ALONG CAME A RADIOACTIVE SPIDER Strange Steve Ditko and the Creation of Spider-Man JASON SHIGA Only the biggest bribe will

Only the biggest bribe will tell

A storyboard artist and designer (Alien

is finally treated to the grand depiction it deserves

But when his big heist doesn't go as planned

one of the most recognizable characters in SF history

ALONG CAME A RADIOACTIVE SPIDER Strange Steve Ditko and the Creation of Spider-Man JASON SHIGA Only the biggest bribe willW) Annie Hunter Eriksen (A) Lee Gatlin 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