In April, a Library of Congress press release announced to the world, that the original art for Amazing Fantasy #15 has been gifted by an anonymous donaor. Interested parties may make an appointment with the LOC to view the pages. The first appearance of Spider-man by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko is a cultural icon and a holy grail for many collectors. The ability to see the 1st work done on the charatcer is said to be exhilirating and revalatory. Among the items that stand out are the discovery that he was first called Spiderman (no hyphen) as seen on the cover of AF #15 by Jack Kirby and an early alternate logo that was reworked and pasted over.
Much more commentary on the original art as well as pictures can be found at Ditko Looked Up.
