Stan Lee and Jack Kirby’s inaugural run on Fantastic Four lasted for 102 (!) issues, but what is commonly considered the pinnacle of their collaboration on the book came at pretty much the midpoint. The Galactus Trilogy (Fantastic Four #48-50) This sequence would also become a staple reference point for adaptations, with versions of it appearing in the Spectacular Spider-Man cartoon and a climactic scene in Spider-Man: Homecoming (“Come on, Spider-Man!”), and also getting a nod in the first level of Insomniac’s 2018 Spider-Man game. The slow build-up, Ditko’s dramatic panel work, and key dialogue from Peter that gets to the heart of Spider-Man’s philosophy (“Anyone can win a fight – when the odds – are easy! It’s when the going’s tough – when there seems to be no chance – that’s when – it counts!”) turns what could’ve been a simple scene of Spidey using super strength to escape into a defining moment for the character.
In a sequence that lasts for a whole five pages, determined not to fail her in the way he failed Uncle Ben, he summons the strength to lift the nearly insurmountable weight. Aunt May is on the verge of death, her only hope being a serum that Spidey has. Spider-Man starts the issue trapped under heavy machinery in Doctor Octopus’ underwater lair.
The “If This Be My Destiny” arc runs for three issues, but it’s the final one that cements the story as a classic. If Steve Ditko has a most famous issue on Spider-Man aside from Amazing Fantasy #15, it would surely have to go to Amazing Spider-Man #33, which features one of the best known sequences in superhero comics.
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