Steve Ditko

American comic book artist best known for being the co-creator of [gcd_link_publisher](78) superheroes [gcd_link_character](6122) and [gcd_link_character](6430). He also made notable contributions to the character of [gcd_link_character](6211), introducing the character's signature red and yellow design. Ditko studied under Batman artist [gcd_link_creator](6357) at the Cartoonist and Illustrators School in New York City. He began his professional career in 1953, working in the studio of [gcd_link_creator](6805) and [gcd_link_creator](2), beginning as an inker and coming under the influence of artist [gcd_link_creator](9709). During this time, he began his long association with [gcd_link_publisher](50), where he did work in the genres of science fiction, horror, and mystery. He also co-created the superhero [gcd_link_character](12830) in 1960. During the 1950s, Ditko also drew for Atlas Comics, a forerunner of [gcd_link_publisher](78). He went on to contribute much significant work to Marvel. Ditko was the artist for the first 38 issues of [gcd_link_series](1570), co-creating much of the Spider-Man supporting characters and villains with [gcd_link_creator](12304). 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 [gcd_link_series](824), Ditko left [gcd_link_publisher](78). He continued to work for [gcd_link_publisher](50) and also [gcd_link_publisher](54), including a revamp of the long-running character the [gcd_link_character](12801) and creating or co-creating [gcd_link_character](6239), [gcd_link_character](12717), [gcd_link_character](25847), [gcd_link_character](12833), and [gcd_link_feature](3191). Ditko also began contributing to small independent publishers, where he created [gcd_link_character](20373), a hero reflecting the influence of [gcd_link_creator](24505)'s philosophy of Objectivism.