Steve Ditko who along with Stan Lee created many world renowned comic superheroes including 'Spiderman' and 'Doctor Strange' passed away due to unknown causes.  The New York police found him dead at his apartment and have concluded that he must have breathed his last a couple of days before June 29th.

It Ditko who created everything about 'Spiderman' in 1961 including his suit, his web spawn and other character traits.  In those times itself there was a rift between Steve and Stan Lee and he left Marvel to work in DC Comics among other small companies but later rejoined his old company in 1979.

Steve Ditko was a very reclusive personality who never gave interviews and even after his 'Spiderman' series and 'Doctor Strange' films became succesful.  He never married and Hollywood media is of the opinion that he has no known surviving family members.