Tales of the Mysterious Traveler (2015) comic books

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Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories and art by Steve Ditko and Robin Snyder. Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko himself reprints Ditko science fiction stories from the classic Charlton series of the same title. A small-town Vermont doctor has near-death experience, in a Twilight Zone-ish story created two years before the TV show even began. A scientist needs blood to bring his creature to life - and not just any kind of blood. A Cold War story about a Pentagon employee caught in a web of intrigue. The Atomic Clerk; The Creator; A Deal Is a Deal; The Exploding Room; When Old Doc Died; The Break-out. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $4.00.

Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Joe Gill and Robin Snyder. Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko himself reprints Ditko science fiction stories from the classic Charlton series of the same title. Myron is always an inch short, until the day comes when he must tame a tiger. A prospector murders his partner after a gold strike, then is haunted by his ghost. A young boy sees a very different world than the people around him do. Both Ways; Test of a Man; Partners; Imagination; Operation Blacksnake; Your Shadow Knows; Booby Trap. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $4.00.

Published Autumn 2018 by Robin Snyder and Ditko. Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories and art by Steve Ditko and Robin Snyder. Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko himself reprints Ditko science fiction stories from the classic Charlton series of the same title. An old man in a remote Greek village keeps an unbelievable secret. A couple seeks their missing child. Hank's good deed in Guatemala has long-term repercussions. If... Then... the Game; The Old Fool; The Communicators; Little Lost Girl; The Rescue; In Principle: The Unchecked Premise; The Man Who Hated Cats; The Neutralist!; Father, Help Me!; Peace in Our Time; Escape. 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $5.00.

Published Autumn 2020 by Robin Snyder and Ditko. Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Nick Caputo, Rudy Palais, Joe Gill and Robin Snyder. Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko himself reprints Ditko science fiction stories from the classic Charlton series of the same title. Death row inmates escape prison and seek to retrieve their stolen money. A criminal discovers a magic mirror and decides to put it to sinister use, but doesn't reflect on the inevitable outcome. Krakma returns to his Czech homeland as a painter and a spy. Plus an essay by Nick Caputo on the original Tales of The Mysterious Traveler and Ditko's use of narrators in general. If… Then… Value=; A Lesson in Silence; Secret Mission; Menace of the Invisibles; Return Visit; Ghostly Tales From the Haunted House; The Cape, Act 6; Deadly Shadow; Tomorrows Punishment; Under the Gun; A Strange Kiss; The Thing on the Beach. 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $5.00.

Published Autumn 2020 by Robin Snyder and Ditko. Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Alex Toth, Steve Ditko, Joshua Warren, Adolfo Buylla, William Messner-Loebs, Paul Reinman, Joe Gill, Robert Kanigher, Rodney Schroeter, Henry Boltinoff and Robin Snyder. Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko himself reprints Ditko science fiction stories from the classic Charlton series of the same title. Jazz trumpeter Johnny Blue wants to play the notes that no cat has ever played before, and soon he's real gone, baby. The Head Librarian goes to meet Jane of the Jungle in her native territory. A mummy's hand can force its owner to kill - and it does. The Call; The Snyder-Ditko Theatre; Little Boy Blue; Cruel Contrasts; Under the Gun; Roses Have Thorns; Two Were Left; Jane of the Jungle; To Live Forever; The Hand of Ages; Coming Attraction. 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $5.00.

Published Summer 2022 by Robin Snyder and Ditko. Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Paul Pope, Joe Gill, Robert Kanigher, Rodney Schroeter, Henry Boltinoff and Robin Snyder. Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko himself reprints Ditko science fiction stories from the classic Charlton series of the same title. A sultan finds the ultimate wealth waiting at the end of the mirage. A mountain climber finds there are some things you just can't prepare for. Plus an article about legendary comics scripter Robert Kanigher, and a Kanigher story illustrated by Paul Pope. Steve Ditko's Bat; The Ship That Sailed Forever; Flora the Explorer; The Return of Bouncer; RK: MIA; The Man Below; The SD Repertory Part 3; The Sultan; Under the Gun; The Litterer; The Grey Negotiator; Above the Topmost Peak; The Man Who Never Stopped Bouncing. 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $5.00.