JOHN ROMITA INTERVIEW: PART NINE Of FOOM COVER & IMAGE GALLERY...

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Only four more issues of FOOM to go before we reach the end of the road, but what a journey it's been so far.  Look at the article below about European MARVEL mags - written by NEIL TENNANT of The PET SHOP BOYS in his days as Editor of the British Marvel line, before he hit it big in the music industry.

Following that is an interesting interview with Jazzy JOHNNY ROMITA, the artist who took SPIDER-MAN to even greater heights of commercial glory after Sturdy STEVE DITKO left the mag in 1966.  Right - get stuck in!

Be sure to join us for part ten to see what goodies await us then (oh look -  a poem). And remember - click on image to enlarge, then click again for optimum size.

STEVE DITKO'S CREEPY AND EERIE...

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So what's with the title?  Don't distress yourselves, STEVE DITKO fans, I'm referring only to his artwork, not the man himself.  Among various comics companies Ditko worked for after MARVEL was WARREN, who produced b&w horror mags such as CREEPY and EERIE.  This fantastic collected edition, which I bought from a local comicbook store today (though it came out last year), contains all 16 of Sturdy Steve's stories he illustrated for the two mags.

Ditko pulled out all the stops on these titanic tales, applying a grey wash on some and extra detail on others, and one wonders how SPIDER-MAN might've looked given the same treatment.  If you're a Ditko fan, this is definitely one book you should have in your personal library.  Priced at a very reasonable £14.99, why not nip along to your local comics shop and add this handsome hardback volume to your bookshelf?  You'll be glad you did!

In the meantime, here's a taster of the delights waiting within its paranormal pages.