ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Blake Bell is a writer who resides in Toronto, Canada. His next book, Strange and Stranger: The World of Steve Ditko will be on shelves in June of 2008. He has written a myriad of essays and introductions for Marvel and DC Comics, and his first book, "I Have To Live With This Guy!" was published by TwoMorrows in 2002. Prospective employers can EMAIL BLAKE about commissioning him for articles, essays, introductions, comic books, fiction and non-fiction work.

Steve Ditko is one of the most famous comic-book artists in history. He has been working in comics for 55 years and has brought you characters diverse as Mr. A, Spider-Man, The Creeper, Captain Atom and Dr. Strange. Look it up...

Ditko's Fabulous '50s!

We explore the scary, mystical and mysterious world of Ditko's first decade in comics: The Fabulous '50s! We don't want this just to be some kind of cover gallery, but a visual and narrative documentation of Ditko's work from this time, which is often breath-taking and very difficult to research. Books from this time period are rare and expensive. If you have any contributions to this period, feel free to e-mail me.

Articles and Reviews
  • Steve Ditko's Strange Worlds: Blake Bell (Aug '99)
  • Contest Of Champions - 1950s Charlton vs. 1950s Marvel: Blake Bell (Sep '99)
  • Good vs. Evil in early Ditko work: Blake Bell (Sep '99)
  • Mysteries Of Unexplored Worlds #7 review: Blake Bell (Aug '99)

    Fabulous '50s Reprints
  • Outlaws of the West #18: "Help Wanted" (7 pages, Jan '59)

    Page/Cover Gallery
  • Blazing Western #1: Page 7 (Jan '54)
  • Black Magic #29: Page 1 (Mar '54)
  • Strange Suspense Stories #20: 1st Story Pg. (Aug '54)
  • Strange Suspense Stories #20: 2nd Story Pg. (Aug '54)
  • Marvel Tales #147: Page 4 (Jun '56)
  • World Of Mystery #6: Page 1 (Apr '57)
  • This Magazine Is Haunted #14: Page 1 (Dec '57)
  • Robin Hood And His Merry Men #38: Page 4 (Aug '58)
  • Mysteries Of Unexplored Worlds #9: Page 3 (Aug '58)
  • Outer Space #19: Page 7 (Oct '58)
  • The Thing #14: Cover (Jun '54)
  • The Thing #15: Cover (Jul '54)
  • Racket Squad In Action #12: Cover (Aug '54)
  • The Thing #17: Cover (Nov '54)
  • Mysteries Of Unexplored Worlds #3: Cover (Apr '57)
  • Out Of This World #6: Cover (Nov '57)
  • Cheyenne Kid #10: Cover (Dec '57)
  • Strange Worlds #2: Cover (Feb '59)

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