Marvel's Editorial Turmoil: John Romita Jr's Amazing Spider-Man #1000 Cover Fluctuates Between A Cover and Variant Status
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Rich Johnston
Summary
This article reports on the back-and-forth editorial decisions at Marvel Comics regarding the cover for Amazing Spider-Man #1000. The John Romita Jr and Paolo Rivera cover was initially selected as the A cover, then removed, reinstated as a double A cover, removed again, and finally brought back as a variant cover. The piece highlights internal editorial divides at Marvel over decision-making authority.
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· 3 pulledThis Amazing Spider-Man #1000 cover by John Romita Jr and Paolo Rivera has been doing the hokey cokey for the last week.
Originally, the A cover for Amazing Spider-Man #1000 was in, then out, then back in again as a double A cover, then out again, and now back in again as a variant.
And exposed some editorial divides within Marvel Comics over who gets to make decisions, how those decisions are made.
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