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VISIT BOTTLEWORKS, HOME OF THE STEVE DITKO MUSEUM,JOHNSTOWN PA
STEVE DITKO REPRESENTED AT THE SKIRBALL MUSEUM SHOW - INVENTING AMERICA: THE COMIC BOOK REVOLUTION
DITKO INK SPONSORING DITKO CON 2027 CELEBRATING STEVE DITKO’S 100TH BDAY
COMING SOON “DITKO: A DOCUMENTARY”
STATIC GETS A NEW COSTUME
Steve Ditko b. 1927 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. Died June 27, 2018 Manhattan, New York City, New York. An American comics writer and artist. He is better known for co-creating the superheroes Spider-Man/Peter Parker and Doctor Strange/Stephen Strange for Marvel Comics. He created many other characters for various publishing companies. Among his better known creations are Blue Beetle/Ted Kord, Captain Atom/Allen Adam, the Creeper/Jack Ryder, Hawk and Dove/Hank Hall and Don Hall, Mr. A/Rex Graine, the Question/Charles Victor Szasz, Shade the Changing Man/Rac Shade, Ditko was an adherent of Objectivism, the philosophy of Ayn Rand (1905-1982). Her work had a significant influence on his own work, which often reflected Objectivism's belief in moral absolutism.
Ditko Ink is the guardian of the Steve Ditko Estate owned by his nieces and nephews. As a family, our mission is to preserve, educate and promote the legacy of one of the most influential creators in the comic book industry.
Steve Ditko contributed vast amounts of material for Charleton, Marvel, and DC Comics. His characters are recognized around the world.
Later in his career he pioneered independent publications where he created characters like Mr. A, Static and the Avenging World. Although always regarded as a private person, Ditko Ink will be regularly sharing personal stories and pictures and our history of the man we simply knew as Uncle Steve.
