self2007
• Symbiote Spider-Man: The Saga of the Black Costume — Self2007
• Army of One: Punisher Origins — Self2004
• Hero in Crisis — Self2004
• Spider-Man: The Mythology of the 21st Century — Self2002
• Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes — Self2001
• The Comic Book Greats: The Romitas — Self1992

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

John

Gender

male

Citizenship

United States

Place of birth

Brooklyn

Place of death

Floral Park

Child

John Romita Jr.

Occupation

illustrator

Languages spoken

English language

Military branch

United States Army

Official website

romitaman.com

Image

John Romita Sr, 2006.jpg

Number of children

2

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