I was reading a post on one of the many comic related Facebook groups I belong to when I noticed this comic and it's being available on the US Amazon website so I decided to see if the UK operation had this available and guess what they did. It's one of those "point to order" publications that are making small runs available to readers.
This is not a new comic and refers to Steve Ditko as a "living legend" when sadly he passed away in 2018 however his work is timeless and in the case of these five short horror/mystery tales still pass the standard of story telling today.
Ditko is remembered for his work on early Spider-Man and Doctor Strange stories and helped create the Marvel Universe along with Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. For me he was also the first comic book artist I could really identify as so many of his mystery stories for early Marvel were reprinted in glorious black & white by Alan Class's range of British reprint comics such as Tales of Suspense.
Of course Ditko worked for several companies and after he fell out with Stan Lee went back to working for Charlton Comics where he produced some fine stories as he never allowed his work to to suffer even when paid lower rates.
Hence why these stories are published (with permission from the author) under the Charlton Neo label. They were originally published in Monsters Attack #1 to #5. Frankly if you are a fan of Steve Ditko to fork out a fiver for this small publication is worth every penny. There's science fiction mixed with sorcery, crime greed and sheer stupidity.
Rating: 5 Stars (Recommended)
Available via Amazon
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