Today, we’re going back to where it all began:
I hate to make light of such a serious situation, but… Peter, you done goofed!
Amazing Fantasy (Vol. 1) #15
Published: c. June, 1962?
Cover Date: August, 1962
“Spider-Man!”
Writer: Stan Lee
Artist: Steve Ditko
Inker: Steve Ditko
Letterer: Artie Simek
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Even as a child, reading that for the first time; it hit me in the guts.
Classic.
@William: Now that I think about it, I think I’d like it if more artists did the half-mask thing to show his emotions while fully masked instead of making the eyes expressive.
I have always wondered about the dots in his eyes.
I always find the image of Spidey with dots in his eyes weirdly creepy. It also takes away a little from the pure elegance of Ditko’s Spidey look. I completely get the logic of using them to show shock more clearly, though changing the shapes of the eyes or doing the half-mask face turned out to be the much better option.
Either way, a great reveal in one of the best comics of all time. Of course, now we all know the origin incredibly well, but at the time this would’ve been an amazing twist.
@Chi-Town: Yeah, I’m pretty sure that’s why the dots are in the eyes.
I’ve noticed that some reprints have them removed. Maybe whoever was in charge at the time thought they were some kind of art mistake.
The moment he learned the power lesson in life. Did Steve Ditko put two dots on the white eyes to express the “Shocked” look?