Along Came a Radioactive Spider: Strange Steve Ditko and the Creation of Spider-Man

by Annie Hunter Eriksen

Spider-Man's web of stories began far before the first drawing of nerdy teenager Peter Parker. They started with Steve Ditko, a kid who loved comics so much that he would brave blizzards to get new issues. Steve was strange--he was introverted, his art was shadowy, and his characters didn't fit the mold of handsome heroes like those crafted by Marvel legends Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. But it's not so strange that the traits that made Steve different...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1645677109
• ISBN13: 9781645677109
• Release Date: August 2023
• Publisher: Page Street Kids
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.4" x 10.4"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3