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| Jack Kirby / Steve Ditko |
Amazing Fantasy v1 #15, 1962 - Bitten by radioactive spider, teen bookworm Peter Parker becomes a superhero overnight. Continuing the numbering from Amazing Adult Fantasy, Stan Lee and Steve Ditko begin the Marvel age with the introduction of Spider-man. Jack Kirby illustrates this now-familiar cover with (confusingly) both eye level and worm's eye views. Kirby fits the building on the right comfortably within the negative space of Spider-man, balancing the layout. Ditko's interiors are more than capable, starting with the opening splash. Parker, ridiculed by his high school peers, casts a metaphorical shadow that hints at his upcoming transformation. This story was later reprinted in Origins of Marvel Comics. Ditko drew three additional stories, unrelated but in the same science fiction format as other Atlas books of the era. Two of them rate among the artist's better silver age works. This is 1 of 1 Amazing Fantasy issues by Ditko and 1 of 1 Amazing Fantasy issues by Kirby. /// key 1st appearance, 1st cover, 1st origin Peter Parker as Spider-man
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Kirby cover pencils / Ditko inks = **
"Spider-Man" Ditko story pencils and inks 11 pages = ***
"The Bell-Ringer" Ditko story pencils and inks 3 pages = **
"Man In The Mummy Case" Ditko story pencils and inks 5 pages = ***
"There Are Martians Among Us" Ditko story pencils and inks 5 pages = ***
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Kirby cover pencils / Ditko inks = **
"Spider-Man" Ditko story pencils and inks 11 pages = ***
"The Bell-Ringer" Ditko story pencils and inks 3 pages = **
"Man In The Mummy Case" Ditko story pencils and inks 5 pages = ***
"There Are Martians Among Us" Ditko story pencils and inks 5 pages = ***
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Amazing Fantasy #15 - Jack Kirby / Steve Ditko cover, Ditko art + 1st Spider-man
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2 comments:
I think we're supposed to assume that Spidey is being observed not from ground level, but through a window of a tall building, which is why we see him as we do. Also, despite Stan's memory of events, it seems likely that AF #15 was intended as the first of a new direction for the title, and the decision to cancel wasn't made until the issue had gone to print and perhaps even gone on sale. (See http://kidr77.blogspot.com/2012/07/amazing-fantasy_17.html for further details.) I've always thought that the guy under Spidey's arm bore an amazing likeness to Boris Karloff, but he seems to be a midget when you look at his proportions.
Meant to say - the Marvel Age is generally regarded as having started almost a year before - with Stan & Jack's FF #1.
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