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Stephen John Ditko[1][2] (/ˈdɪtkoʊ/; November 2, 1927 – June 29, 2018) was an

American comic book writer best known for being the co-creator of Marvel superhero
Spider-Man and creator of Doctor Strange. He also made notable contributions to the
character of Iron Man, introducing the character's red and yellow design.

Ditko studied under Batman artist Jerry Robinson at the Cartoonist and Illustrators
School in New York City. He began his professional career in 1953, working in the
studio of Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, beginning as an inker and coming under the
influence of artist Mort Meskin. During this time, he began his long association
with Charlton Comics, where he did work in the genres of science fiction, horror,
and mystery. He also co-created the superhero Captain Atom in 1960.

During the 1950s, Ditko also drew for Atlas Comics, a forerunner of Marvel Comics.
He went on to contribute much significant work to Marvel. Ditko was the artist for
the first 38 issues of The Amazing Spider-Man, co-creating much of the Spider-Man
supporting characters and villains with Stan Lee. Beginning with issue #25, Ditko
was also credited as the plotter. In 1966, after being the exclusive artist on The
Amazing Spider-Man and the "Doctor Strange" feature in Strange Tales, Ditko left
Marvel.

He continued to work for Charlton and also DC Comics, including a revamp of the
long-running character the Blue Beetle and creating or co-creating the Question,
The Creeper, Shade, the Changing Man, Nightshade, and Hawk and Dove. Ditko also
began contributing to small independent publishers, where he created Mr. A, a hero
reflecting the influence of Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism. D

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