John Romita Sr. and The Pompitudes of Love!

John Romita Sr. is probably best remembered as artist on SPIDER-MAN, when that was Marvels top selling book.....but in the early 70's Marvel produced a few romance comics that are really just F-ing Incredible! And leading the way was Romita Sr. His slick inks and great compositional skills are just feast for your eyeballs in these books. Let's face it... it's a lot harder to make some melancholy love scene interesting looking, as opposed to a Big Ol' Superhero slug fest. The dynamics are completely different, but John Romita Sr. had an inherent skill for solid story telling.... and does it ever pay off in these comics! Of course way back when these were published, Romance and Love were the furthest things from my mind..... but today I can appreciate the subtle nuances and challenges of the genre. So here is a quick look at one of the masters, in his prime!