John Romita

John Victor Romita Sr.,often credited as simply John Romita (/rəˈmiːtə/; born January 24, 1930 - died June 12, 2023), was an American comic-book artist best known for his work on Marvel Comics' The Amazing Spider-Man and for co-creating the character The Punisher. He was inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 2002. Romita is the father of John Romita Jr., also a comic-book artist.