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Working with Ditko
by Jack C. Harris
Introduction by Mike Gold
Design, Production, and Editorial Assist by Jon B. Cooke
Proofread and Published by John Morrow
Steve Ditko portrait by Drew Friedman
Front and back cover art by Steve Ditko
Special thanks:
Cory Sedlmeier, Rob Imes, Kendall Whitehouse, Glenn Whitmore, and Andrew Pepoy
Dedicated to Stephen J. Ditko
My idol, acquaintance, colleague, collaborator, friend & Master of the Comic Book Arts
Batman, Black Canary, Block, Bouncing Boy, Cancelled Comics Cavalcade, The Creeper, Dial H for Hero, Green Arrow, The Hawk and the Dove, Hawkman, House of Mystery, The Legion of Super-Heroes, The Odd Man, Shade the Changing Man, Showcase, Stalker, Starman, Superboy, Superman, Time Warp, Wildfire, Wonder Woman, World’s Finest Comics, and all associated characters TM & © DC Comics.
Amazing Spider-Man, The Incredible Hulk, The Human Torch, Kraven the Hunter, Spider-Man: Web of Doom, Tales of Suspense, and all associated characters TM & © Marvel Characters, Inc.
The Adventures of the Fly, Fly Girl, Jaguar, and all associated characters TM & © Archie Comic Publications, Inc. The Fly created by Joe Simon, © The Estate of Joseph Simon.
Steve Ditko portrait © Drew Friedman. Originally appeared in Drew’s Heroes of the Comics: Portraits of the Pioneering Legends of Comic Books [2014], published by Fantagraphics Books.
Alter Ego TM & © Roy and Dann Thomas.
The Comics Journal TM & © Fantagraphic Books, Inc.
Warp and associated characters TM & © the estate of Stuart Gordon and Lenny Kleinfeld.
Byron Simon (In the Lamp), Daughters of Time, Dr. Ato: The Man with the Atomic Eye, Fantasy Master, Felix Fax: The Infinity Flyer, Lelona, The Myth Master, Star Guider, 3-D Substance, and Tommy Todd’s Dream Squad, and all associated characters TM & © Jack C. Harris.
Revolver TM & © Robin Snyder.
The 3-D Zone TM & © the estate of Ray Zone.
Fantastic Giants, Gorgo, Konga TM & © the respective copyright holders.
First Printing: June 2023 • Printed in China • ISBN-13: 978-1-60549-122-6
