The Steve Ditko Archives #1 - Strange Suspense
(October 2009)

Fantagraphics, 2009 Series
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Volume
1
Price
39.99 USD
Pages
248
On-sale Date
2009-11
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Fantagraphics Books
Brand
Fantagraphics Books [serif, double border]
ISBN
978-1-60699-739-0 Search at WorldCat
Barcode
9781606992890
Editing
Blake Bell (credited) (editor); Gary Groth (editorial liason)

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Printed in China

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Steve Ditko (signed)
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Steve Ditko (signed)
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horror-suspense
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

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[Title Pages] (Table of Contents: 2)

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Contents (Table of Contents: 3)

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[Indicia] (Table of Contents: 4)

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Introduction (Table of Contents: 5)

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Blake Bell
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

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Stretching Things (Table of Contents: 7)

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Bruce Hamilton
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horror-suspense
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Paper Romance! (Table of Contents: 8)

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romance
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A Hole in His Head (Table of Contents: 9)

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Don't Let Ugly Pimples Ruin Your Looks (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

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Buried Alive! (Table of Contents: 11)

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Range War! (Table of Contents: 12)

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western-frontier
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Utah Kid; Golden Eagle
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[The Thing #12 cover] (Table of Contents: 13)

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horror-suspense
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Cinderella (Table of Contents: 14)

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[This Magazine Is Haunted #16 cover] (Table of Contents: 15)

Dr. Death / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

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Dr. Death (host)
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Killer on the Loose (Table of Contents: 16)

Radio Patrol / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

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Genre
crime; adventure
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Radio Patrol [Tex; Barry]; Li'l Augie [August Tree]; Corot (Death)
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The Radio Patrol has to find out who is gunning down bystanders on the street - and why.
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[The Thing #13 cover] (Table of Contents: 17)

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Library of Horror (Table of Contents: 18)

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Die Laughing! (Table of Contents: 19)

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horror-suspense
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Avery and the Goblins (Table of Contents: 20)

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[Space Adventures #10 cover] (Table of Contents: 21)

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Steve Ditko (signed)
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science fiction
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Homecoming.. [sic] (Table of Contents: 22)

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science fiction
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[Space Adventures #11 cover] (Table of Contents: 23)

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science fiction
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You Are the Jury (Table of Contents: 24)

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Moment of Decision (Table of Contents: 25)

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science fiction
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Dead Reckoning! (Table of Contents: 26)

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science fiction
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[This Magazine Is Haunted #17 cover] (Table of Contents: 27)

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?
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horror-suspense
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Doctor Death (host)
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3-D Disaster Doom Death! (Table of Contents: 28)

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Triple-Header! (Table of Contents: 29)

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The Night People (Table of Contents: 30)

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[Strange Suspense Stories #18 cover] (Table of Contents: 31)

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What Was in Sam Dora's Box? (Table of Contents: 32)

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Carl Memling
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Charlotte Jetter

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horror-suspense
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Dead Right! (Table of Contents: 33)

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Carl Memling
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horror-suspense
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[Racket Squad in Action #11 cover] (Table of Contents: 34)

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Botticelli of the Bangtails! (Table of Contents: 35)

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[The Thing #14 cover] (Table of Contents: 36)

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Rumpelstiltskin (Table of Contents: 37)

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The Evil Eye! (Table of Contents: 38)

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Doom in the Air (Table of Contents: 39)

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Inheritance! (Table of Contents: 40)

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[The Thing #15 cover] (Table of Contents: 41)

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science fiction
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The Worm Turns (Table of Contents: 42)

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Day of Reckoning! (Table of Contents: 43)

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Comeback! (Table of Contents: 44)

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If Looks Could Kill! (Table of Contents: 45)

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Family Mixup (Table of Contents: 46)

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[This Magazine Is Haunted #18 cover] (Table of Contents: 47)

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Doctor Death (host)
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Bridegroom, Come Back! (Table of Contents: 48)

