Paying homage to the likes of Steve Ditko, John Romita, et al…
I just love stuff like this.
Cartoonist Karl Heitmueller Jr. — best known for his Back Issue feature Prince Street News — has turned out glorious re-creations of 13 fabulous Spider-Man covers, commissioned by a couple of fans.
“All I’ll say is that a lot of Spidey’s villains are not easy to draw,” Karl (half-)joked.
Dig ’em.
![](https://13thdimension.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/thumbnail_ASM-ANNUAL-2.jpg)
After Steve Ditko
![](https://13thdimension.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/thumbnail_ASM-01.jpg)
After Jack Kirby (who pencilled the original) and Ditko (who inked it)
![](https://13thdimension.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/thumbnail_ASM-101.jpg)
After Gil Kane (who pencilled it) and John Romita (who inked it)
![](https://13thdimension.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/thumbnail_ASM-14.jpg)
After Ditko
![](https://13thdimension.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/thumbnail_ASM-ANNUAL-5.jpg)
After Romita
![](https://13thdimension.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/thumbnail_ASM-Annual-1.jpg)
After Ditko
![](https://13thdimension.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/thumbnail_ASM-66.jpg)
After Romita
![](https://13thdimension.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/thumbnail_ASM-26.jpg)
After Ditko
![](https://13thdimension.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/thumbnail_ASM-Annual-6.jpg)
After Romita
![](https://13thdimension.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/thumbnail_ASM-03.jpg)
After Ditko
![](https://13thdimension.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/thumbnail_ASM-22.jpg)
After Romita
![](https://13thdimension.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/thumbnail_ASM-82.jpg)
After Marie Severin and Romita (who contributed to it)
![](https://13thdimension.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/thumbnail_ASM-136.jpg)
After Romita
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For more from Karl, click here to check out his site. He also has original art available on Etsy. Groovy.
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October 12, 2020
My Spider-Sense is tingling over these wonderful cover recreations. 🙂
October 12, 2020
I remember most of them and still love to read Spider-Man comic books.