The Avenging Mind
32 pages: New and reprint essays, illustrations Primarily essays on comics and philosophical issues, including the lengthy "Toyland" in response to some comments by Marvel's then editor-in-chief Joe Quesada and several fascinating meditations on Stan Lee and how he responds to the issue of who created the Marvel super-heroes of the 1960s, including Spider-Man and Doctor Strange (with several very frank comments about the creation of Doctor Strange that I didn't know about until I read this). In addition to the essays there are several pages of new Ditko illustration on issues of creation and entitlement, as well as a preview of the new Hero and Villain characters that would featuring in his comics published since this came out (see other auctions). Articles included are: "Toyland" "Roislecxe" "Creator or Co-Creator??" "Creative Crediting" "He Giveth and He Taketh Away" "Lifting and the Lifter" "Revealing Styles" "Martin Goodman/Stan Lee" "They Are The..." "The Mark and the Stain"