tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7900340242652558465.post4033570444421211177..comments2023-05-28T10:03:09.735-04:00Comments on Al Nickerson: "Who Really Created Spider-Man?"AlNickersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03744163183810158492noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7900340242652558465.post-86902363722659923482013-01-16T10:41:02.385-05:002013-01-16T10:41:02.385-05:00According to Joe Simon, Joe confronted Jack about ...According to Joe Simon, Joe confronted Jack about Jack's Silver Spider/Spidey claims (which Simon says were untrue), and Kirby acknowledged it was a play for money. "I had no work… I had a family to support, rent to pay… what else could I do?"<br />Let's keep in mind that even if Kirby's story is true, he STILL didn't create Spider-Man- he would have stolen the concept from Joe Simon. <br /><br />Kirby had a history of this- claiming ownership out of the blue, years after the fact, often of characters he had marginal or even no input into (Captain America, Iron Man), if he thought he could make a buck on it, such as lying under oath in a case against his former partner/mentor in support of Marvel's total ownership of Captain America (a stance he would comlpletely switch a few years later- when Kirby believed he stood to profit from it. Even Kirby's daughter states Kirby had nothing to do with Spider-Man:<br /><br />"Neither one of my parents ever mentioned that my father created [Spider-Man], in fact I have heard my mother correcting people if they alluded to that fact."<br /><br />Guess history changed retroactively once the lawyers got involved?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7900340242652558465.post-18880016047211487402009-10-27T15:23:55.443-04:002009-10-27T15:23:55.443-04:00If anyone is interested, I would recommend trackin...If anyone is interested, I would recommend tracking down Steve Ditko’s article "An Insider's Part of Comics History: Jack Kirby's Spider-Man." Here, Ditko writes about his role in the creation of Marvel’s Spider-Man. The article was first published in Robin Snyder’s HISTORY OF COMICS, volume 1, no. 5 (May 1990). The article was later reprinted in COMIC BOOK ARTIST #3 (TwoMorrows Publishing, 1999) and ALTER EGO: THE COMIC BOOK ARTIST COLLECTION (TwoMorrows Publishing, 2000).AlNickersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03744163183810158492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7900340242652558465.post-55542433931651672642009-10-27T13:40:02.056-04:002009-10-27T13:40:02.056-04:00Hey, Nick, read The Comic Book Makers a bit closer...Hey, Nick, read The Comic Book Makers a bit closer this time, especially what Steve D. said when Jack first brought in Jack and Joe's original SpiderMan pages that Jack showed to Stan in hopes of getting work. While Stan took his own approach to Spider-Man (adding a hyphen, among other things--most likely for trademark reasons), it seems clear that S&K's SpiderMan was the prototype that set Stan's version in motion--and a fine job Stan did over the years, in my opinion! Funny, but I also remember as a kid Joe swapping flies on our kitchen wall while telling me what an interesting comic book superhero a fly would make.jim simonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7900340242652558465.post-6324945750866552752009-06-10T23:42:38.814-04:002009-06-10T23:42:38.814-04:00Hey, Nick! Thanks for stopping by and sharing your...Hey, Nick! Thanks for stopping by and sharing your insights. I totally agree with you. It’s great to see Steve Ditko continue to be as vocal as ever. Several times, Steve Bissette has recommended THE COMICS to me. I need to order a few of those issues. In my files, I did find a print-out of Ditko’s "Toyland" article which first appeared in THE COMICS. Good stuff!AlNickersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03744163183810158492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7900340242652558465.post-15204884121487740862009-06-08T13:21:35.605-04:002009-06-08T13:21:35.605-04:00I have the original issue of Amazing Adult Fantasy...I have the original issue of Amazing Adult Fantasy # 14 (alas, not # 15!) and there is no Spider-Man pictured or mentioned. I've been studying and writing about early Marvel and my take is that Lee and Ditko are the architects behind the Spider-Man we all know. Kirby created "A" Spider-Man, but the pages were unpublished and many of the elements were changed by Ditko and Lee. Ditko has written about these issues in the newsletter "The Comics" published by Robin Snyder. Ditko believes he is the co-creator of Spider-Man because he worked from a plot synpopsis, not a full script and because he created the visual look and many of the classic elements that reamin with Spider-Man till this day.