Happy Birthday to the late GREAT Sturdy Steve Ditko!

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[Mister Mets]

The man had a tremendous impact.

Kinda funny that such a famous character was created by someone so reclusive.

[oldschool]

It really is a shame that, for all the fame his name carries, it's not nearly enough thanks to his reclusive nature. He and Stan could not be more opposite and one could argue that Stan gets too much credit where the creation of Spidey (just Spidey, Stan's contributions with the rest of the Marvel U are indisputable) is concerned and Steve not nearly enough. It's also pretty well documented that Steve had much more to do with the writing/story construction of those first 38 issues of ASM than some might imagine. With those issues being the "Bible" of Spidey and all but a few of Spidey's most famous villains being introduced there, Steve's influence cannot and should not be underestimated.

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http://javiersblog.blogspot.nl/2015/...eve-ditko.html

[Hypestyle]

Well, whoever knows him, wish him a happy birthday for us.

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https://hmssweblog.wordpress.com/201...y-steve-ditko/

http://freakycomics.deviantart.com/a...itko-569969914

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[Cmbmool]

Happy belated birthday Steve Ditko. Here's hoping That Marvel and Disney can at least get him out of hiding and have him make some appearance in the upcoming Dr. Strange film.

[Cmbmool]

It really is a shame that, for all the fame his name carries, it's not nearly enough thanks to his reclusive nature. He and Stan could not be more opposite and one could argue that Stan gets too much credit where the creation of Spidey (just Spidey, Stan's contributions with the rest of the Marvel U are indisputable) is concerned and Steve not nearly enough. It's also pretty well documented that Steve had much more to do with the writing/story construction of those first 38 issues of ASM than some might imagine. With those issues being the "Bible" of Spidey and all but a few of Spidey's most famous villains being introduced there, Steve's influence cannot and should not be underestimated.

While it is Stan that get a majority of the credit when it came to the Marvel Universe, but isn't it also true that Lee has gone on record over the contributions that Steve Ditko and Jack Kirby gave to the Marvel U ?

[oldschool]

While it is Stan that get a majority of the credit when it came to the Marvel Universe, but isn't it also true that Lee has gone on record over the contributions that Steve Ditko and Jack Kirby gave to the Marvel U ?

Of course Stan has given them credit; my point is just that Stan's PR-friendly persona could not help but steamroll (intentionally or not) right over the quiet and industrious Jack Kirby and the downright reclusive Steve Ditko. Stan was a Hollywood-ready personality and just so he became the poster boy for the Marvel U almost right out of the gate----of course, the fact that he authored and co-created just about every major Marvel character recognized today (with a few notable exceptions like Wolverine and Punisher) was a big part of it. Again, the original point is that Stan Lee has become almost synonymous with Marvel to the average consumer whereas Ditko and Kirby's names are not as recognizable.

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I wish for you many, many years of health and happiness and for Spider-Man : Homecoming scheduled to be released on July 7, 2017 in the United States to be as marvelous as your run of the character you co-created!

[Cmbmool]

Happy birthday Steve Ditko. Where ever you are here's hoping you're happy to see Dr. Strange come to life.

[suemorphplus209]

Happy Birthday Steve, and thanks for all your contributions to one of my favorite characters!

[Metamorphosis]

Happy birthday to the iconoclastic American artist and innovator Mr Ditko, who gave us the best character in comic history.

[Celgress]

Happy birthday to the great Mr. Ditko. I hope he has a good one.

[Metamorphosis]

While it is Stan that get a majority of the credit when it came to the Marvel Universe, but isn't it also true that Lee has gone on record over the contributions that Steve Ditko and Jack Kirby gave to the Marvel U ?

Happy belated birthday Steve Ditko. Here's hoping That Marvel and Disney can at least get him out of hiding and have him make some appearance in the upcoming Dr. Strange film.

Of course Stan has given them credit; my point is just that Stan's PR-friendly persona could not help but steamroll (intentionally or not) right over the quiet and industrious Jack Kirby and the downright reclusive Steve Ditko. Stan was a Hollywood-ready personality and just so he became the poster boy for the Marvel U almost right out of the gate----of course, the fact that he authored and co-created just about every major Marvel character recognized today (with a few notable exceptions like Wolverine and Punisher) was a big part of it. Again, the original point is that Stan Lee has become almost synonymous with Marvel to the average consumer whereas Ditko and Kirby's names are not as recognizable.

Are you guys really posting from the future? Can you tell me the outcome of the World Series? Maybe I can make some money on it.