Tony D

Four more Ditko pre-code covers done for Charlton.

Strange Suspense Stories #18

Strange Suspense Stories #19

Strange Suspense Stories #20

Strange Suspense Stories #22

Charlton after the code came in, later revived the title, This Magazine Is Haunted. Ditko did three more covers for them.

This Magazine Is Haunted Vol.2 #12

This Magazine Is Haunted Vol.2 #13

This Magazine Is Haunted Vol.2 #14

Some more Ditko pre-code covers from Charlton

This Magazine Is Haunted #16

This Magazine Is Haunted #17

This Magazine Is Haunted #18

This Magazine Is Haunted #19

This Magazine Is Haunted #21

Bringing this thread back to reality, here is the Ditko cover from DO YOU BELIEVE IN NIGHTMARES #1 Nov. 1957, for St. John Publishing.

His early work for Marvel is also great.

TALES TO ASTONISH #2

TALES OF SUSPENSE #2

STRANGE WORLDS #2

Ditko is certainly one of the Founding Fathers of Marvel Comics and his contributions to the medium are huge.

 

That being said, and with all due respect, does everybody posting in and reading this thread really LIKE his artwork? I never cared for it myself...give me Adams or Wrightson any day!

Steve Ditko is my favorite artist. His work from the early period of his career for Charlton is, IMO, his best. Take a look at these covers.

His first cover, THING #12

THING #13

THING #14

THING #15

THING #17

Reed Crandall - FLASH GORDON #8 page 18

Not new this week but I just scanned it to photobucket. Here's an Infantno pencil drawing submitted to Applause for approval as the art on a mug they were going to market. It was rejected, so, it's unpublished in any form.

After adjustments to the original pencil by Infantino, inks were done by Mike Decarlo and re-submitted to Applause. Again, it was eventually rejected for use. So, once again it is unpublished in any form.

I've had this one for a few years but just scanned the cover. DARING LOVE #1 from 1953. It contains Ditko's first published artwork on a story inside the comic.

Thanks for posting another Ditko story!

You're welcome, adamstrange. I'll have some more to post, once I get around to scanning them.

For those who liked my scan of 2-GUN Western. Here is the cover of BLAZING WESTERN #1.

And the Ditko Western story it contains. His first Western story from 1954.

I just saw this thread and thought I'd post these GL covers I scanned for another thread. I sold my Green Lantern run twenty years ago but saved a seperate run of the Neal Adams covers which I also had.

Not in the best condition but I love this Maneely cover!

In addition to having stories by Joe Sinnott, John Severin and Gene Colan, this issue has a four pager by Steve Ditko.

My first posting in Golden Age only. Three pre-code Black Magic comics featuring Simon/Kirby on the covers and some of Steve Ditko's first interior work.

 

 

 

 

Very bizarre Kirby covers! (thumbs u

 

The Black Magic 29 is very cool. Is this an adaptation of a Ray Bradbury story, or did EC do some type of story similar to this? I know I have seen this premise before.

 

Ken

No, it's not a Bradbury adaptation. The woman is a disfigured "freak" who wears a full body suit to hide her hideous appearance. Her paramour actually kills her in the story when he stumbles to her secret.

Tony D.

Thanks for the kudos. It took quite a few years of looking to find them all in nice condition. All but the #13 were picked up before I had a computer, at conventions I attended

Tony D..

These aren't recent purchases, I've had them for a number of years, but I thought I'd post them since their condition is very nice. Ditko covers of Charlton's THE THING [including his first cover ever, #12]

My first posting in Golden Age only. Three pre-code Black Magic comics featuring Simon/Kirby on the covers and some of Steve Ditko's first interior work.

A trio of Kirby/Ditko Western Covers

A foursome of 10 cent Ditko covers

I've had this one for many years.

Recently picked up on eBay.