It was in the summer of 1955 when Connecticut was hit by two devastating hurricanes, Connie and Diane, which left the whole state reeling from the damages. In the meanwhile, Steve Ditko, who is known for co-creating Marvel superhero Spider-Man and creator of Doctor Strage, was struggling to find work back then as a comic book artist. After a series of unforeseen circumstances, it led him to Marvel Comics.
One surprising effect of the flooding was that the career path of Steve Ditko, one of the greatest comic book artists of the 20th Century was waylaid, and so Marvel Comics saw ITS path altered by Ditko being forced to go work for Marvel in 1955.
CBR's Brian Cronin tells the story of how Ditko was forced to work for Marvel in 1955.
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