Out May 1, 2013.
Five years before Steve Ditko began work on his now legendary
co-creations for Marvel Comics, the Amazing Spider-Man and Doctor
Strange, he was pro- ducing some of his best work in near anonymity for
Charlton Comics. Like its predecessors, Impossible Tales: The Steve Ditko Archives Vol. 4
features over 200 meticulously restored full-color pages of Ditko in
his early prime—stories that have never seen a proper reprinting until
now, thrilling stories of suspense, mystery, haunted houses, and
unsuspecting victims all delineated in Ditko’s wildly idiosyncratic,
masterful style. This fourth volume ranks as the best in the Archives
series to date thanks in large part to the inspiration Ditko took from
comics derived from the classic host-narrated radio shows, which gave an
extra oomph to his creepy yarns. Moreover, comics such as This Magazine is Haunted and Tales of The Mysterious Traveler
bore witness to a veritable explosion in Ditko’s ingenuity in terms of
manipulating the traditional comic-book page layout. This new level of
excellence also manifested itself in his work on other books, such Mysteries of Unexplored Worlds, Out of This World, Strange Suspense Stories, and Unusual Tales, all of which are amply represented in this volume.
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