Fantastic Fears #5 - Steve Ditko art

Fantastic Fears #5

Fantastic Fears v1 #5, 1954 - After a lifetime of enduring brittle bones, a cynical old man ingests a newly invented pill to help his condition. One of Steve Ditko's first solo efforts in comics, "Stretching Things" displays the artist's talent for depicting the grotesque. He also employs several visual techniques that enhance the storytelling. The view through the skylight on page four, panel six quickly shifts the scene from inside to outside. The close-up of the machine gun on page five, panel two suggests the potential violence. Ditko's best scene, however, is the opening panel and its faded vignettes of a history of suffering. This story could well be the best of the artist's early works. This is 1 of 1 Fantastic Fears issues by Ditko.

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"Stretching Things" Ditko story pencils and inks 5 pages = ***

Steve Ditko

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