"I was recently able to fawn over some of John Romita Sr.'s original Spider-Man pages, and the word that kept popping into my mind as I marveled over his linework was 'timeless.'

Source: https://bleedingcool.com/comics/kevin-feige-adds-his-tribute-to-john-romita-in-todays-marvel-comics/

One day you're going to write a comic, and John Romita Sr. is going to draw the cover for it.

Source: https://bleedingcool.com/comics/comic-book-creators-remember-john-romita-sr-with-fondness/

Romita helped build the Marvel Universe as we know it, and he will be greatly missed."

Source: https://bleedingcool.com/comics/kevin-feige-adds-his-tribute-to-john-romita-in-todays-marvel-comics/

Romita, himself, received his first commission at 17 and, by 1949, had begun ghost writing for the precursor to Marvel, though he later also worked for an exclusive period for DC Comics.

Source: https://www.aerotechnews.com/blog/2023/07/28/veteran-of-the-day-u-s-army-veteran-john-romita-sr/

Where Millar and Romita Jr.'s tackled the concept of a real-life superhero, asks what would happen if supervillains existed in the real world.

Source: https://www.cbr.com/marvel-supervillains-1985-real-world/