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Amazing Spider-man #12, page 19

Artist: Steve Ditko (All)

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Title:	Amazing Spider-man #12, page 19
Artist:	Steve Ditko (All)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Interior Page
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	4,834
Likes on CAF:	10 11
Comments:	40
Added to Site:	10/21/2014
Comic Art Archive:	The Amazing Spider-Man Issue: 12 Page: 19 View

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It�s a special art day for me. I�ve been re-reading the early Spider-Man issues, and every time I go through those stories, I�m more impressed with what Lee and Ditko created. The artwork is almost a class in sequential storytelling, and some of the techniques used by Ditko are still cutting edge today.

Spider-man�s look and personality certainly evolved over those first three years. While it was all great, I loved the first year. In the first year, Spider-man looked a lot more like Peter Parker in a costume. By the end of Ditko�s run, he was a lot more muscular and super hero looking. His supporting cast, the villains, also changed and their personalities tightened up. My longstanding view is that our heroes are defined by their villains, and the unless you really believe that the hero is in danger, there is no great story. In the first year, we met Doctor Octopus, the Vulture, Electro, the Lizard and the Sandman. Was that a year, or what?!! In the first year, the Vulture appeared twice, and Doc Ock was in three issues. Remember, the Green Goblin didn�t show up till Issue 14. Now, I�m not sure how everyone else ranks Spider-Man�s bad guys, but for me, it�s Green Goblin first, Doc Ock second, and then there is a gulf for the next grouping (that could be the next fun thread!).

So, when I had a chance to get a Ditko page with Spider-Man facing off against Doc Ock, it was a simple choice for me � do it! I was able to make an acquisition from Issue 12 (featuring the reappearance of Otto Octavius in the first year of the book). Page 19 has just about everything you�d want; a running fight sequence starting with a scene of Spidey leaping into the camera, a trademark Ditko roof top fight, some neat perspective shots from �the man on the street�, and an awesome shot of Doc Ock with his arms extended in a classic deserted art gallery.

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P A
Member Since 2013

Posted on 10/21/2014

AMAZING! I'm at a loss for words! Congratulations Ron!

Gene Park
Member Since 2004

Posted on 10/21/2014

Great stuff, Ron - congrats!!

Joe Shaffer
Member Since 2010

Posted on 10/21/2014

Fantastic Page Ron, Well Done As Ever!!!!

Sewer Lid Collectibles
Member Since 2007

Posted on 10/21/2014

Love that second panel! Congrats!

CHRIS OLIVERIA
Member Since 2011

Posted on 10/21/2014

WOW!!!! "amazing" pick up Ron, congratulations

Felix Lu
Member Since 2005

Posted on 10/21/2014

Quite a coup! Really can't decide which page I like better...but the bottom panel on this one is a doozy. Lucky dog!

Mike W
Member Since 2007

Posted on 10/21/2014

So much to say about this page... I remember buying a copy of the Amazing Spider-Man Annual #3 as a kid. I remember that cover so vividly... the main image of Spidey punching the Hulk as the Avengers look on, and two smaller images of Spidey fighting Doctor Octopus. The second Spidey/Ock image is the last panel of the very page you own. Thank you, my friend, for sharing such a special page that evokes very fond comic-collecting memories. This page is a prime example of the magic that Marvel brought readers in those early days.

Gordon Bartik
Member Since 2013

Posted on 10/21/2014

Congratulations Ron, you have acquired a wonderful page. As you state, it is so 'meaty' in terms of storytelling devices such as angles of view, main characters and the human touch of linking in the everyday 'man in the street,......this is part of what was lost with subsequent illustrators of this title, no matter how slick or talented they were. Ditko was the 'master' and you have a 'masterpiece'!

. BRAUNY
Member Since 2007

Posted on 10/21/2014

Wow..... totally amazing 2 page arc..... all hail Ron on another great acquisition! What a great pick up! (You know I am just jealous) Thanks for sharing! :-)

Mike D
Member Since 2004

Posted on 10/21/2014

Wow, epic pick-ups Ron! As always, your taste in top-shelf art is impeccable. Congrats.

Doc R
Member Since 2010

Posted on 10/21/2014

Ron, Another great page. Congrats. I love your gallery its like a history lesson in the comics.

Tom Orsini
Member Since 2009

Posted on 10/21/2014

Bravo!

Alex Johnson
Member Since 2006
Forum Moderator

Posted on 10/21/2014

Hard to do better than this if you are a Ditko/Spidey fan (and who isn't). A wonderful add to an amazing collection.

frank x townsondecker
Member Since 2006

Posted on 10/21/2014

EXCELLENT!!!

