Steve Ditko Death
Steve passed away on June 29, 2018 at the age of 90 in New York City, New York, United States. Steve's cause of death was Myocardial infarction.
When did Steve Ditko die?
June 29, 2018How did Steve Ditko die? What was the cause of death?
Myocardial infarctionHow old was Steve Ditko when died?
90Where did Steve Ditko die? What was the location of death?
New York City, New York, United States
Steve Ditko Birthday and Date of Death
Steve Ditko was born on November 2, 1927 and died on June 29, 2018. Steve was 90 years old at the time of death.
Birthday: November 2, 1927
Date of Death: June 29, 2018
Age at Death: 90
Steve Ditko - Biography
Stephen J. "Steve" Ditko (born November 2, 1927) is an American comic book artist and writer best known as the artist and co-creator, with Stan Lee, of the Marvel Comics superhero Spider-Man, and as creator of the supernatural hero Doctor Strange.
As of 2012, Ditko continued to work in Manhattan's Midtown West neighborhood. He mostly declined to give interviews or make public appearances, explaining in 1969 that, "When I do a job, it's not my personality that I'm offering the readers but my artwork. It's not what I'm like that counts; it's what I did and how well it was done. I produce a product, a comic art story. Steve Ditko is the brand name". However, he did contribute numerous essays to Robin Snyder's fanzine The Comics.
He had a nephew who became an artist, also named Steve Ditko. As far as it is known, he never married and had no surviving children at the time of his death. Will Eisner stated that Ditko had a son out of wedlock, but this may have been a confused reference to the nephew.
Ditko said in 2012 that he had made no income on the four Spider-Man films released to that time. However, a neighbor of Ditko's stated that he received royalty checks. Those involved with creating the Doctor Strange film purposely declined to contact him during production, believing they would not be welcome.
Ditko was found unresponsive in his apartment in New York City on June 29, 2018. Police said he had died within the previous two days. He was pronounced dead at age 90, with the cause of death initially deemed as a result of a myocardial infarction, brought on by arteriosclerotic and hypertensive cardiovascular disease.
