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Before the Creeper, before Hawk and Dove, even befor co-creating Spider-Man, one-of-a-kind comic book artist/writer Steve Ditko illustrated his first super hero; the Cold War adventures of the nclear powered Captain Atom. Readers and fans now have a chance to own all the Charlton Comics' apprearances of the original hero.Tags
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Stephen Ditko was born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania on November 2, 1927. After graduating from high school in 1945, he joined the Army and was stationed in Germany, where he drew cartoons for a service newspaper. In 1950, he attended the Cartoonist and Illustrator School in New York. He was best known for his role in creating Spider-Man. He also show more created or helped create Green Goblin, Dr. Octopus, Iron Man, the Hulk, Dr. Strange, and Squirrel Girl. He was inducted into the Jack Kirby Hall of Fame in 1990 and the Will Eisner Hall of Fame in 1994. He was found dead on June 29, 2018 at the age of 90. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- The Action Heroes Archives, Volume 1
- Original publication date
- 2004
- People/Characters
- Captain Atom (Allen Adam); Doctor Spectro; Nightshade (Eve Eden); Ghost (Alec Nois)
- Important places
- Fort Knox, Kentucky, USA
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- Graphic Novels & Comics, Tween
- DDC/MDS
- 741.5973 — Arts & recreation Drawing & decorative arts Drawing Comic books, graphic novels, fotonovelas, cartoons, caricatures, comic strips History, geographic treatment, biography North American United States (General)
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- PN6728 .L9 .C3 — Language and Literature Literature (General) Literature (General) Collections of general literature Comic books, strips, etc.
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