Just as an addendum to this post, I’ve just discovered John Romita's rejected cover for Amazing Spider-Man #82 was used, eventually, as the cover for the reprint title, Marvel Tales #63, released in 1975. The background is knocked back and the scene “told” through dialogue. Check it out on that great resource, Cover Browser https://www.coverbrowser.com/covers/marvel-tales/2
Just as an addendum to this post, I’ve just discovered John Romita's rejected cover for Amazing Spider-Man #82 was used, eventually, as the cover for the reprint title, Marvel Tales #63, released in 1975. The background is knocked back and the scene “told” through dialogue. Check it out on that great resource, Cover Browser https://www.coverbrowser.com/covers/marvel-tales/2