Steve Ditko dies at 90: A look at the Spider-Man, Doctor Strange creator's best works
FP Staff
• February 14, 2019, 12:08:58 IST
Steve Ditko created Spider-Man and Doctor Strange, two of the most recognisable superheroes of the Marvel universe
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Steve Ditko, who created the most recognisable superheros of the Marvel universe, Spider-Man and Doctor Strange, passed away last week.
Spider-Man made his first appearance in 1962 in issue No. 15 of Amazing Fantasy and Doctor Strange in issue 110 of Strange Tales in 1963.
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Ditko also went on to create Green Goblin, one of the most terrifying supervillians to have plagued Spider-Man. On the artist's death, Patch Zircher tweeted that his creations will be remembered as significantly as Doyle's Sherlock Holmes or Fleming's James Bond.
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Both Doctor Strange and Spider-Man have been made into super hit blockbusters. In the 2016 film Doctor Strange, Benedict Cumberbatch essayed the role of Dr. Stephen Strange, the metaphysical superhero.
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