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?
Spider-Man’s co-creator is turning 89 years old today. If it wasn’t for Ditko’s designs matched with Stan Lee’s amazing words this website would not be here. It’s amazing to think how much joy Spider-Man has […]
If you have listened to the most recent podcast, and I recommend you do it’s a great interview, you’ll remember writer Roger Stern talking about what Steve Ditko’s Mary Jane might have looked like. On […]
Spider-Man Co-Creator Steve Ditko recently wrote back to Spider-Fan Marvin Hoover. Hoover wanted to get Ditko’s opinion about Marvel “stealing Spider-Man from him over the years.” Ditko wrote him back last month with this hand […]
on Craig’s Critique: Amazing Spider-Man #27 (Legacy #991): “The Real Torment Was The Ending” or “MJ Lets Torment Go”: “@Hornacek – I also thought I’d seen Mary Jane separate herself from the symbiote — like when she and the…” Apr 30, 13:09
on Craig’s Critique: Amazing Spider-Man #27 (Legacy #991): “The Real Torment Was The Ending” or “MJ Lets Torment Go”: “@Aqu@: Thanks for that explanation, I figured it was something like that but wasn’t sure. But haven’t we seen the…” Apr 30, 09:19
on Craig’s Critique: Amazing Spider-Man #27 (Legacy #991): “The Real Torment Was The Ending” or “MJ Lets Torment Go”: “I can confirm that if the Venom symbiote leaves MJ, they both die. She, in particular, would just dissolve: as…” Apr 30, 07:31 on Craig’s Critique: Amazing Spider-Man #27 (Legacy #991): “The Real Torment Was The Ending” or “MJ Lets Torment Go”: “@Dark Mark: I mean, in theory, (nearly) everyone in the world has their own spiral – parents, siblings, children, spouse(s).…” Apr 29, 15:17
on Craig’s Critique: Amazing Spider-Man #27 (Legacy #991): “The Real Torment Was The Ending” or “MJ Lets Torment Go”: “I didn’t think about Paul having no familial connections here. That would have been interesting if Torment killed him and…” Apr 29, 10:05 on Craig’s Critique: Amazing Spider-Man #27 (Legacy #991): “The Real Torment Was The Ending” or “MJ Lets Torment Go”: “@Evan Berry: “Does this mean that Mary Jane will die if she loses her symbiote, too?” I think (?) we’ve…” Apr 29, 09:54
on MARCO SPEAKS SPIDEY- Marvel/DC: Spider-Man/Superman #1 REVIEW: “That’s a great review; thanks for that! It’s a general consensus that this comic book alone exemplifies what has been…” Apr 28, 13:53 on Legendary Comic Book Writer Gerry Conway, 73, Has Passed Away: “Without this man’s remarkable work, we wouldn’t have part of the Spider-Man historical milestones we all know, admire, and respect…” Apr 28, 13:15 on Legendary Comic Book Writer Gerry Conway, 73, Has Passed Away: “To me 73 seems like a young age to pass away.” Apr 28, 07:11
on Legendary Comic Book Writer Gerry Conway, 73, Has Passed Away: “R.I.P. My favorite stories were his ASM run and Parallel Lives.” Apr 27, 22:17
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.