Steve Ditko

Paul Kupperberg on July 7th, 2018
Steve Ditko. Wow. It’s hard to process. I only ever met the man once, during my editorial tenure at DC Comics, but I was first introduced to the creator Steve Ditko in the pages of Amazing Spider-Man and Dr. Strange in the early 1960s.
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Paul Kupperberg on March 24th, 2016

“The Haunted Book Shop” appeared in Haunted #30 (November 1976), with art by Dandy Don Perlin, under a cover by Steve Ditko, who also has a story in the issue. The lead story, “Death Rattle,” is uncredited, but whoever the artist was, he made liberal use of his swipe files from artists as diverse as Sanjo Kim, Neal Adams, and Don Newton.… Read the rest

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Paul Kupperberg on March 19th, 2016

From Ghostly Haunts #52 (October 1976), “A Sleep of Ages,” a seven-page horror story distinguished only by the Pat Boyette painted cover and interior art by S*T*E*V*E*  D*I*T*K*O*!

And while I know Ditko didn’t color it red himself, it was either a coincidence that the medallion the thieves are after is this Spider-Man-face-looking little object that wound up that color (red, after all, does pop on the page and the medallion was the focal point of the panel), or someone in the office decided to have a little fun.… Read the rest

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Paul Kupperberg on March 12th, 2016

From Ghost Manor #28 (March 1976), “Voodoo Doll,” art by Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia, lettering by the venerable A. Machine. The cover of the issue is by Steve Ditko. I don’t know why the natives of Tahiti are green. >Choke!Read the rest

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Paul Kupperberg on March 3rd, 2016

The third story of mine published by Charlton Comics, “That Personal Touch” in Ghostly Tales #120 (March 1976) with art by Charlton stalwarts Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. The cover of the issue is by Steve Ditko.

Bear in mind as you read it that I was very young and try to be kind.… Read the rest

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Paul Kupperberg on October 13th, 2015

TCA4_coverYou know about Charlton Neo, don’t you? The Charlton Comics Facebook page started by Fester Faceplant that lead to what was supposed to be a one-off “fan” publication The Charlton Arrow, which somehow blossomed into Charlton Neo, the little comic book company with a big heart that I help oversee with pals Roger McKenzie and Mort Todd.… Read the rest

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Paul Kupperberg on January 26th, 2014

ditko_bannerI love the way the history of the comics industry is “debated” on the internet.

Proclamations are made. Decisions about who created what are boldly and confidently made. Judgments about individuals involved in said creations are passed.

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