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Los Angeles, July 6 (EFEUSA) .- The author of comics Steve Ditko co-creator with Stan Lee of the famous superhero Spider – Man died at the age of 90 in New York City, according to local media reports.
Authorities found Ditko lifeless in his apartment at New York on June 29, although it is believed he died two days earlier, reported The Hollywood Report.
The fame of the cartoons fans for having created Spider-Man in 1962 and for other notable contributions to the popular world of the Marvel publishing house as Dr. Strange's character, Ditko has had a mysterious life, close to anonymity for the general public and far from the mainstream media.
Born November 2, 1927 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Ditko was infected with his father's love for comics and, after serving in the army in Germany after World War II, he signed up in New York for the school of caricaturists and illustrators.
Since the mid-1950s, he has worked for comic book publishers such as Charlton Comics and Atlas Comics, a precursor to Marvel.
In 1962, he presents with Stan Lee the character of Spider-Man, a young man with arachnid powers. He has become one of the most popular super heroes in the history of comics and a pop music icon.
Ditko also put his signature on the design of the bad guys in Spider-Man stories like Doctor Octopus or Green Goblin. ]
With Lee, he also created the character of Doctor Strange, but later Ditko left the umbrella Marvel to work for other companies, like DC Comics.
One of her latest creations was the Squirrel Girl in 1992, but by then. Ditko has not been giving interviews for decades, with the intention of protecting their privacy at all costs.
"We do not approach it, it's like JD Salinger (the author of the novel" The catcher in rye ") It's reserved and intentionally was fuzzy", said in 2016 to The Hollywood Reporter filmmaker Scott Derrickson, who was in charge of directing and writing the film "Doctor Strange" (2016).
Neither the recent success of superhero films in Marvel's interwoven cinematic universe has prompted Steve Ditko to give up his voluntary retirement, unlike Stan Lee, who by cameos and media appearances has enjoyed this new fashion for the
The latest movie on Spider-Man was "Spider-Man: Homecoming" (2017), with Tom Holland as protagonist, though his sequel, "Spider-Man: Far From Home", either already taken, which will be published next year.
Previously, Tobey Maguire played the character co-created by Ditko in the trilogy directed by Sam Raimi and composed by the films "Spider-Man" (2002), "Spider-Man 2" (2004) and "Spider-Man 3 "(2007)
Andrew Garfield also played the arachnid superhero in" The Amazing Spider-Man "(2012) and" The Amazing Spider-Man 2 "(2014).
Ditko's imprint on the screen, with the exception of the "Doctor Strange" mentioned above, also includes "In Search of Steve Ditko" (2007), a documentary of the BBC on his silhouette.
Local, Ditko has never been married and does not leave offspring.
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