DITKOMANIA


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DITKOMANIA #76XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
published by ROB IMES, dec 2009

cover: "spider-man and the green goblin" by martin hirchak
inside front cover: "spider-man" by larry blake
1-page "editkorial" by rob imes
5-page "the man from planet x: steve ditko in tales of suspense
#1-10" by jason sacks
XXIIXXXreprints page 1 of "the thing from planet x" from TALES OF SUSPENSE #3, may 1959
XXIIXXXreprints page 1 of "the secret of planet "x"!" from TALES OF SUSPENSE #2, mar 1959
XXIIXXXreprints page 1 of "i come from the shadow world!" from TALES OF SUSPENSE #7, jan 1960
XXIIXXXreprints page 1 of "i am the changing man!" from TALES OF SUSPENSE #8, mar 1960
XXIIXXXreprints page 1 of "behind my door waits... medusa!" from TALES OF SUSPENSE #10, jul 1960
5-page "the lifting sequence: ditko's defining moment on the amazing spider-man" by nick caputo
XXIIXXX"spider-man" illustration by jim mcpherson
XXIIXXXreprints panels 1-4, page 3 & panels 4-7, page 20 of "the final chapter!" from
XXIIXXXTHE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #33 feb, 1966
8-page "steve ditko's the incredible hulk" by ceylon anderson
XXIIXXX"the incredible hulk" illustration by jim mcpherson
XXXIIXXreprints panels 7-10, page 13 of "vs the metal master!" from
XXIIXXXTHE INCREDIBLE HULK #6, mar 1963
XXIIXXXreprints panels 3-5, page 10 of "the horde of humanoids!" from
XXIIXXXTALES TO ASTONISH #64, feb 1965
5-page "some not so random thoughts about steve ditko that i made less random and more connected"
XXIIXXXby barry pearl
XXIIXXX"dr. strange" illustration by jim mcpherson
4-page "ditskussing mr. d." by larry blake
XXIIXXXreprints (cropped, unaltered) cover art from DITKOMANIA #75, oct 2009
inside back cover: "1964 ditko-penciled hulk pin-up" inked by larry blake
back cover: "dr. strange" by joe zierman and randy "sarge" sargent

DITKOMANIA #77XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
published by ROB IMES, jan 2010

cover: "who is !?" by dave sim
inside front cover: "the hero vs. evil" by javier hernandez
1-page "editkorial" by rob imes
3-page "black & white & read all over" by javier hernandez
XXIIXXX"the cloak, !?, and miss eerie" illustration by javier hernandez
XXIIXXXreprints panel 1, page 1 of "the theater of the ff foolish fans" from
XXIIXXX...DITKO CONTINUED..., jan 2009
XXIIXXXreprints panel 2, page 7 of "mr. a." from OH, NO! NOT AGAIN, DITKO!, mar 2009
5-page "dial h for hero: ditko's h series" by jason sacks
XXIIXXXreprints panel 9, page 8 of "DITKO'S H SERIES part ii:
XXIIXXXthe logic of justice - fitting ends to chosen means" from THE COMIC CRUSADER #15, 1973
XXIIXXXreprints panel 5, page 3 of "DITKO'S H SERIES part i: qualities under attack!" from
XXIIXXXTHE COMIC CRUSADER #14, 1972
XXIIXXXreprints panels 1-3, page 8 of "DITKO'S H SERIES part ii:
XXIIXXXthe logic of justice - fitting ends to chosen means" from THE COMIC CRUSADER #15, 1973
2-page "when is a man to be judged evil" a review by nick caputo
XXIIXXXreprints panel 4, page 2 of "when is a man to be judged evil?" from
XXIIXXXTHE COLLECTOR #26, summer 1972
5-page "the unpublished mr. a.: the comic that fans never got to see" by rob imes
XXIIXXXprints back cover from MR. A. #1
XXIIXXXprints original cover art for MR. A. #1
3-page "the ever unreachable reviewed" by bryan stroud
4-page "ditkotomy: two eighties epics: static and the mocker" by michael aushenker
XXIIXXX"the mocker" illustration by javier hernandez
4-1
/ 2-page "letters" from sam kujava, bruce buchanan, jason sacks, mike tuz,
XXIIXXXlarry johnson, michael t. gilbert and robin snyder; with responses by rob imes
XXIIXXX"the corrector" illustration by mike delisa
inside back cover: "mr. a unravels count rogue" by lynski
back cover: "mr. a" by jim mcpherson

