THE SILVER AGE OF COMIC BOOK ART


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published by COLLECTORS PRESS, INC., 2003
written & designed by arlen schumer

16-page introduction
reprints panel 3, page 2; panel 8, page 11; and panel 5, page 8 of "spider-man!" from
XXXIXXXAMAZING FANTASY #15, aug 1962
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(cropped) page 1 of "when meet the mystic minds!" from
XXXIXXXSTRANGE TALES #137, oct 1965
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(cropped) panel 2, page 10 of "face-to-face at last with baron mordo!" from
XXXIXXXSTRANGE TALES #132, may 1965
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(cropped) page 1 of "a nameless land, a timeless time!" from
XXXIXXXSTRANGE TALES #133, jun 1965

30-page section "steve ditko"
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(cropped) the cover from MYSTERIOUS SUSPENSE #1, oct 1968
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(cropped) spider-man / dr. strange illustration from THE COMIC READER #33, jan 1965
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(cropped, altered) page 1 of "journey's end" from AMAZING ADULT FANTASY #7, dec 1961
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(cropped, altered) panel 3, page 5 of "frederick fenton's future!" from
XXXIXXXJOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #96, sep 1963
reprints page 1 of "the man who captured death!" from AMAZING ADULT FANTASY
#9, feb 1962
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(cropped) panel 3, page 7 of "the origin of dr. strange" from STRANGE TALES #115, dec 1963
reprints the cover from SPACE ADVENTURES
#37, dec 1960
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(cropped) panel 7, page 11 of "spider-man!" from AMAZING FANTASY #15, aug 1962
reprints panel 7, page 3 of "how stan lee and steve ditko create spider-man!" from
XXXIXXXTHE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #1, 1964
reprints ditko's spider-man marvel character cover logo box
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(text-altered) panel 5, page 6 of "spider-man!" from AMAZING FANTASY #15, aug 1962
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(text-altered) panels 3 & 4, page 6 of "versus doctor octopus" from
XXXIXXXTHE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #3, jul 1963
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(altered) panel 1, page 9 of "the secrets of spider-man!" from
XXXIXXXTHE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #1, 1964
reprints panel 3, page 8 of "the uncanny threat of the terrible tinkerer!" from
XXXIXXXTHE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #2, may 1963
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(cropped, text-altered) panel 2, page 2 of "versus doctor octopus" from
XXXIXXXTHE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #3, jul 1963
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(cropped, altered) "peter parker as.. spider-man!" pin-up from
XXXIXXXTHE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #1, 1964
reprints panel 3, page 14;
(cropped) page 1; and (partially obscured) panel 4, page 5 of "spider-man"
XXXIXXXfrom THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1, mar 1963
reprints central spider-man figure, panel 1, page 9 and
(cropped) panel 1, page 7 of "spider-man!" from
XXXIXXXAMAZING FANTASY #15, aug 1962
reprints the cover from THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN
#28, sep 1965
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(text-altered) panel 4, page 5 of "the uncanny threat of the terrible tinkerer!" from
XXXIXXXTHE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #2, may 1963
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(cropped) panel 6, page 11 of "marked for destruction by dr. doom!" from
XXXIXXXTHE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #5, oct 1963
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(cropped) panel 1, page 15 of "the molten man regrets...!" from
XXXIXXXTHE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #35, apr 1966
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(cropped) panel 2, page 2 of "the wondrous world of dr. strange!" from
XXXIXXXTHE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #2, 1965
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(cropped) panel 8, page 14 of "the mystery of the man in the crime-master's mask!" from
XXXIXXXTHE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #26, jul 1965
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(cropped, altered) panel 1, page 20 of "the enforcers!" from
XXXIXXXTHE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #10, mar 1964
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(cropped, altered) panel 4, page 13 of "spidey strikes back!" from
XXXIXXXTHE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #19, dec 1964
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(cropped, altered) panel 4, page 8 of "the molten man regrets...!" from
XXXIXXXTHE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #35, apr 1966
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(cropped, altered) panel 6, page 2 of "where flies the beetle...!" from
XXXIXXXTHE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #21, feb 1965
