32. Ditko has made it clear he wants to be recognized as co-creator of Spider-Man even as he makes no moves to sue Marvel.
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33. The key is that Ditko is a moral absolutist, like Howard Rourke, like Mr. A, like Rorschach (Alan Moore's brilliant Ditko parody).
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34. Like Mr. A or Rorschach, Ditko will stand for absolute principal even in the face of worldly mockery.
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35. Ditko really does value his version of the truth and honour more than money.
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36. Ditko does want something: he wants Marvel and Stan Lee to admit -- openly, publicly, without coercion -- that he co-created Spider-Man
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37. This is central: Ditko doesn't want to go to court to get Marvel & Lee to make admission because it would reduce him to their level.
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38. Honorable men would give Ditko the credit due to him. Coercing dishonorable men to give him credit via the courts is worthless to him.
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39. If we under-stand that Ditko values his sense of honour above all else, his otherwise inexplicable legal behavior makes sense.
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40. Now let's re-read Spider-Man in light of all this. Peter Parker is the struggling freelancer (like Ditko) with secret power (creativity)
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41. J. Jonah Jameson (who looks like Lee) is the glib parasite who controls the press and lies to the public about the hero.
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42. Spider-Man is the hero who is derided by the public, a loser in his real identity but has the grim satisfaction of doing what is right.
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43. In the psycho-drama of Spider-Man/Peter Parker/Jameson we glimpse how Ditko sees the drama of his life.
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