Popular Post Timely Posted December 12, 2018 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 12, 2018 (edited) Edited February 1, 2019 by Timely vodou, jimjum12, Primetime and 3 others 6 Link to post Share on other sites
Bronty Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 wow! what a classic! Link to post Share on other sites
Yurgo Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 Nice score Link to post Share on other sites
Ameri Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 On 9/27/2018 at 5:20 PM, Timely said: Not my pic, but I do wonder if the collector who took that pic had the guts to knock. Looks like one of the photos my 21 year old daughter took. I asked her to bring a birthday cake to Ditko in November 2017. I've been corresponding with Ditko for a couple years and thought it would be a nice gesture. The security guard on the first floor let her in but warned that he will only see you for a few seconds. He's on the 6th floor. My daughter knocked on the door but no answer at first. A couple seconds later she heard shuffling and the door opened and there was Steve. She told him "my dad is a big fan of yours and he just wanted me to bring you this birthday cake." He said, " I don't talk to people and I don't want a birthday cake and he shut the door." A neighbor then came out from an adjoining apartment and told my daughter not to feel bad because he doesn't talk to anybody but at least he opened the door for you. She wound up giving the cake to a homeless person outside. Primetime, Catwoman_Fan, MagnusX and 1 other 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites
mr_highgrade Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 1 hour ago, Ameri said: Looks like one of the photos my 21 year old daughter took. I asked her to bring a birthday cake to Ditko in November 2017. I've been corresponding with Ditko for a couple years and thought it would be a nice gesture. The security guard on the first floor let her in but warned that he will only see you for a few seconds. He's on the 6th floor. My daughter knocked on the door but no answer at first. A couple seconds later she heard shuffling and the door opened and there was Steve. She told him "my dad is a big fan of yours and he just wanted me to bring you this birthday cake." He said, " I don't talk to people and I don't want a birthday cake and he shut the door." A neighbor then came out from an adjoining apartment and told my daughter not to feel bad because he doesn't talk to anybody but at least he opened the door for you. She wound up giving the cake to a homeless person outside. I actually took the same picture probably close to 10 years ago. I am not sure if this is my pic or not. I did start a thread on these boards about how I actually met him and shook his hand. I actually went back about 3 more times and took a couple of boardies to meet him, including Greggy. The last time I saw him was probably 2 to 3 years ago. He was actually very nice to me, we spoke for about 30 mins or so. Link to post Share on other sites
Ameri Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 Maybe he was just having a bad day the day my daughter showed up and she is not a comic book collector. She told me the story and the photo above is the shot of the door that she took. Since I wasn't there, I can't really say anything but relate what she told me. All I can say is that I've had very nice correspondences from Steve over the years. Here's one where he talks about this page from Beyond the Grave. mr_highgrade, Aliens and Timely 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Primetime Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 2 hours ago, Ameri said: Maybe he was just having a bad day the day my daughter showed up and she is not a comic book collector. She told me the story and the photo above is the shot of the door that she took. Since I wasn't there, I can't really say anything but relate what she told me. All I can say is that I've had very nice correspondences from Steve over the years. Here's one where he talks about this page from Beyond the Grave. Very nice Frank. Ditko was certainly prompt in writing back to fans. I was thankful to exchange three letters with him in 2015. Link to post Share on other sites
Ameri Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 There's a piece to my daughter's story that I forgot to mention or maybe I chose to forget. I emphasized to her that she needs to go up there alone, but she brought her boyfriend, probably to impress him or whatever. I really didn't want to crowd a 90 year old man with extra people but that part didn't bother me too too much. What bothered me was finding out that the boyfriend brought a Spiderman poster. That was a big no no in my book, but the kid would not have known that. Innocently, perhaps he wanted to get it signed for himself or for me and that might have not gone over well with Steve and the visit ended quickly. She told me everything went so quick and there was no opportunity to even talk about the poster, but maybe Steve saw it and that was the end of that. Twanj and Primetime 2 Link to post Share on other sites
mr_highgrade Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 A boardie that came with me one time, offered Steve a thousand bucks per signature, and he politely declined it. Link to post Share on other sites
Timely Posted December 18, 2018 Author Share Posted December 18, 2018 1 hour ago, mr_highgrade said: A boardie that came with me one time, offered Steve a thousand bucks per signature, and he politely declined it. Because that meant EVERY guy who came to his door with $1000 and a pen he'd have to sign for. Link to post Share on other sites
aokartman Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 27 minutes ago, Timely said: Because that meant EVERY guy who came to his door with $1000 and a pen he'd have to sign for. Right I can see his point there, it isn't about the money and he just wanted his privacy. Link to post Share on other sites
Will_K Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 (edited) I'm curious. As people share their stories, letters and interactions re: Steve Ditko, does he become more or less of an enigma ?? Edited December 18, 2018 by Will_K Link to post Share on other sites
Bronty Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 Less. There was a consistency to his actions and thinking. It was unusual but predictable and admirable in many ways. theflashunc, The Voord, Twanj and 1 other 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Timely Posted December 18, 2018 Author Share Posted December 18, 2018 I think 99.9% of the population thinks differently than Ditko did on many key points. So to me, that makes him an interesting fellow. I know I would have done things differently than he did, but each person has their own path to take. Will_K, Twanj and First Upgrade 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites
The Voord Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 I think for many the problem with Ditko was that he was not 'fan friendly' (not in any discourteous way). He had his own set of beliefs that he adhered to consistently. I respect him for that. Twanj, zhamlau, I am not Glenda and 1 other 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post ignimbrite Posted December 19, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted December 19, 2018 My first ever Ditko Piece. Only took a decade to find it Ted_L, 1Toy2Many, mr_highgrade and 2 others 5 Link to post Share on other sites
zhamlau Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 19 hours ago, Timely said: I think 99.9% of the population thinks differently than Ditko did on many key points. So to me, that makes him an interesting fellow. I know I would have done things differently than he did, but each person has their own path to take. I dont think you can get 99.9% of the population to agree the sky is blue or that water is wet lol. Link to post Share on other sites
1Toy2Many Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 3 hours ago, ignimbrite said: My first ever Ditko Piece. Only took a decade to find it Nice!! Great to hear. Congrats, man! Link to post Share on other sites
rsonenthal Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 9 hours ago, Aliens said: got this one after many years of looking. very glad with it. Page 8 from Showcase 75, first apperance of the hawk and dove Very cool!! Love Hawk and Dove, especially from Showcase! Aliens 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Timely Posted September 5, 2019 Author Share Posted September 5, 2019 (edited) So I did a breakdown of all the Ditko Spider-Man art. I'm sharing this because some might find it useful or at least interesting. There are 42 comic books total with Ditko Spider-Man art: Amazing Fantasy #15, ASM #1-38, ASM Annual #1 & 2 & Strange Tales Annual #2 Total number of Spider-Man Ditko pieces: 897 Total number of Spider-Man Ditko covers: 42 Total number of Spider-Man Ditko pages: 826 Total number of Spider-Man Ditko pin-ups: 29 Total number of Spider-Man Ditko pages without Spider-Man on it: 152 Total number of Spider-Man Ditko pages with Spider-Man on it: 674 Total number of Spider-Man Ditko pages with Spider-Man on it in action or in battle: 531 Total number of Spider-Man Ditko full splash pages with Spider-Man on it: 45 Total number of Spider-Man Ditko 1/3 splash pages with Spider-Man on it: 87 Total number of Spider-Man Ditko 1/4, 1/2 & 2/3 splash pages with Spider-Man on it: 13 Edited September 5, 2019 by Timely error Unca Ben, Bill C and Twanj 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites
