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Steve Ditko, co-creator with Stan Lee of Spider-Man, wrote and drew this 14-chapter, 140-page graphic novel in the 1980s. It is a self-contained, true graphic novel, in that it has an actual plot, characters that move the storyline and spark the conflict, and a satisfying resolution. As the story develops, ethical themes of substance arise….
Working from Joe Gill’s scripts, Steve Ditko created a large body of work for Charlton in 1972, all collected in this book. Read or re-read these stories from Ghostly Haunts, Ghostly Tales, Haunted, The Many Ghosts of Doctor Graves, and Visit Ghost Manor.
This book reprints the contents of Steve Ditko’s 176 Page Package, originally published in 2000, with the exception of a 30-page story, “Mr. A. Faces the Knifer.” For some stories contained herein, Ditko created new characters. For other stories, he brought back characters he’d created previously. This powerful collection is a fine example of Ditko’s…
Steve Ditko’s lengthy career extended from visionary science fiction, causality-flaunting fantasy, and heinously hideous horror… -to a superabundance of superheroes: Captain Atom, Spider-Man, Dr. Strange, The Incredible Hulk, The Creeper, Hawk and Dove, The Question, Blue Beetle, Shade the Changing Man, Superboy, Indiana Jones, Rom, Machine Man… -to conceiving, creating, and publishing a galaxy of…
The 1973 edition of Famous Comics’ “Ditko at Charlton” series contains 37 stories; 17 covers; in all, 299 pages of Ditko art. Included are two of Ditko’s own personal favorites, “Escape” and “Partners.” The first-published Killjoy story is represented twice: First, in its original form; then, as revised by Ditko. Stories from E-Man, Ghostly Haunts,…
This 1960 edition of Famous Comics’ “Ditko at Charlton,” which collects all comics work Steve Ditko did for Charlton Comics in 1960, contains 22 stories written by Joe Gill and illustrated by Steve Ditko; 19 covers; and 124 pages of interior art by Ditko.
This 1974 edition of Famous Comics’ “Ditko at Charlton” collects all comics work Steve Ditko did for Charlton Comics in 1974. Herein are 19 stories written by Joe Gill and four other authors (including Ditko himself); illustrated by Steve Ditko; 4 covers and 152 interior pages of Ditko art. Included are the cover and Ditko-scripted…
Eric Stanton’s personal favorite comic caper was also a loving (if crackpot) homage to John Willie’s legendary damsel-in-distress creation, Sweet Gwendoline. Stanton delivers a Mad magazine-like sendup of Willie’s original, complete with Will Elder-like funny business. And yet even with all this slapstick, Stanton’s female leads, including the imperious Countess, the pliant Gaga and the…
The beloved horror comic magazine series MONSTERS ATTACK! featured some of the world’s greatest comic creators. Many of them were veterans of the fabled EC Comics, Atlas Comics (later Marvel Comics), Charlton Comics and Warren Publishing, including John Severin, Steve Ditko, Alex Toth, Gray Morrow, Gene Colan and Pat Boyette. In the late 1980s, Mort…
