The Diversions of a Groovy Kind blog recently posted Machine Man #10 (Aug. 1979), which was Ditko's first issue on this book. This issue sets Machine Man in a...
Hmmm, I found it interesting that the blogger posted the complete story and then claims at the bottom of the page that this falls under "fair use."Â Surely...
That particular Machine Man story won't be in public domain until May 2074 (assuming the US copyright expiration law isn't changed before then). The trademark...
Yeah, I'm certainly not defending or justifying the posting of copyrighted material. I just saw it and thought it would be of interest to fellow Ditko fans....
Fair use is a complicated and difficult issue to discuss in just one or two paragraphs or one or two books. It allows usually very brief use of works...
Hi folks, Just a reminder that the auction for the original art for Dave Sim's Spider-Ham vs. The Platonist piece -- a parody cover of the ASM issue that...
I just listed the following comic on eBay: Outer Space 18, 1958, 19 pages of art by Steve Ditko http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320543844516...
Sorry, there's just not enough image there to judge. Â Â Â Â Allen Smith ... From: silent_reels <rschroet@...> Subject: [ditkomania] Outer Space 18 /...
All you Ditko admirers out there might well enjoy the concluding part of my three part Spider-Man/Dr Strange series for Marvel Knights, FEVER. Brendan...
Brendan, I’ve picked up the first two parts of FEVER and enjoyed ‘em, so I’ll certainly get the third part! Thanks, Jim Brendan, Ive picked up the first...
Hi Allen,  Sure, all I'd need are articles & illos on that topic. I'll add it to the list of possible future theme issues such as "Ditko's Animals,"...
Same here, Brendan. Issue #3 is on my pull list at my local comics shop. I've liked the first two installments of FEVER, and I certainly see the Ditko...
This is very obviously a blip in SD's career and not one of his best (or even good) efforts. It's a Charlton book from 1973. But I was wondering if Rob and the...
Is that story really from '73? I thought it looked more like Ditko's work from the 50's, showing some of Joe Kubert's influence on him. ... From: Michael...
I think that story is from the late 50s, 1959? ________________________________ From: Neil Anderson <nceylon@...> To: ditkomania@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
Yes, the story looks to be from the late fifties. It does resemble Kubert's Viking Prince to a certain extent.      Allen Smith ... From: Neil...
No, I believe it's from 1967. It was a back-up feature in Charlton's HERCULES, and I think that story was the back-up in HERCULES #1. It certainly looks like...
... So it's entirely possible that this could have been a story (or the story) that influenced the creation of Marvel's Thor a few years later. -- Mark...
Yes. It does bring up a question that I haven't seen posed: did Lee or Kirby read or look at the comics published by other companies?       Allen...
Oh, I see. I thought the story was a Thane of Bagarth story. My mistake. I think the Thane of Bagarth tale in that 1985 comic is a reprint of the 1967 story by...
I wrote a bit about the story here: http://ditko.blogspot.com/2010/01/thane-of-bagarth-24-1985.html And actually have a scan from the original comic I was...
(Note: I made an error in the previous version of this post that was sent out. Disregard that earlier one! -- R.I.)  Hi Michael,  I'm aware of the Ditko...
I don't have the reprint but I dug up the original and the chraracter's haircolor is indeed blond. I really don't see a lot there that would have influenced...
It's from a "Thane of Bagarth" so I guess it's late 1960s? Well, perhaps he just did the loose breakdowns on it for Glanzman, it's pretty lousy looking to me...
Nope, Thom is wrong... See my earlier post (the one marked "corrected post"). Glanzman has nothing to do with it.  Rob  ... From: Michael Aushenker...
Thanks, but I'm pretty certain I was wrong. :) ... From: Michael Aushenker <chipmunksandsquirrels@...> Subject: [ditkomania] I think Thom is right To:...
