Is this the most boring Ditko splash page? To be fair, Doc Ock does look interesting here.
Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #3
Published: c. May, 1963?
Cover Date: July, 1963
“Spider-Man Versus Doctor Octopus!”
Writer: Stan Lee
Artist: Steve Ditko
Inker: Steve Ditko
Letterer: John Duffy
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Very true. I guess this was the start of a spider-tradition — although today, he usually gets defeated and would stay defeated without the help of others.
I mean, in the Lee/Ditko era when Spidey met a new foe, he usually got defeated because it was someone new that he didn’t know what their powerset was.
Wow. Nowadays Spider-man gets defeated all the time.
It is strange that this is a Ditko splash page with no background drawn – just Doc Ock on a white panel.