The first appearance of Spider-Man, an 8-page story which includes his origin, now belongs to the American people. According to curator Sara Duke, an anonymous donor has given the 24 pages of original interior artwork from Amazing Fantasy #15 to the Library of Congress' Prints and Photographs division.

The artwork, drawn by Steve Ditko and written by Stan Lee, first appeared in print in 1962, and is in good shape. The art has some whiteout where features of the women were modified, apparently not by Ditko, as well as pasteup word balloons. According to Sara, who called it a "lovely and generous gift," the donor checked with Ditko before donating it, and was told that since the story was a gift to him (although not from Ditko), he could do what he liked with it.

The donor declined to have it appraised when giving it to the Library so the actual value of the gift is unknown, although certainly in the six figures range. Three other non-superhero stories were in the book - "The Bell-Ringer", "Man in the Mummy Case", "There are Martians among us!" - and were also donated.

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Fan favorite creators of THE PERHAPANAUTS, published by Image Comics, join the growing line up for Ohio’s newest, fan friendly convention! Todd Dezago is also known for his memorable collaborations with Mike Wieringo on Marvel's SENSATIONAL SPIDER-MAN and the critically acclaimed series, TELLOS.

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For all his hard work with Hero Initiative and his commitment with Marvels Spider-Man series.

Marvel Comics has announced a special Captain Britain and MI: 13 #1 – Brandon Peterson Variant  as well as a Secret Invasion: Fantastic Four #1 – Mike McKone Variant. These are 1/15 Variants

At the start of the new Captain Britain series, the Skrulls cross the pond in this Secret Invasion tie-in to seek out something vital in England. Standing in their way is Captain Britain and MI 13, ready to risk everything to keep the invaders from their prize.

Then, in the first issue of the three-part Secret Invasion: Fantastic Four, the Skrulls’ ingenuity continues to plague the Marvel Universe, especially its First Family. With Reed Richards dealt with, a Sue Storm impersonator managed to send the BaxterBuilding to the Negative Zone. Now it’s up to The Human Torch and The Thing to get everyone that was inside – including Franklin and Val – back home. But could either of these two also be part of the Skrull plot?

As reported by Variety, DreamWorks SKG has acquired the rights to adapt the futuristic police thriller Ghost in the Shell into a 3-D live-action feature!

Universal and Sony were also in the hunt for the property, but it was the personal interest of director Steven Spielberg that won out in the end. Avi Arad, Ari Arad and Steven Paul are all attached to produce the film with Jamie Moss penning the adaptation. To read the article in its entirety, please visit www.variety.com.

Imagine a primordial earth filled with superheroes and vicious prehistoric beasts.  Imagine a place where the divine seed and celestial power of the heavens grant otherwise normal men and women heroic abilities. Imagine an Atlantian type society far advanced for its time yet doomed to one day be wiped from history. 

Imagine LEVITICUS CROSS.