In 1966, after being the exclusive artist on The Amazing Spider-Man and the 'Doctor Strange' feature in Strange Tales, Ditko left Marvel for unclear reasons.ĭitko 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, and Hawk and Dove. He went on to contribute much significant work to Marvel. He also co-created the superhero Captain Atom in 1960.ĭuring the 1950s, Ditko also drew for Atlas Comics, a forerunner of Marvel Comics. During this time, he then began his long association with Charlton Comics, where he did work in the genres of science fiction, horror, and mystery. 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. Ditko ( / ˈ d ɪ t k oʊ/ Novem– June 29, 2018) was an American comics artist and writer best known as the artist and co-creator, with Stan Lee, of the Marvel Comics superheroes Spider-Man and Doctor Strange.ĭitko studied under Batman artist Jerry Robinson at the Cartoonist and Illustrators School in New York City.