DITKOMANIA #78XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
published by ROB IMES, mar 2010

cover: "ditkoesque weirdness" by winston blakely
inside front cover: "time warp martian" by jim mcpherson
1-page "editkorial" by rob imes
2-page "a ditko act two" reviewed by rob imes
XXIIXXXreprints panels 5 & 6, page 7 of "the madman" from A DITKO ACT TWO, mar 2010
XXIIXXXreprints panel 3, page 5 of "the grey negotiator" from A DITKO ACT TWO, mar 2010
2-page "there will be blood: strange suspense: the steve ditko archives vol. i" reviewed by rob imes
XXIIXXXreprints altered panel 4, page 7 of "what was in sam dora's box?" from
XXIIXXXGHOST MANOR #73, mar 1984
XXIIXXXreprints the panel as it originally appeared in STRANGE SUSPENSE STORIES #18, may 1954
2-page "the art of ditko" reviewed by scott stewart
XXIIXXXreprints the cover of THE ART OF DITKO, 2009
4-page "this man, this writer" by barry pearl
(with input and instigation from nick caputo)
2-page "unseen ditko: shadow play
#2" by rob imes
XXIIXXXprints halftone and black & white covers from whitman's never-published SHADOW PLAY #2
2-page centerspread: reprints the cover art for whitman's never-published SHADOW PLAY
#2
9-page "ditko's dc mystery stories" by bob heer
3-page "letters" from mike tuz, ceylon anderson, gene kehoe and robin snyder;
XXIIXXXwith responses by rob imes
XXIIXXX"ditkomania" cartoon by steve shipley
1
/ 2-page "ditko in your future" feature
inside back cover: prints page 1 of the unpublished "the robot and.. ...the ghost"
back cover: reprints page 1 of "em the energy monster!" from THE UNEXPECTED
#221, apr 1982

DITKOMANIA #79XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
published by ROB IMES, may 2010

cover: "miss eerie" by dave sim
inside front cover: "editkorial" by rob imes
2-page "leading ladies: a ditko act 3" by rob imes
XXIIXXXreprints panel 1, page 1 of "the grey negotiator" from A DITKO ACT 3, may 2010
XXIIXXXreprints panels 3 & 4, page 1 of "the cape" from A DITKO ACT 3, may 2010
XXIIXXXreprints panels 1 & 2, page 7 of "miss eerie" from A DITKO ACT 3, may 2010
5-page "steve ditko's peter and betty: a romantic tragedy" by ceylon anderson
XXIIXXXreprints panel 4, page 9 of "the claws of the cat!" from
XXXIIXXTHE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #30, nov 1965
XXIIXXXreprints panels 1-3, page 4 of "the thrill of the hunt!" from
XXXIIXXTHE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #34, mar 1965
XXIIXXXreprints panel 5, page 20 of "the claws of the cat!" from
XXXIIXXTHE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #30, nov 1965
3-page "ditko's gwen stacy" by nick caputo
XXIIXXXgwen stacy illustrations by martin hirchak (after ditko)
1-page "ditko's mary jane watson"
XXIIXXXreprints panels 7 & 8, page 15 of "captured by j. jonah jameson!" from
XXXIIXXTHE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #25, jun 1965
XXIIXXX"mary jane, liz and betty" illustration by lynski
2-page "liberty belle: ditko's forgotten fightin' female" by bruce buchanan
XXIIXXXliberty belle" illustration by j. scott stewart
XXIIXXXreprints panel 2, page 6 of "freedom's star" from E-MAN #5, nov 1974
2-page centerspread "liberty belle and 'friends'" illustration by jim mcpherson
5-page "i dated squirrel girl!" by will murray
XXIIXXXreprints panels 3 & 4, page 4; panels 4 & 6, page 15; panels 2-4, page 6; panel 5, page 22;
XXIIXXXand panel 10, page 21 of "the coming of... squirrel girl!" from
XXIIXXXMARVEL SUPER-HEROES WINTER SPECIAL #8, jan 1992
3-page "a fera to remember" by rob imes
XXIIXXXreprints panel 5, page 6 of "the attack squad" from STEVE DITKO'S STATIC, sep 1988
XXIIXXXreprints panel 10, page 10 of "the polluter" from DITKO'S WORLD FEATURING STATIC #3, jul 1986
4-page "letters" from mike tuz, nick caputo, martin hirchak, larry johnson, sam kujava, jack imes, jr.,
XXIIXXXand dave sim; with responses by rob imes
1
/ 2-page "ditko in your future"
XXIIXXXprints the cover for DITKO ACT FIVE
inside back cover: "ditkomania 'women of ditko' pin-up! the veiled lady"
XXIIXXXillustration by javier hernandez
back cover: "ditko girl"
(unused ditkomania cover from 1993) by martin hirchak

