COMIC ARTIST

Steve Ditko

1927 - 2018

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Stephen John Ditko (; November 2, 1927 – c. June 27, 2018) was an American comic book artist best known for being the co-creator of Marvel superheroes Spider-Man and Doctor Strange. He also made notable contributions to the character of Iron Man, introducing the character's signature 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Steve Ditko is the 27th most popular comic artist (up from 29th in 2019), the 1,933rd most popular biography from United States (down from 1,602nd in 2019) and the 10th most popular American Comic Artist.

Steve Ditko is most famous for co-creating Spider-Man, Doctor Strange, and other comic book characters with Stan Lee.

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Among COMIC ARTISTS

Among comic artists, Steve Ditko ranks 27 out of 226. Before him are Tsugumi Ohba, André Franquin, Go Nagai, Leiji Matsumoto, Joe Simon, and Georges Wolinski. After him are Kentaro Miura, Milo Manara, Quino, Alan Moore, Eiichiro Oda, and Naoki Urasawa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Steve Ditko ranks 87. Before him are Lee Grant, Hiroshi Yamauchi, Victor Wong, Robert Noyce, Jean-Claude Pascal, and Kurt Masur. After him are Rosemary Harris, R. D. Laing, Günter Guillaume, Lucio Fulci, Jupp Derwall, and Narciso Yepes. Among people deceased in 2018, Steve Ditko ranks 78. Before him are Eddie Clarke, Girma Wolde-Giorgis, Dolores O'Riordan, James Mirrlees, Quini, and Anthony Bourdain. After him are David C. H. Austin, Yoshinobu Ishii, Kim Jong-pil, XXXTentacion, Scott Wilson, and Katherine MacGregor.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Steve Ditko ranks 1,933 out of 20,380. Before him are Louis Ignarro (1941), Walter M. Miller Jr. (1923), William M. Branham (1909), Linda Thompson (1950), Connie Francis (1938), and "Weird Al" Yankovic (1959). After him are George Washington Gale Ferris Jr. (1859), Jack Lew (1955), Diana Gabaldon (1952), Travis Scott (1991), Nicholas Ray (1911), and Ethan Allen (1738).

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Among COMIC ARTISTS In United States

Among comic artists born in United States, Steve Ditko ranks 10. Before him are Joseph Barbera (1911), Carl Barks (1901), Jack Kirby (1917), Matt Groening (1954), Bob Kane (1915), and Joe Simon (1913). After him are John Romita Sr. (1930), Don Rosa (1951), Will Eisner (1917), Bill Finger (1914), Winsor McCay (1867), and Charles Addams (1912).

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