Do you have an extra $15,000 for a Steve Ditko rejection letter? This letter appeared in the May 1969 issue of Fanzation. It was written to the editor Steve Johnson. You can buy it now for $15,000 on Ebay. Would you buy it, it comes with free shipping?
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If I had the money I would buy this. He and Stan Lee created a character that became a billion-dollar worldwide sensation. I wish i found something like this in my attic, like on an episode of Pawn Stars or Antique Roadshow.
Wow, an actual letter from Steve Ditko! And stained with Ditko’s own coffee! I bet he finished this letter, was drinking some coffee, and saw some hippies outside, yelled at them, and spilled his coffee in the process.