THE FABULOUS FIFTIES

This section explores the scary, mystical and mysterious world of Ditko's first decade in comics : The Fabulous '50s! We don't want this just to be some kind of cover gallery, but a visual and narrative documentation of Ditko's work from this time, which is often breath-taking and very difficult to research. Books from this time period are rare and expensive. We will endeavour to shed some light on this era of atmosphere. If you have any contributions to this period, feel free to E-MAIL ME.

ARTICLES and REVIEWS 1) 'Steve Ditko's Strange Worlds' : Blake Bell (Aug. 23rd '99) 2) 'Contest Of Champions - 1950s Charlton vs. Atlas' : Blake Bell (Sep. 14th '99) 3) 'Good vs. Evil In Early Ditko Work' : Blake Bell (Sep. 11th '99) 4) 'Mysteries Of Unexplored Worlds #7 Review' : Blake Bell (Aug. 17th, '99) There are more articles based upon Ditko's 1950s work in THE ARTIST section. Look for articles #3-8. FABULOUS '50s REPRINTS 1) 'OUTLAWS OF THE WEST #18' : 'Help Wanted', 7 pages (Jan '59) PAGE/COVER GALLERY A) 'Blazing Western #1' : Page 7 (Jan '54) B) 'Black Magic #29' : Page 1 (Mar '54) C) 'Strange Suspense Stories #20' : 1st Story Pg. (Aug '54) D) 'Strange Suspense Stories #20' : 2nd Story Pg. (Aug '54) E) 'Marvel Tales #147' : Page 4 (Jun '56) F) 'World Of Mystery #6' : Page 1 (Apr '57) G) 'This Magazine Is Haunted #14' : Page 1 (Dec '57) H) 'Robin Hood And His Merry Men #38' : Page 4 (Aug '58) I) 'Mysteries Of Unexplored Worlds #9' : Page 3 (Aug '58) J) 'Outer Space #19' : Page 7 (Oct '58) 1) 'The Thing #14' : Cover (Jun '54) 2) 'The Thing #15' : Cover (Jul '54) 3) 'Racket Squad In Action #12' : Cover (Aug '54) 4) 'The Thing #17' : Cover (Nov '54) 5) 'Mysteries Of Unexplored Worlds #3' : Cover (Apr '57) 6) 'Out Of This World #6' : Cover (Nov '57) 7) 'Cheyenne Kid #10' : Cover (Dec '57) 8) 'Strange Worlds #2' : Cover (Feb '59)

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