Machine Man issue 17 page 3 by Steve Ditko
Artist: Steve Ditko (All)
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DescriptionSince 2007 (when I first began seriously collecting) one of my main pages that I ever wanted was a Ditko Machine Man page from the ending of the original Kirby series. Machine Man has always been a favorite character of mine and Steve Ditko, well, what can I say that you don't already know.? When I first started digging around for a page and I never dreamed how impossibly hard it would be to find one, let alone a good one, you all of course know the difference. The more I looked the more I noticed that such a page was extremely rare. I emailed dealers, CAF sellers, asked friends and went as far as to send a letter to Mr. Ditko himself, which you can see his reply in my gallery now. Well, seven years later one pops up on the internet to only be disappear. It took some emails, some phone calls, a bit of wheeling and dealing and (I'm not going to lie) a good amount of money and now, at long last I finally have my grail. I don't use that term loosely and I know that it gets batted around more often than it should but I will say it again, "grail".Have you ever gotten a page and felt like won something? This is the page that makes me feel like a winner. Thanks to all the friends I made in the hobby, the dealers, Sparkle City, CAF., the boards (this one and the other one), and the people I irritated. All of these people are the building blocks I needed to own this page. Social/Sharing |
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Steve Kro 
Member Since 2007
Posted on 9/17/2014
All hail Steven Davich, caretaker of Ditko Machine Man extraordinaire!
Bob Kopman
Member Since 2007
1 - Posted on 9/17/2014
It's a great page. The action and layouts remind me of his Spider-man work.
steve roden
Member Since 2011
Posted on 9/17/2014
certainly worth the legwork!!!! freaking beautiful.... congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
glen gold
Member Since 2004
1 - Posted on 9/17/2014
This is a great page -- I gave up long ago on trying to find a good Machine Man page by Ditko (yours is inked by Ditko too, isn't it?). This one is high energy, fun, crazy, and all the images as a whole have a terrific "flow," if you know what I mean. And while the top tiers are like Spidey the last tier is sorta Dr Strange like. I love the inking in the last panel in particular. Well done. You can stop collecting now.
Steve Day Vich
Member Since 2007
Posted on 9/17/2014
glen gold wrote:
This is a great page -- I gave up long ago on trying to find a good Machine Man page by Ditko (yours is inked by Ditko too, isn't it?). This one is high energy, fun, crazy, and all the images as a whole have a terrific "flow," if you know what I mean. And while the top tiers are like Spidey the last tier is sorta Dr Strange like. I love the inking in the last panel in particular. Well done. You can stop collecting now.Hey Glen, Ditko did ink this page. My wallet, wife and you can all agree on something, also.
CHRIS OLIVERIA
Member Since 2011
1 - Posted on 9/17/2014
that's great! a really nice Ditko action page!
Mario B.
Member Since 2004
1 - Posted on 9/17/2014
wooooooooooooooow...hotter than hell....congratulation...
Anthony F
Member Since 2004
1 - Posted on 9/17/2014
Awesome Ditko pen & inks! Glad to see someone ended up with that "BWS" Machine Man auction, I'm sure it was quite an adventure to land this one!
Josh G.
Member Since 2008
1 - Posted on 9/17/2014
mechanical hands down, this is better than ANY asm page
Jeff Singh
Member Since 2004
1 - Posted on 9/17/2014
Steve, you were always a winner in my books:) Great page. I am glad it worked out for you.
Felix Lu
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 9/17/2014
I didn't know of your quest specifically, but did know you are a Machine Man fan...so can appreciate what this must mean to you! Instantly recognizable as Ditko. Congrats!
DC's Showcase
Member Since 2006
1 - Posted on 9/17/2014
Supremely Ditko-esque. All the fun of an ASM or a Doctor Strange at a fraction of the cost, I'll bet. Which is what I would call a smart pick up, congrats!
. BRAUNY
Member Since 2007
1 - Posted on 9/17/2014
Nice one bro! I got the same itch on my list. Glad you were able to scratch yours! Congrats!!
Michael Kenyon
Member Since 2008
1 - Posted on 9/17/2014
Great action page accented by beautiful art. I'm obviously not the only one moved by your joy in landing the grail. I believe that a round of applause is on order ****
Michael Kenyon
Member Since 2008
Posted on 9/17/2014
Great action page accented by beautiful art. I'm obviously not the only one moved by your joy in landing the grail. I believe that a round of applause is on order ****
Sean Clarke
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 9/18/2014
Much respect for persevering to land this beauty! I remember as a kid thinking what a stone gas it was that Ditko was following Kirby on this book, and this page delivers on the promise of Ditko awesomeness in spades. It's true that every time a comic art collector acquires a long sought grail, you hear a bell, and an angel gets his wings!
Timothy Finney
Member Since 2006
1 - Posted on 9/18/2014
I also think you are a winner for acquiring this page. It is one of the better Ditko pages from this era that I've seen.
Randall Glass
Member Since 2004
1 - Posted on 9/18/2014
Sweet page. MM rocks. Cool that you got a response from Ditko!
Steve Kro
Member Since 2007
Posted on 9/18/2014
Chuck Norris and Machine Man need to team-up. Drawn by Ditko, of course.
Jason Versaggi
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 9/18/2014
It's a great page. I think Machine Man could have been a wonderful Silver Age hit for Marvel had Ditko drew him in that era. This page looks like it came right out of 1963. Bravo.
Kin Wong
Member Since 2007
1 - Posted on 10/20/2014
It sounds like a long and expensive journey, but I bet it was worth it in the end (though the wallet will disagree). Congrats on finding (and acquiring) your grail!
Steve Kro
Member Since 2007
Posted on 2/9/2019
One thing I never really worried about was toxic masculinity let alone masculinity.
Steve Kro
Member Since 2007
Posted on 9/16/2021
I'm only person with letter from Ditko about his work on Chuck Norris. :)
Peter Roe
Member Since 2009
Posted on 7/21/2024
Grail to end all grails! Ditko Spidey-like action panels! Super!
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