Welcome to the 917th installment of Comic Book Legends Revealed, a column where we examine three comic book myths, rumors and legends and confirm or debunk them. This time, in our first legend, learn how Spider-Man’s famous “half mask” came about due to Steve Ditko negotiating with Stan Lee over how Spider-Man would be depicted in the pages of Amazing Spider-Man.One of the ways that Spider-Man stood out from other superheroes in the 1960s was the way that Peter Parker’s problems OUTSIDE of his Spider-Man suit often took up just as much of the comic book than his problems AS Spider-Man. This was not all together a new concept, of course, as, say, Clark Kent trying to keep Lois Lane from proving that he is secretly Superman was a major part of the Superman comic books for years (and Superman’s supporting cast was notable enough that Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen both received ongoing series in the 1950s), and Bruce Wayne and Dick Grayson occasionally ran into similar situations, but neither comic quite got to the point of the Spider-Man comics of Steve Ditko and Stan Lee, which would often celebrate just HOW offbeat they were, like this bit in Amazing Spider-Man #7…The fascinating thing, though, is that Steve Ditko had to actively negotiate with Lee to MAKE the comic book focus more on Peter Parker, and one of the ways he pulled it off was to strike a sort of bargain with Lee over the iconic Spider-Man “half mask.”
Welcome to the 917th installment of Comic Book Legends Revealed, a column where we examine three comic book myths, rumors and legends and confirm or debunk them. This time, in our first legend, learn how Spider-Man’s famous “half mask” came about due to Steve Ditko negotiating with Stan Lee over how Spider-Man would be depicted in the pages of Amazing Spider-Man.
One of the ways that Spider-Man stood out from other superheroes in the 1960s was the way that Peter Parker’s problems OUTSIDE of his Spider-Man suit often took up just as much of the comic book than his problems AS Spider-Man. This was not all together a new concept, of course, as, say, Clark Kent trying to keep Lois Lane from proving that he is secretly Superman was a major part of the Superman comic books for years (and Superman’s supporting cast was notable enough that Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen both received ongoing series in the 1950s), and Bruce Wayne and Dick Grayson occasionally ran into similar situations, but neither comic quite got to the point of the Spider-Man comics of Steve Ditko and Stan Lee, which would often celebrate just HOW offbeat they were, like this bit in Amazing Spider-Man #7…
The fascinating thing, though, is that Steve Ditko had to actively negotiate with Lee to MAKE the comic book focus more on Peter Parker, and one of the ways he pulled it off was to strike a sort of bargain with Lee over the iconic Spider-Man “half mask.”
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