DITKOMANIA #80XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
published by ROB IMES, jul 2010

cover: "ditko at marvel in the '80s" by brian franczak (with special thanks and a tip o' the hat to larry blake)
inside front cover: "commander rann" illustration by jim mcpherson
1-page "editkorial" by rob imes
2-page "steve ditko: act 4" a review by gene hall
XXIIXXXreprints panel 1, page 3 of "outline" from ACT 4, jul 2010
XXIIXXXreprints page 13 of "ha! ha! ha! ha!" from ACT 4, jul 2010
9-page "ditko at marvel: the 1980
s " by rob imes
XXIIXXXreprints the rejected cover art for MACHINE MAN #12 from
XXIIXXXTHE COMIC READER #176, jan 1980
XXIIXXXreprints the original unaltered cover art for THE INCREDIBLE HULK #235 from
XXIIXXXTHE COMIC READER #165, feb 1979
XXIIXXXreprints the cover art for AVENGERS ANNUAL #13, 1984
3-page "a checklist: ditko at marvel, 1979-1998
4-page "dragon lords" by scott stewart
XXIIXXX"dragon lords" illustration by scott stewart
XXIIXXXreprints panel 1, page 30 of "the coming of... dragon lord!" from
XXIIXXXFANTASTIC FOUR ANNUAL #16, 1981
XXIIXXXreprints unused cover art for MARVEL SPOTLIGHT #5 from
XXIIXXXTHE COMICS JOURNAL #54, mar 1980
7-page "ditkotomy: the ditko
/ mantlo collabo" by michael aushenker
XXIIXXX"rom vs. the wraith-taint" illustration by javier hernandez
XXIIXXXreprints panel 2, page 12 of "the terrible toymaster!" from
XXIIXXXMICRONAUTS KING-SIZE ANNUAL! #2, 1980
XXIIXXXreprints panel 4, page 2 & panel 4, page 17 of "jack frost nipping at your soul!" from
XXIIXXXTHE INCREDIBLE HULK #249, jul 1980
XXIIXXXreprints panel 4, page 32 of "a game of monsters and kings" from
XXIIXXXTHE INCREDIBLE HULK KING-SIZE ANNUAL! #9, 1980
XXIIXXXreprints panel 2, page 13 and panels 1 & 2, page 14 of "the big time" from
XXIIXXXMARVEL SPOTLIGHT #11, mar 1981
XXIIXXXreprints panel 5, page 2 of "starting over!" from
XXIIXXXMICRONAUTS #39, mar 1982
3-page "captain universe: ditko's everyman cosmic hero" by bruce buchanan
XXIIXXX"captain universe: double jeopardy" illustration by lynski
3-page "gwen dibley and steve ditko's secret wars iii" by ceylon anderson
XXIIXXX"watcher, et al." illustration by winston blakely
XXIIXXXreprints panel 6, page 4 & panel 3, page 7 of "secret war iii" from
XXIIXXXWHAT THE--?! #1, aug 1988
4-page "bookends: the shroud and iron man" by jason sacks
XXIIXXX"shroud" illustration by winston blakely
XXIIXXXreprints panels 4 & 5, page 2 and panels 1 & 2, page 13 of "walk a crooked mile!" from
XXIIXXXMARVEL PREVIEW #21, spring 1980
XXIIXXXreprints panel 6, page 8 and panel 5, page 11 of "a man's reach...!" from
XXIIXXXSHADOWS & LIGHT #1, feb 1998
3-1
/ 2-page "letters" from jason sacks, dave sim, doug brown, robin snyder, larry johnson, sam kujava,
XXIIXXXand mike tuz; with responses by rob imes
inside back cover: "captain marvel, machine man, rom & captain universe"
XXIIXXXillustration by trevor giberson
back cover: "captain universe" illustration by larry blake

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