Wesley Liu
Member Since 2009

Posted on 10/21/2014

Congats Ron! These are tremendous additions to your already fantastic collection.

David Gee
Member Since 2005

Posted on 10/21/2014

These two pages are a great pickup, thanks for sharing! Two examples of some of the best silver age sequential art available.

J M
Member Since 2010

Posted on 10/21/2014

Congrats Ron

J M
Member Since 2010

Posted on 10/21/2014

Congrats Ron

Chris K.
Member Since 2008

Posted on 10/21/2014

That bottom panel...what a piece of visual storytelling. Epic page!

Mike (aka Off White) White
Member Since 2008

Posted on 10/21/2014

Another incredible pickup! Congrats!

Aaron N.
Member Since 2009

Posted on 10/22/2014

It's funny to think that all-powerful DC missed out on both Ditko and Kirby, and they both had to go scrounge work from two-bit Atlas comics. I see Ditko like one of his Randian heroes, turning in work of unprecedented quality, far beyond anything that was expected or paid for. I'm a Kirby guy, myself, but there is a way that Ditko pages are the most special of the early Silver Age--you can feel the time and care he put into them. The intricate storytelling, the amazing detail, as in the sculptor's studio setting here, --it is the creme de la creme.

Jeremy Radisich
Member Since 2004

Posted on 10/22/2014

Just a wonderful example of Dikto's unique artistry--from the perspective in the first panel to Doc's arms to the onlookers in the middle first panel to all the wonderful stuff crammed into the bottom panel. You could easily get lost in this page and not come out for days!

Nelson Animated Ink
Member Since 2005

Posted on 10/22/2014

Great villains are always what makes a great action page. This one certainly delivers. Ditko Spidey ! Doc Ock ! What more can you ask for? Then the last panel just smacks you in the face. Pure gold my friend, pure gold. Congratulations Ron, you've done it again. Cheers! N.

alessandro gentili
Member Since 2011

Posted on 10/22/2014

OH my GOD , RON !! Simply awesome !! This page is the history of comics and maybe a point of no return ! THANKS FOR SHARING !!

Jim Stevenson
Member Since 2008

Posted on 10/22/2014

Wow, great page! And I really love that last panel!

Jason Versaggi
Member Since 2005

Posted on 10/22/2014

Wonderful and glorious. As superb a page of comic art as any collector could hope to own.

Steven biali001
Member Since 2005

Posted on 10/22/2014

This Ditko Spiderman page, and the next one, are fantastic!! Congratulations!

Steve Welch
Member Since 2005

Posted on 10/22/2014

Ron, heartfelt congrats on such a spectacular example of Ditko featuring Spidey and arguably his most notorious arch-enemy. Fan-freakin-tastic!

D. J. Peters
Member Since 2006

Posted on 10/22/2014

These are a treasure. Thank you for sharing!

Mark Howland
Member Since 2004

Posted on 10/22/2014

I had trouble getting past that first panel. But that last panel? Oh, my!

J L
Member Since 2005

Posted on 10/23/2014

Pretty pages and you have two of them!!!! Amazing artwork by Dikto!!!! Your collection is awesome. 8 )

Tony K
Member Since 2012

Posted on 10/23/2014

Insane! These two pages are awesome!

Ken R
Member Since 2006

Posted on 10/25/2014

***sigh***

Xavier .
Member Since 2010

Posted on 10/26/2014

Superb Ditko's Ron, Congratulations!!!

Daren Domina
Member Since 2006

Posted on 10/27/2014

Pure spectacular Ditko! Huge congrats to pick up such a great two-page sequence! And the top left panel of this page is just ridiculous--Wow!

Ben Herman
Member Since 2003

Posted on 10/30/2014

Iconic is such an overused word. But that is exactly what this page is. After all, it doesn't get much more iconic than a Spider-Man versus Doctor Octopus page illustrated by Steve Ditko. And the condition of this original page looks fantastic. Congratulations!

Dietmar Krueger
Member Since 2010

Posted on 11/12/2014

How I could forget to comment this classic page? Maybe because I lack the words? Big Congrats!

West Stephan
Member Since 2007

Posted on 12/19/2018

Wow, wjhat a great page! I can't believe no one has commented on it in over 4 years!

Bill J
Member Since 2009

Posted on 1/21/2019

Yowza! What a great page! Ditko handled action scenes so well!

S Riz
Member Since 2014

Posted on 2/9/2021

Simply amazing!

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