Explore the life and genius of Steve Ditko, Spider-Man's co-creator, in a special 2-hour interview featuring his family. Discover his early years, creative process, and love for science and Batman, shaping his superhero creations. Dive into his youthful influences, like Tarzan and Charles Bronson, and how Ayn Rand's philosophy impacted his work and comic industry relations. Known for his privacy and humor, Ditko's ethos was to let his work speak for itself, focusing on the present and future. This intimate family perspective highlights Ditko's legacy and enduring impact on the comic world. #SpiderMan #Marvel #DCComics #StanLee #DrStrange #Batman #SteveDitko #ComicStrips #JackKirby #WW2 ©2023 Comic Book Historians <a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/comicbookhistorians">Support the show</a>

Explore the life and genius of Steve Ditko, Spider-Man's co-creator, in a special 2-hour interview featuring his family. Discover his early years, creative process, and love for science and Batman, shaping his superhero creations. Dive into his youthful influences, like Tarzan and Charles Bronson, and how Ayn Rand's philosophy impacted his work and comic industry relations. Known for his privacy and humor, Ditko's ethos was to let his work speak for itself, focusing on the present and future. This intimate family perspective highlights Ditko's legacy and enduring impact on the comic world. #SpiderMan #Marvel #DCComics #StanLee #DrStrange #Batman #SteveDitko #ComicStrips #JackKirby #WW2 ©2023 Comic Book Historians Support the show

Explore the life and genius of Steve Ditko, Spider-Man's co-creator, in a special 2-hour interview featuring his family. Discover his early years, creative process, and love for science and Batman, shaping his superhero creations. Dive into his youthful influences, like Tarzan and Charles Bronson, and how Ayn Rand's philosophy impacted his work and comic industry relations. Known for his privacy and humor, Ditko's ethos was to let his work speak for itself, focusing on the present and future. This intimate family perspective highlights Ditko's legacy and enduring impact on the comic world. #SpiderMan #Marvel #DCComics #StanLee #DrStrange #Batman #SteveDitko #ComicStrips #JackKirby #WW2 ©2023 Comic Book Historians <a href="https://www.patreon.com/comicbookhistorians" rel="noopener noreferrer">Support the show</a>

Steve Ditko Biographical Interview with Pat & Patrick Ditko by Alex Grand

As featured on LEGO.com, Marvel.com, Slugfest, NPR, Wall Street Journal and the Today Show, host &amp; series producer Alex Grand, author of the best seller, Understanding Superhero Comic Books (with various co-hosts Bill Field, David Armstrong, N. Scott Robinson, Ph.D., Jim Thompson) and guests engage in a Journalistic Comic Book Historical discussion between professionals, historians and scholars in determining what happened and when in comics, from strips and pulps to the platinum age comic book, through golden, silver, bronze and then toward modern&nbsp; Support us at https://www.patreon.com/comicbookhistorians.&nbsp; Read Alex Grand's Understanding Superhero Comic Books published by McFarland &amp; Company here at: https://a.co/d/2PlsODN Series directed, produced &amp; edited by Alex Grand All episodes ©Comic Book Historians LLC.

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As featured on LEGO.com, Marvel.com, Slugfest, NPR, Wall Street Journal and the Today Show, host & series producer Alex Grand, author of the best seller, Understanding Superhero Comic Books (with various co-hosts Bill Field, David Armstrong, N. Scott Robinson, Ph.D., Jim Thompson) and guests engage in a Journalistic Comic Book Historical discussion between professionals, historians and scholars in determining what happened and when in comics, from strips and pulps to the platinum age comic book, through golden, silver, bronze and then toward modern  Support us at https://www.patreon.com/comicbookhistorians.  Read Alex Grand's Understanding Superhero Comic Books published by McFarland & Company here at: https://a.co/d/2PlsODN Series directed, produced & edited by Alex Grand All episodes ©Comic Book Historians LLC.

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