Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko has died aged 90 in New York. He was found unresponsive at his flat in Manhattan on 29 June.
Ditko worked with Marvel Comics in the early 1960s with Stan Lee on ideas including Spider-Man and Doctor Strange. He created Spider-Man’s distinctive blue and red costume and the web-shooters he wore on his wrists.
Tom Holland, Marvel Entertainment, and other celebrities send out tribute tweets.
We all want to leave our mark on the world – this guy crushed it.
He made so many people so happy and changed lives – most of all, mine!
Thank you Steve – your life lives on man, thank you— Tom Holland (@TomHolland1996) July 8, 2018
Thank you, Steve. Rest in peace. pic.twitter.com/sDCYlciRxh
— Marvel Entertainment (@Marvel) July 8, 2018
RIP Steve Ditko. Thanks for helping create one of the most influential, iconic and inspiring characters of all time. #Legend pic.twitter.com/HcBzSwSnGp
— Butch Hartman (@realhartman) July 7, 2018
Thank you Steve Ditko. pic.twitter.com/UFkO3gczyf
— Victor Cook (@Victor_Cook1) July 7, 2018
I made this in art class when I was a kid. It hangs on the wall of my office today.
Rest In Peace, Steve Ditko. pic.twitter.com/TiHjOfG7Wg
— Peyton Reed (@MrPeytonReed) July 8, 2018
RIP to comic book legend Steve Ditko, beyond influential on countless planes of existence. He never truly profited from his comic creations that have lasted for decades, but his work will never be forgotten. pic.twitter.com/UBZQWpF79i
— edgarwright (@edgarwright) July 7, 2018
Just saw this. What a loss, and what an amazing, amazing artist. His work gave me as a kid a peek into a world more surreal and beautiful and terrifying than anything I could possibly have imagined. He was truly one of a kind. https://t.co/HcadRwrEpO
— J. Michael Straczynski (@straczynski) July 7, 2018
Steve Ditko was true to his own ideals. He saw things his own way, and he gave us ways of seeing that were unique. Often copied. Never equalled. I know I’m a different person because he was in the world. pic.twitter.com/2GFSA86Btj
— Neil Gaiman (@neilhimself) July 7, 2018
Goodbye Steve Ditko pic.twitter.com/DXAkw8BQIk
— Scott Derrickson (@scottderrickson) July 6, 2018
Ditko left the company in 1966 after reportedly falling out with Lee and went on to create superhero The Creeper with DC Comics.
RIP Steve…
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