tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419605150672201683.post1794007319675512179..comments2024-03-01T14:01:34.480-08:00Comments on Marvel in the Silver Age: Spider-Man, Spider-Man ...AirPiratePresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13136561512898563240noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419605150672201683.post-50095835756500656602014-11-30T18:20:29.790-08:002014-11-30T18:20:29.790-08:00So you related to Peter Parker, eh, Al? Then it mu...So you related to Peter Parker, eh, Al? Then it must've been your Spidey suit I saw next to Tharg's outfit in a cupboard at Irwin House when I was down in London back in the late '80s. Go on - admit it.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419605150672201683.post-62140126767899009262014-11-13T15:30:29.910-08:002014-11-13T15:30:29.910-08:00I was at just the right age (7 years old) to be ex...I was at just the right age (7 years old) to be excited by the Spider-Man and FF cartoons, but Marvel spoiled me and I actually thought they'd adapt the unmasking of the Green Goblin on the cartoon! No such luck! Most of the cartoons didn't even give villains an origin, they just "were". Anyway, I still have a soft spot in my heart for them, as well as the Marvel Super Heroes cartoons. Nick Caputohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05096100224095280865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419605150672201683.post-91367997437080100762014-11-13T00:17:49.492-08:002014-11-13T00:17:49.492-08:00Thank you, Nick, for the kind encouragement. I'...Thank you, Nick, for the kind encouragement. I'm already working on the follow-up which will look at the last year of Ditko's Spider-Man (including *those* issues) and the switch over to Romita's version. And as you've probably guessed the Blog title alludes to the Spider-Man cartoon that aired in the US and in UK regions during 1967 which might rate a mention ...AirPiratePresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13136561512898563240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419605150672201683.post-45304245907166577662014-11-12T22:46:41.181-08:002014-11-12T22:46:41.181-08:00Lee and Ditko broke ground so many times in Spider...Lee and Ditko broke ground so many times in Spider-Man I'm still surprised at just how good their work is and how well it holds up. Like you I grew up reading the Lee-Ditko stories early on, both from the Marvel Tales reprints and my older brother John's collection which dated back to ASM # 3. <br /><br />So many of Ditko's covers had a sense of menace, and issue # 15 is a particular favorite. If you go through the Marvel hero line over the years you'll notice Stan Lee's affinity for animal names, Lizard, Scorpion, Rhino, Owl, Eel, Falcon, on and on. As far as Jameson's explanation in # 10, I suspect most of that came from Ditko. The speech "sounds" very much like his input. <br /><br />According to Ditko he began plotting Spider-Man solo sometime before ASM # 25, so the Crime-Master stories and beyond are all Ditko plots. Of course the question comes up as to whose idea it was for Peter to graduate and go to college is # 28. My guess is that Ditko and Lee had discussed this long before they stopped talking to each other, and I suspect Lee originated that idea based on his characters growing up in teen-romance strips (Patsy and Hedy both graduated a year before Peter).<br /><br />A wonderful post that touched on so many innovations and just plain fun of this period. I look forward to the follow-up. Nick Caputohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05096100224095280865noreply@blogger.com