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THE COMIC BOOK IN AMERICA : AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY
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published by TAYLOR PUBLISHING COMPANY, 1993
written by mike benton
reprints cover from SPACE ADVENTURES #12, 1954
reprints cover from AMAZING FANTASY #15, aug 1962
reprints cover from BLUE BEETLE #3, oct 1967
reprints cover from SHOWCASE #73, apr 1968
reprints cover from CAPTAIN ATOM #87, aug 1967
reprints page 11 of "spider-man!" from AMAZING FANTASY #15, aug 1962
reprints cover from THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #7, dec 1963
reprints cover from GHOSTLY TALES #103, apr 1973
reprints cover from STRANGE SUSPENSE STORIES #75, jun 1965
reprints cover from THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #12, may 1964
text mentions ditko and his work for charlton, marvel and dc
also includes the following quotes... from ditko: "i never talk about myself.
XXXIXXXmy work is me. i do my best, and if i like it, i hope somebody else likes
XXXIXXXit too." ...and stan lee: "if ever there was a perfect artist and
XXXIXXXco-plotter for our amazing arachnid, it had to be the dazzling
XXXIXXXmr. d (ditko) ! his layouts and drawings set the unique illustrative
XXXIXXXstyle for the strip, a style that would last for many years to come,
XXXIXXXa style that made spidey utterly distinctive among comic strip creations.
XXXIXXXhis sense of pacing, his flair for action scenes, and his ability to make
XXXIXXXthe most outlandish situations look totally believable after he had
XXXIXXXdrawn them gave the early spider-man stories an impetus that helped
XXXIXXXkeep them rolling until this very day."
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