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[Strange Suspense Stories #19 cover] (Table of Contents: 49)

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A Nice Quiet Place! (Table of Contents: 50)

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[Space Adventures #12 cover] (Table of Contents: 51)

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[Racket Squad in Action #12 cover] (Table of Contents: 52)

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[Strange Suspense Stories #20 cover] (Table of Contents: 53)

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adventure
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The Payoff! (Table of Contents: 54)

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Carl Memling
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crime
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Von Mohl vs the Ants! (Table of Contents: 55)

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[This Magazine Is Haunted #19 cover] (Table of Contents: 56)

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[Strange Suspense Stories #22 cover] (Table of Contents: 57)

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[The Thing #17 cover] (Table of Contents: 58)

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[This Magazine Is Haunted #21 cover] (Table of Contents: 59)

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[From Here to Insanity #10 cover] (Table of Contents: 60)

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humor
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Plymouth Car Show (Table of Contents: 61)

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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 62)

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[Dedication and thank yous] (Table of Contents: 63)

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
  3. 2. [Title Pages]
  4. 3. Contents
  5. 4. [Indicia]
  6. 5. Introduction
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
  8. 7. Stretching Things
  9. 8. Paper Romance!
  10. 9. A Hole in His Head
  11. 10. Don't Let Ugly Pimples Ruin Your Looks
    Poslam Soap
  12. 11. Buried Alive!
  13. 12. Range War!
  14. 13. [The Thing #12 cover]
  15. 14. Cinderella
  16. 15. [This Magazine Is Haunted #16 cover]
    Dr. Death
  17. 16. Killer on the Loose
    Radio Patrol
  18. 17. [The Thing #13 cover]
  19. 18. Library of Horror
  20. 19. Die Laughing!
  21. 20. Avery and the Goblins
  22. 21. [Space Adventures #10 cover]
  23. 22. Homecoming.. [sic]
  24. 23. [Space Adventures #11 cover]
  25. 24. You Are the Jury
  26. 25. Moment of Decision
  27. 26. Dead Reckoning!
  28. 27. [This Magazine Is Haunted #17 cover]
    Dr. Death
  29. 28. 3-D Disaster Doom Death!
  30. 29. Triple-Header!
  31. 30. The Night People
  32. 31. [Strange Suspense Stories #18 cover]
  33. 32. What Was in Sam Dora's Box?
  34. 33. Dead Right!
  35. 34. [Racket Squad in Action #11 cover]
  36. 35. Botticelli of the Bangtails!
  37. 36. [The Thing #14 cover]
  38. 37. Rumpelstiltskin
  39. 38. The Evil Eye!
  40. 39. Doom in the Air
  41. 40. Inheritance!
  42. 41. [The Thing #15 cover]
  43. 42. The Worm Turns
  44. 43. Day of Reckoning!
  45. 44. Comeback!
  46. 45. If Looks Could Kill!
  47. 46. Family Mixup
  48. 47. [This Magazine Is Haunted #18 cover]
    Dr. Death
  49. 48. Bridegroom, Come Back!
  50. 49. [Strange Suspense Stories #19 cover]
  51. 50. A Nice Quiet Place!
  52. 51. [Space Adventures #12 cover]
  53. 52. [Racket Squad in Action #12 cover]
  54. 53. [Strange Suspense Stories #20 cover]
  55. 54. The Payoff!
  56. 55. Von Mohl vs the Ants!
  57. 56. [This Magazine Is Haunted #19 cover]
    Dr. Death
  58. 57. [Strange Suspense Stories #22 cover]
  59. 58. [The Thing #17 cover]
  60. 59. [This Magazine Is Haunted #21 cover]
  61. 60. [From Here to Insanity #10 cover]
  62. 61. Plymouth Car Show
  63. 62. [no title indexed]
  64. 63. [Dedication and thank yous]
  65. 64. [no title indexed]
This issue was modified by
  • Nick Caputo
  • Peter Croome
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Steve Jenner
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Steven Samuels
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Jim Walls