the Creeper by Steve Ditko
DC Comics
Release Date February 24th, 2010
$39.99 USD
256 Pages, HC
DC Comics has just announced that Steve Ditko's wacky 1960’s superhero, “the Creeper” will be immortalized in a hardcover volume this coming February.
In 1968, Ditko fresh from such triumphs as Spiderman for Marvel and the Blue Beetle for Charlton, moved to DC Comics, and created one of the most unusual heroes in their pantheon. The Creeper debuted in Showcase #73 and along with “Beware the Creeper” ran for seven issues before Ditko moved on from DC Comics for reasons unknown. I don’t know what it is about the Creeper with his yellow skin and mane of red fur, but he has always fascinated me. I loved his Shadowesque way of taunting criminals from the shadows with his spooky laugh before he would leap into their midst to dispense justice to the assorted villians.
The Creeper has the wonderful pacing and rich texture that is the trademark of the mysterious Steve Ditko and is one of the most underated of all of his creations. But it is, in my opinion, one of Ditko's greatest gifts to the comic book world.
Thank you, Mr. Ditko, wherever you are...
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