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Rob Shalda
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I had to get my allowance increased the week that book came out! May be Ross's greatest work. Certainly his most historic.
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Robert Bradley
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I would agree Rob, I think Dick Giordano's inks were a perfect match.
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Rob Shalda
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Dick was without doubt DC's finest inker at the time this book was published. It was a fine union with those two. Must have read that book a hundred times.
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Wallace Sellars
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John Romita, Sr. is easily my favorite Spider-Man artist. Steve Ditko
takes the second spot, and after that come Mssrs. Andru, Byrne and
Frenz!
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Charles Valderrama
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My first collection of Spider-Man issues were done by Ross Andru... I was instantly hooked on the dynamic storytelling and the way his Spidey "moved" on the page... fantastic stuff... Then he blew me away with Superman vs. Spider- Man!!!
Did he ever draw Batman in any series?
-C!
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Jason Czeskleba
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He was the regular artist of World's Finest from issues #180-195, drawing every issue except #184 and #188 during that span.
Edited by Jason Czeskleba on 11 October 2013 at 8:31pm
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Joe Hollon
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Ross Andru is definitely included among the great Spider-Man artists (and I would argue no character has had so many great artists associated with them as Spidey has).
The Bart Hamilton/Green Goblin storyline is some of Andru's best work and one of my favorite Spider-Man stories.
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Shaun Barry
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Vishard made a nice point about Ross Andru's work: Mood.
Maybe there's some nostalgia behind this as well, but I've often found some of Andru's earlier work on Spider-Man, especially inked by Frank Giacoia, had a palpable moodiness to it. Something about the way they both worked together on the VILLAINS of those stories gave them a sinister eeriness that you don't find too often in others' work.
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Joe Smith
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When an Andru villain had crazy expressions, he REALLY looked CRAZY.
Plus, great Spider-Buggy.
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John Byrne
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I would agree Rob, I think Dick Giordano's inks were a perfect match.•• Credit where credit is due, all the backgrounds were inked by Terry Austin. That's probably more than half the book, given Ross's propensity for detailed backgrounds!
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Matt Reed
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Although Andru was the artist working on ASM when I got into the character, he's not the one I associate most with him. That falls to Romita Sr. That's not to say that I don't find Andru exceptional, just that when I think of Spider-Man, the first artist that pops into my head is Romita followed very closely by Ditko. Also, I find that I associate Andru much more closely with Green Lantern than I do any other character, Marvel or DC. Sure, I think of the Atom as well, but mention Andru and GL is the first hero I think of before any other.
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My first exposure to Andru was his prior DC work with Mike Esposito on titles like The Flash and various Superman team-ups in World's Finest. They did a couple interesting Flash issues (their very last, Flash #194, was a memorably creepy gothic effort) but overall, I wasn't that enamored. I think his work on Spider-man was solid, though. Andru didn't draw glamorous superheroes, so Spidey was a natural fit. I still think of his (and Kane's) Peter Parker as the model for some reason.
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