{"id":37928,"date":"2025-10-23T11:57:45","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T15:57:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/?p=37928"},"modified":"2025-10-23T13:23:17","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T17:23:17","slug":"why-not-29","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/2025\/10\/23\/why-not-29\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Not Say What Happened? Episode 29: What Steve Ditko&#8217;s Family Wants You to Know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I grow a bit verklempt this time around while I rap about the Spider-Man rock album for which I made sure the band didn&#8217;t miss a note, remember watching Dave Cockrum and Len Wein create<em> Giant-Size X-Men<\/em> #1 out of thin air, pass along the surprising truths Steve Ditko&#8217;s family most wants you to know, critique the Metropolitan Opera&#8217;s production of <em>The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier &#038; Clay<\/em>, choke up while praising Marie Severin&#8217;s posthumous induction into the Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame, walk the exhibit hall at Baltimore Comic-Con where only a single item of comics memorabilia tempted me, and more.<\/p>\n<p>You can eavesdrop on all those memories via the embed below or <a href=\"https:\/\/pod.link\/1775481331\">download them at the site of your choice<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/38757140\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"100%\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Here are some images related to some of the topics you&#8217;ll hear me touching on during the episode &#8212;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Stan Lee sells Spider-Man: Rock Reflections of a Super-Hero<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/SpiderManRockReflectionsAd.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/SpiderManRockReflectionsAd-202x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"202\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-37933\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/SpiderManRockReflectionsAd-202x300.jpg 202w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/SpiderManRockReflectionsAd.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 202px) 100vw, 202px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>My autographed copy of that album<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/SpiderManRecord.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/SpiderManRecord-300x192.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"192\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2147\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/SpiderManRecord-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/SpiderManRecord-1024x657.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/SpiderManRecord.jpg 1283w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Praising Marie Severin at the Society of Illustrators<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ScottEdelmanSocietyofIllustrators2025.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ScottEdelmanSocietyofIllustrators2025-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-37929\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ScottEdelmanSocietyofIllustrators2025-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ScottEdelmanSocietyofIllustrators2025-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ScottEdelmanSocietyofIllustrators2025-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ScottEdelmanSocietyofIllustrators2025-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Marie Severin draws my going away card from Marvel Comics<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/MarvelFarewellMarie-e1340972046664.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/MarvelFarewellMarie-e1340972046664-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6764\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/MarvelFarewellMarie-e1340972046664-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/MarvelFarewellMarie-e1340972046664-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Marie Severin draws the Incredible Hulk<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y32dydPsVrE?si=HSKlDgPS-ui6Yg9P\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Marie Severin&#8217;s F.O.O.M. map of Marvel <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/MarieFOOM16Circled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/MarieFOOM16Circled-300x198.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-36757\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/MarieFOOM16Circled-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/MarieFOOM16Circled-1024x676.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/MarieFOOM16Circled-768x507.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/MarieFOOM16Circled.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Marie Severin&#8217;s grave<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ScottEdelmanMarieSeverinGrave.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ScottEdelmanMarieSeverinGrave-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-37932\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ScottEdelmanMarieSeverinGrave-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ScottEdelmanMarieSeverinGrave-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ScottEdelmanMarieSeverinGrave-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ScottEdelmanMarieSeverinGrave.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The $175 issue of F.O.O.M. from Baltimore Comic-Con <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/FOOM.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/FOOM-228x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"228\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-761\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/FOOM-228x300.jpg 228w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/FOOM.jpg 381w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 228px) 100vw, 228px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Hanging with my Captain Marvel collaborator Al Milgrom at Baltimore Comic-Con<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AlMilgromScottEdelmanBaltimoreComicCon2025.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AlMilgromScottEdelmanBaltimoreComicCon2025-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-37934\" 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