A BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE to Jazzy John Romita!
My love for the 1967 Spider-Man cartoon is well documented and while the show had many creative fathers, I always get a bang out of seeing Jazzy John Romita’s name in the credits. Pretty much because he’s my all-time favorite Spidey artist, not to mention the best ever.
Now, for reasons that I don’t fully comprehend — maybe you do — there’s a paucity of Spider-Man ’67 merch, particularly of the action-figure variety (not to mention a Blu-ray release of the show itself).
Thing is, a Hasbro Marvel Legends figure isn’t exactly a stretch. We’ve gotten figures based on the 1970s American and Japanese TV shows, after all. Approvals for doing a 1967 cartoon Spidey, though, must be a challenge. Otherwise, perhaps we could have this:
That baby is the handiwork of customizer Ron Lopez — he of the Filmation DC superhero figures we showed off during December’s TOYHEM.
Ron sent this over to me for a look and I immediately thought to myself that it would make for an offbeat birthday salute to the late John Romita (January 24, 1930–June 12, 2023).
Here’s more:
Now, we just need it to happen for real. Plus, a Mego version, a soundtrack album, the Blu-ray set, a streaming option, comics, you name it.
It can’t be that hard. Can it?
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MORE
— DAN SLOTT Pitched SPIDER-MAN ’67 Meets FILMATION SUPERMAN for Upcoming Crossover. Click here.
— OH, WOW! These Faux FILMATION ACTION FIGURES Have Fans in a Frenzy. Click here.
