cover: reprints line-art "spidey: and those who've been 'caught' in his wonderful web!" pin-up from
XXXIXXXTHE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #23, apr 1965

3-page introduction "steve ditko: truly a man of mystery" by wally harrington
reprints panels 2, 5 & 8, page 3 of "the old fool" from TALES OF THE MYSTERIOUS TRAVELER #6, dec 1957

4-page "cfa apa-bits" by wally harrington
reprints panel ?, page ? of "?" from ??

7-page "men of mystery" by jeff gelb
reprints spider-man figure from the cover of THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #19, dec 1964
reprints betty brant panel 3, page 10 of "the return of the green goblin!" from
XXXIXXXTHE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #17, oct 1964
reprints panel ?, page ? of "?" from CREEPYEERIE #?, ? 196?
reprints page 18 of "the land of the frozen giants" from KONGA #8, sep 1962

4-page article "rob's ramblings: the hands of steve ditko" by rob stolzer
reprints panel 3, page 9 of "konga" from KONGA #1, 1960
reprints panel 3, page 15 of "the hawk and the dove" from SHOWCASE #75, jun 1968
eprints panel 2, page 8 of "the dilemma of... the demon's disciple!" from STRANGE TALES #128, jan 1965
reprints panel 2, page 3 of "the space prowlers" from SPACE ADVENTURES #37, dec 1960
reprints panel ?, page ? of "?" from ?? #?, ? 196?
reprints panel ?, page ? of "?" from ?? #?, ? 196?
reprints panel ?, page ? of "?" from ?? #?, ? 196?
reprints panels 4 & 5 page 8 of "the uncanny threat of the terrible tinkerer!" from
XXXIXXXTHE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #2, may 1963
reprints panel 6, page 10 of "the coming of the creeper!!" from SHOWCASE #73, mar-apr 1968
reprints panel ?, page ? of "?" from ?? #?, ? 196?
reprints panel 7, page 25 of "the question" from MYSTERIOUS SUSPENSE #1, oct 1968

16-page "tales from the invisible eye #9" by john kelly
1-page "trippin' on ditko!" article

6-page "it's been a while..." by ike wilson
reprints page 7 of "bring back my goblin to me" from THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #27, aug 1965

6-page article "is ditko a fascist?" by ed erkes

2-page article "art musings" by charlie roberts
8-line paragraph "steve ditko"

12-page article "steve ditko: part 1" by mike shields
reprints page 1 of "behind my door waits... medusa!" from TALES OF SUSPENSE #10, jul 1960

10-page article "ditko" by roger hill
reprints

6-page article "comics we've known and loved" by ken kaffke
reprints page 1 of "i saw the end of the world!" from STRANGE TALES #73
reprints page 1 of "the anatomy of a nightmare!" from
reprints page 1 of "i wore... the mask of drothor!" from
reprints page 1 of "for whom the drum beats!" from

10-page article "lines on paper" by jim amash
reprints "tools of the trade" from ROBIN SNYDER'S HISTORY OF COMICS #3, mar 1990
reprints "an insider's part of comics history jack kirby's spider-man" from
XXXIXXXROBIN SNYDER'S HISTORY OF COMICS #5, may 1990
reprints ad, page 112 from THE MOCKER. apr 1990

7-page article "into the eye of agamotto" by richard halegua
reprints (cropped. altered) panel 2, page 9 of "duel with the dread dormammu!" from
XXXIXXXSTRANGE TALES #127, dec 1964
reprints page 9 of "duel with the dread dormammu!" from STRANGE TALES #127, dec 1964
reprints panel 3, page 9 of "duel with the dread dormammu!" from STRANGE TALES #127, dec 1964
reprints pages 5 & 6 of "mordo must not catch me!" from STRANGE TALES #125, oct 1964

10-page article "talking comics: ditko, ditko, ditko... and more ditko" by john hitchcock
reprints panel 1, page 1 of "collector's edition!" from CREEPY #10, aug 1966
reprints page 1 of "second chance!" from CREEPY #13, feb 1967

10-page article "man of mystery" by david applegate
reprints line-art from ditko's original, unpublished cover for AMAZING FANTASY #15
reprints panel ?, page ? of "the 3rd grave" from GHOSTLY TALES #81, aug 1970

6-page article "the individualist" by ethan roberts
prints original art page 16 of "the thrill of the hunt!" from THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #34, 1966
prints original art page 9 of "strength is not enough" from T.H.U.N.D.E.R. AGENTS #12, 1966
prints original art page 14 of "in memory yet green!" from THE AVENGERS ANNUAL #13, 1984

9-page article "case study no. 4: blame it on the funny pages!!!" by dennis beaulieu
prints original art page 14 of "the return of the vulture" from THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #7, dec 1963
prints original art page 2 of "duel with the dread dormammu!" from STRANGE TALES #127, dec 1964
prints original art pages 1, 4 & 5 of "i spent midnight with the thing on bald mountain!" from
XXXIXXXTALES TO ASTONISH #7, jan 1960

14-page article "chatterbox" by greg theakston
reprints line-art from the cover of ALL STARS! #1, summer 1965
reprints "a hole in his head" from BLACK MAGIC MAGAZINE #3, nov-dec 1953

4-page "artist-in-residence report" by william stout
prints original art page 4 of "shrieking man!" from EERIE #4, jul 1966

4-page article "art slaves bulletin #13" by bob lewis
reprints

6-page article "steve ditko: one of my "heroes"!" by russ garwood
reprints panels ?, page ? of "?" from DO YOU BELIEVE IN NIGHTMARES #1, nov 1957
reprints panel 1, page 2 of "botticelli of the bangtails!" from RACKET SQUAD IN ACTION #11, may-jun 1954
reprints panels ? & ?, page ? of "cinderella" from THE THING! #12, feb 1954
prints original art page 1 of "the mystery of crooked face!" from MARVEL AGE ANNUAL #4, 1988

10-page article "riding on the fringe" by wally harrington
reprints (cropped) "spider-man & dr. strange" illustration from THE COMIC READER #42, oct 1965
reprints "spider-man & dr. strange" illustration from THE COMIC READER #33, jan 1965

1-page reprint of the cover from TALES OF THE MYSTERIOUS TRAVELER #6, dec 1957

inside back cover: reprints ditko's original, unpublished cover for AMAZING FANTASY #15

back cover: reprints page 1 of "tomorrow's punishment" from
XXXIXXXTALES OF THE MYSTERIOUS TRAVELER #6, dec 1957