<br /><br />You can get order info on back isues of "The Comics" here, as well as read and see more of Ditok's unique work:<br /><br />http://ditko.blogspot.com<br /><br />Nick CaputoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7900340242652558465.post-8873720829040732482009-02-17T20:31:00.000-05:002009-02-17T20:31:00.000-05:00That’s news to me, "Anonymous." I’ve nev...That’s news to me, "Anonymous." I’ve never heard that one before. So, I did some more digging. I double-checked THE COMIC BOOK MAKERS. I also looked into COMIC VALUES ANNUAL 2002, COMIX: A HISTORY OF COMIC BOOKS IN AMERICA, CRAWFORD’S ENCYCLOPEDIA OF COMIC BOOKS, and COMICS, COMIX & GRAPHIC NOVELS: A HISTORY OF COMIC ART. They all claim that Spider-Man first appeared in AMAZING FANTASY #15. If you find any source that says otherwise, I’d be happy to check that out.AlNickersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03744163183810158492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7900340242652558465.post-3599367152667508232009-02-17T19:23:00.000-05:002009-02-17T19:23:00.000-05:00Correct me if I'm wrong, someone, but I thought Sp...Correct me if I'm wrong, someone, but I thought Spidey's first appearance was in a single panel ad in the back of AMAZING ADULT FANTASY #14 plugging the next and final issue.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7900340242652558465.post-35877429355409768012009-02-09T19:19:00.000-05:002009-02-09T19:19:00.000-05:00I saw pages from FF #3. That was the issue where t...I saw pages from FF #3. That was the issue where they got their costumes. there was costume ideas on the back of the pages, There were different ideas what design would be on the chest. Kirby drew masks on them then whited it out. That part was really cool...Scanmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10599448481536132752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7900340242652558465.post-66811067281333745772009-02-05T23:45:00.000-05:002009-02-05T23:45:00.000-05:00Scan- You got to see some original Jack Kirby FANT...Scan- You got to see some original Jack Kirby FANTASTIC FOUR artwork!?! And some unpublished artwork, too!?! Gimme the skinny.<BR/><BR/>Pro- Thanks for the kind comments. I’m glad you got the chance to meet Stan Lee. That must have been exciting. Did ya give Stan a hug? :)AlNickersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03744163183810158492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7900340242652558465.post-75259955545134198822009-02-05T22:03:00.000-05:002009-02-05T22:03:00.000-05:00good column Albert very interesting. I agree, and ...good column Albert very interesting. I agree, and have always felt that Stan had the original idea and developed it with Ditko. Coincidentally I chatted with Mr Lee here in Beverly Hills on Wednesday he was with his business partner. It was very exciting. I told him he has had such a profound effect on the path my life took. Very nice man. Peace.Steve Prohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046811142934500528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7900340242652558465.post-37362486437386932462009-02-05T18:28:00.000-05:002009-02-05T18:28:00.000-05:00A copy could be had at https://www.mycomicshop.com...A copy could be had at https://www.mycomicshop.com/comicbooks/item?IID=4264271Scanmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10599448481536132752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7900340242652558465.post-37288766759165904492009-02-05T18:26:00.000-05:002009-02-05T18:26:00.000-05:00My ex-boss Greg Theakston published an issue of hi...My ex-boss Greg Theakston published an issue of his Pure Images that dealt with this very subject. Let me tell you, I got to see some original artwork of very early Fantastic Four and unpublished stuff that was eye opening.Scanmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10599448481536132752noreply@blogger.com