Spider-Man's web of stories began far before the first drawing of nerdy
teenager Peter Parker. They started with Steve Ditko, a kid who loved
comics so much that he would brave blizzards to get new issues. Steve
was strange--he was introverted, his art was shadowy, and his characters
didn't fit the mold of handsome heroes like those crafted by Marvel
legends Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. But it's not so strange that the traits
that made Steve different were what made his characters stand out.
Swing into the life of Steve Ditko and discover how he transformed a
brawny, super-powered Spiderman into the perpetually awkward teenager
who we know and love: Spider-Man, a character who relies on his inner
strength more than super strength, who got his powers not through magic
but through the bite of a radioactive spider...
This biography takes the mask off the famously reclusive artist and
shares the story of how his wall-crawling hero became a friendly
neighborhood icon.