These are Steve Ditko's earliest published works; he sold his first stories in 1953 and began a career that has still not quite (as of this writing) come to an end! This collection includes his first published work (“Paper Romance”), the first work he sold (“Stretching Things”) and his first published cover (The Thing #12). This is what you'll find inside: DARING LOVE #1 (“Paper Romance”) 9-10/53 - STORY BLACK MAGIC #27 11-12/53 - STORY STRANGE FANTASY #9 12/53 - STORY BLAZING WESTERN #1 1/54 - STORY FANTASTIC FEARS #5 (“Stretching Things”) 1/54 - STORY BLACK MAGIC #28 1-2/54 - STORY THE THING #12 2/54 – COVER AND STORY THIS MAGAZINE IS HAUNTED #16 3/54 – COVER CRIME AND JUSTICE #18 4-5/54 SPACE ADVENTURES #10 SPR/54 – COVER AND STORY THE THING #13 4/54 – COVER AND 3 STORIES RACKET SQUAD IN ACTION #11 5-6/54 – COVER AND STORY SPACE ADVENTURES #11 5-6/54 – COVER AND 3 STORIES STRANGE SUSPENSE STORIES #18 5/54 – COVER AND 2 STORIES THIS MAGAZINE IS HAUNTED # 17 5/54 – COVER AND 3 STORIES THE THING #14 6/54 – COVER AND 4 STORIES STRANGE SUSPENSE STORIES #19 7/54 – COVER AND STORY THE THING #15 7/54 – COVER AND 5 STORIES THIS MAGAZINE IS HAUNTED #18 7/54 – COVER AND STORY SPACE ADVENTURES #12 – COVER STRANGE SUSPENSE STORIES #20 8/54 – COVER AND 2 STORIES THIS MAGAZINE IS HAUNTED # 19 – COVER STRANGE SUSPENSE STORIES #22 – COVER THE THING #17 – COVER THIS MAGAZINE IS HAUNTED #21 - COVER