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origin & 1st app. Hawk & Dove by Ditko; COMIC BOOK IMPACT rating of 7 (CBI0
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origin & 1st app. Hawk & Dove by Ditko; COMIC BOOK IMPACT rating of 7 (CBI0
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origin & 1st app. Hawk & Dove by Ditko; COMIC BOOK IMPACT rating of 7 (CBI0Cover art by Steve Ditko. Ad for Secret Six #2 and Brave & Bold 78. 1st appearance of the Hawk and the Dove in Prologue (Table of Contents), script by Steve Skeates and Steve Ditko, art by Steve Ditko; At Elmond University, in a small college town, pro-war and peace demonstrators face off; Caught squarely in the middle are Don and Hank Hall, brothers, a "dove" and a "hawk"; They argue about compromise, force, and rights as a riot breaks out and police rush in. Chapter 1, In the Beginning..., script by Steve Skeates (script) and Steve Ditko (plot suggestions), art by Steve Ditko; In a small college town in Elmond County...; In court, Judge Hall senteces Mr. Dargo, a racketeer, to jail; He vows "my boys" will get revenge; In chambers, Don and Hank argue about compromise vs. violence. Angel and the Ape ad. Chapter II, A Voice...a Voice..., script by Steve Ditko (plot) and Steve Skeates (script), art by Steve Ditko; Hank spots "The man who threw the bomb!"; The boys follow into an abandoned building, but are trapped. House ad for 80-Page Giant Superman #207, 30th Anniversary Issue, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Neal Adams. Chapter III, The Birds Fly!, script by Steve Skeates (script) and Steve Ditko (plot suggestions), art by Steve Ditko; Costumed, Hawk and Dove burst in on mobsters come to kill Judge Hall in the hospital.
Artist Information
Steve Ditko was an American comics artist and writer best known for being the co-creator of Marvel superhero Spider-Man and creator of Doctor Strange. He also made notable contributions to the character of Iron Man, revolutionizing the character's red and yellow design.
Ditko studied under Batman artist Jerry Robinson at the Cartoonist and Illustrators School in New York City. 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. During this time, he began his long association with Charlton Comics, where he did work in the genres of science fiction, horror, and mystery. He also co-created the superhero Captain Atom in 1960.
During the 1950s, Ditko also drew for Atlas Comics, a forerunner of Marvel Comics. He went on to contribute much significant work to Marvel. Ditko was the artist for the first 38 issues of The Amazing Spider-Man, co-creating much of the Spider-Man supporting characters and villains with Stan Lee. Beginning with issue #25, Ditko was also credited as the plotter. In 1966, after being the exclusive artist on The Amazing Spider-Man and the "Doctor Strange" feature in Strange Tales, Ditko left Marvel for a variety of reasons, including creative differences and unpaid royalties.
Ditko 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. Ditko also began contributing to small independent publishers, where he created Mr. A, a hero reflecting the influence of Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism. Ditko largely declined to give interviews, saying he preferred to communicate through his work.
Ditko was inducted into the comics industry's Jack Kirby Hall of Fame in 1990 and into the Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame in 1994. He will be posthumously honored as a Disney Legend in 2024.
origin & 1st app. Hawk & Dove by Ditko; COMIC BOOK IMPACT rating of 7 (CBI0Cover art by Steve Ditko. Ad for Secret Six #2 and Brave & Bold 78. 1st appearance of the Hawk and the Dove in Prologue (Table of Contents), script by Steve Skeates and Steve Ditko, art by Steve Ditko; At Elmond University, in a small college town, pro-war and peace demonstrators face off; Caught squarely in the middle are Don and Hank Hall, brothers, a "dove" and a "hawk"; They argue about compromise, force, and rights as a riot breaks out and police rush in. Chapter 1, In the Beginning..., script by Steve Skeates (script) and Steve Ditko (plot suggestions), art by Steve Ditko; In a small college town in Elmond County...; In court, Judge Hall senteces Mr. Dargo, a racketeer, to jail; He vows "my boys" will get revenge; In chambers, Don and Hank argue about compromise vs. violence. Angel and the Ape ad. Chapter II, A Voice...a Voice..., script by Steve Ditko (plot) and Steve Skeates (script), art by Steve Ditko; Hank spots "The man who threw the bomb!"; The boys follow into an abandoned building, but are trapped. House ad for 80-Page Giant Superman #207, 30th Anniversary Issue, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Neal Adams. Chapter III, The Birds Fly!, script by Steve Skeates (script) and Steve Ditko (plot suggestions), art by Steve Ditko; Costumed, Hawk and Dove burst in on mobsters come to kill Judge Hall in the hospital.
Artist Information
Steve Ditko was an American comics artist and writer best known for being the co-creator of Marvel superhero Spider-Man and creator of Doctor Strange. He also made notable contributions to the character of Iron Man, revolutionizing the character's red and yellow design.
Ditko studied under Batman artist Jerry Robinson at the Cartoonist and Illustrators School in New York City. 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. During this time, he began his long association with Charlton Comics, where he did work in the genres of science fiction, horror, and mystery. He also co-created the superhero Captain Atom in 1960.
During the 1950s, Ditko also drew for Atlas Comics, a forerunner of Marvel Comics. He went on to contribute much significant work to Marvel. Ditko was the artist for the first 38 issues of The Amazing Spider-Man, co-creating much of the Spider-Man supporting characters and villains with Stan Lee. Beginning with issue #25, Ditko was also credited as the plotter. In 1966, after being the exclusive artist on The Amazing Spider-Man and the "Doctor Strange" feature in Strange Tales, Ditko left Marvel for a variety of reasons, including creative differences and unpaid royalties.
Ditko 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. Ditko also began contributing to small independent publishers, where he created Mr. A, a hero reflecting the influence of Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism. Ditko largely declined to give interviews, saying he preferred to communicate through his work.
Ditko was inducted into the comics industry's Jack Kirby Hall of Fame in 1990 and into the Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame in 1994. He will be posthumously honored as a Disney Legend in 2024.