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(cropped, altered) panel 7, page 13 of "spidey strikes back!" from
XXXIXXXTHE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #19, dec 1964
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(cropped) page 16 of "the sinister six!" from THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #1, 1964
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(cropped) the cover from THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #23, apr 1965
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(cropped) page 24 of "the sinister six!" from THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #1, 1964
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(cropped) page 27 of "the sinister six!" from THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #1, 1964
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(cropped) the cover from THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #29, oct 1965
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(cropped) page 32 of "the sinister six!" from THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #1, 1964
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(cropped, partially obscured) ditko's spider-man mask logo design for
XXXIXXX"the spider's web" letters column
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(cropped,) panel 8, page 3 of "beware tiboro! the tyrant of the sixth dimension!" from
XXXIXXXSTRANGE TALES #129, feb 1965
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(cropped,) panel 1, page 1 of "dr. strange master of black magic!" from
XXXIXXXSTRANGE TALES #110, jul 1963
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(both cropped,) panel 1, page 4 and panel 3, page 7 of "the origin of dr. strange" from
XXXIXXXSTRANGE TALES #115, dec 1963
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(cropped,) panel 8, page 2 of "the many traps of baron mordo!" from
XXXIXXXSTRANGE TALES #117, feb 1964
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(text-altered,) panel 2, page 10 of "beware tiboro! the tyrant of the sixth dimension!" from
XXXIXXXSTRANGE TALES #129, feb 1965
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(cropped,) panel 4, page 2 of "the many traps of baron mordo!" from
XXXIXXXSTRANGE TALES #117, feb 1964
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(cropped, altered) panel 6, page 8 of "beyond the purple veil!" from
XXXIXXXSTRANGE TALES #119, apr 1964
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(cropped, partially obscured) page 1 of "if eternity should fail!" from
XXXIXXXSTRANGE TALES #138, nov 1965
reprints page 1 of "the secret of the universe!" from AMAZING ADULT FANTASY
#11, apr 1962
reprints page 1 of "frederick fenton's future!" from JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY
#96, sep 1963
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(cropped) panel 1, page 2 of "if eternity should fail!" from STRANGE TALES #138, nov 1965
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(cropped) page 1 of "the domain of the dread dormammu!" from STRANGE TALES #126, nov 1964
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(cropped) page 1 of "a nameless land, a timeless time!" from STRANGE TALES #133, nov 1965
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(cropped) page 1 of "eternity beckons!" from STRANGE TALES #135, aug 1965
reprints the cover from STRANGE TALES
#146, jul 1966
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(cropped, partially obscured) panel 6, page 21 of
XXXIXXX"turning point featuring the return of dr. octopus!" from
XXXIXXXTHE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #11, apr 1964
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(cropped, altered) panel 1, page 1 and page 12 of "the end is a beginning!" from
XXXIXXXBLUE BEETLE #2, aug 1967
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(cropped, altered, partially obscured) the cover from BEWARE THE CREEPER #1, may-jun 1968
reprints the cover from THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN
#33, feb 1966
reprints panel 2, page 1; panel 3 &
(cropped) panel 4, page 12; of "the hawk and the dove!" from
XXXIXXXSHOWCASE #75, jun 1968
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(cropped, altered) the cover from SHOWCASE #75, jun 1968
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(altered) panel 4, page 23 of "the dove is a very gentle bird" from
XXXIXXXTHE HAWK AND THE DOVE #1, aug-sep 1968
reprints the cover from THE HAWK AND THE DOVE
#1, aug-sep 1968
reprints the cover from THE HAWK AND THE DOVE
#2, oct-nov 1968
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(altered) panel 1, page 1 of "mr. a.: angel" from WITZEND #3, 1967
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(cropped) title panel, page 1 of "question" from BLUE BEETLE #1, jun 1967
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(cropped) panel 8, page 22 of "the return of the green goblin!" from
XXXIXXXTHE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #17, oct 1964
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(cropped) panel 1, page 2 of "the question" from MYSTERIOUS SUSPENSE #1, oct 1968

quotes from ditko (sources cited) are scattered throughout the text

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