
Steve Ditko’s Shade: The Changing Man debuted in 1977 from DC Comics, with story and art by Ditko, and dialogue by Michael Fleisher. Many creators have recycled old ideas more than once, and we can’t help but wonder if Ditko recalled this old story he did for Marvel when he came up with the initial concept for Shade.
Presented below is a mash-up of what a Changing Man book might have looked like if it came out from DC during the early 60’s.