John Salvatore Romita Jr - Artist Info

About John Salvatore Romita Jr

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    John Salvatore Romita, professionally known as John Romita Jr., is an American comic book artist best known for his extensive work for Marvel Comics from the 1970s to the 2010s. He is often referred to as JRJR, the abbreviation of John Romita Jr.

    John Romita Jr. is the son of Virginia and John Romita Sr., one of the signature Spider-Man artists since the 1960s. He studied advertising art and design at Farmingdale State College in Farmingdale, New York, graduating in 1976.

    John Romita Jr.'s first contribution to Marvel Comics was at the age of 13 with the creation of the Prowler in The Amazing Spider-Man #78 (Nov. 1969). Romita Jr. began his career at Marvel UK, doing sketches for covers of reprints as a favor tha...

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