I had the pleasure of working with Steve Korte and TASCHEN on the inaugural volume of “The Marvel Comics Library: Spider-Man. Vol. 1. 1962–1964.” My modest (meager) contributions include some photos taken at the Library of Congress, where I examined Steve Ditko’s original art for Amazing Fantasy #15, the first appearance of Spider-Man.

Here’s the full publisher’s description: Travel back in time to witness the creation of the world’s favorite web-slinger as dreamed up by comic book legends Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, who redefined what it meant to be a hero. In this Hulk-sized, collector’s dream, the first 21 Spider-Man stories from 1962–1964 have been meticulously photographed from the most pristine copies of these rare comic books—a fine art celebration of the teen super hero in this inaugural volume of TASCHEN’s Marvel Comics Library series. 698 pages.