porcupine48 Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 still cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmixer Posted December 19, 2016 Share Posted December 19, 2016 Very very pleased to receive mine back this week. (Inscribed to me & my son who wrote together to Thank him). IMO, he has a secretary write the letter, & he simply signs. Very pleased. part of the P.C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toe Knee Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 How did I just find this thread?!?! So cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 I don't think Ditko has a secretary-he's pretty much a loner. The handwriting of bulk of letter matches handwritten name. I would say he writes em and his handwriting is great for a guy his age. 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Canuck Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 Sent 2 letters to Ditko this week, so lets see how he responds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 I sent another-never got a reply. This time I forgot a SASE. I never get it right. Remember-enclose a pic, an SASE and ask him about something he hates. Then you'll get something. 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Canuck Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 I guess 2 no replies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Marwood & I Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 8 hours ago, Captain Canuck said: I guess 2 no replies. You just need to ask something interesting Captain Canuck: I asked something so interesting he couldn't reply quick enough. Some say we should 'leave the old man alone'. I disagree. He patently loves replying to letters. Remember, be interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Canuck Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 On 4/30/2015 at 10:48 PM, AnkurJ said: A few weeks ago, I wrote a letter to Steve Ditko. I am aware that he has been unapproachable for the most part and does not have much interest in Spiderman and comics he worked on during the 60's. But I thought it was worth a shot. I wrote a letter in which I explained that I have loved his work since I was 12, and now am introducing it to my son. I asked if he saw any of the Spiderman movies and if he liked any of them. Lastly I included a 8x10 of the first page from AF15 and asked him to sign it. He returned it unsigned, but did include this letter: Interesting that he signed his name twice! I felt it was a very gracious response and was more than I expected. Ankur Interesting he just wrote me a letter and said he has never seen a superhero movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Canuck Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 Ditko's responses are getting shorter and shorter with age. What other comic legends are still living and others have written to? As well, do they personally respond to their fan mail? Are they still approachable? I heard Peter Laird responds personally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 (edited) I asked him what he thought of modern art I thought that might get a rise out of him and what artists he finds good but no reply. Edited April 1, 2017 by kav Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 Maybe write something like: Dear Mr Ditko-you may not be aware of it but you saved my life one time- 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjum12 Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 5 minutes ago, kav said: I asked him what he thought of modern art I thought that might get a rise out of him and what artists he finds good but no reply. He still hasn't replied to my letter in which I asked him if it would be OK if I played on his lawn ...... GOD BLESS... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 Just now, jimjum12 said: He still hasn't replied to my letter in which I asked him if it would be OK if I played on his lawn ...... GOD BLESS... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) maybe try 'no one ever replies to my letters that is why i have decided to become a serial killer-' 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
01TheDude Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 1 hour ago, Captain Canuck said: Interesting he just wrote me a letter and said he has never seen a superhero movie. the way he wrote that sentence, I thought he meant a spider-man movie that was made and came out a long time ago. Maybe in the 60s? Maybe I should write him a letter asking to clarify. or Kav can.... don't forget your SASE and picture Kav! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 Dear Mr Ditko: Can you clarify pls if you have or have not seen a spiderman movie. you say you didn't, then you say you did. Which is it? I don't think it's some outlandish request to ask you for an answer. I realize you think everything is an outlandish request but it's not. I have included a full album of photos of me, from a baby to current. I have also enclosed several SASE and a roll of stamps so no excuse. I will keep writing, until I get a response from you. I will even escalate to signature required so you have to answer your door repeatedly. Singing telegrams are a possibility. 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 Dear Mr Ditko: i sent you a letter and enclosed a SASE. I did not get a reply. The way I see it, you owe me a stamp. Please return it ASAP or I will take it up with the post office. 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
01TheDude Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 3 hours ago, kav said: Dear Mr Ditko: Can you clarify pls if you have or have not seen a spiderman movie. you say you didn't, then you say you did. Which is it? I don't think it's some outlandish request to ask you for an answer. I realize you think everything is an outlandish request but it's not. I have included a full album of photos of me, from a baby to current. I have also enclosed several SASE and a roll of stamps so no excuse. I will keep writing, until I get a response from you. I will even escalate to signature required so you have to answer your door repeatedly. Singing telegrams are a possibility. Dear Kav, I quit Spiderman in the 1960's. Oops-- I forget to hyphenate that. I just saw the first Spider-man movie-- a long time ago. It is a weird title come to think of it - "a long time ago". I have no interest in comic book characters made into movies or tv series. Though the money I receive in royalties does earn quite a bit of interest, interestingly enough. If I sign, do something for one person who wants something,then I have to do something for everyone who wants some- thing from me. Had you not killed the PIF thread, I might have considered this fair. But you did so I am keeping your envelopes, stamps, and photos. All I can offer you is a restraining order. Regards,Steve DitkoSteve Ditko Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1950's war comics Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 Mr Ditko..... please sign this comic so i can sell it and pay my mortgage this month !!! FoggyNelson and kav 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
