Steve Ditko: Spider-Man Co-Creator Found Dead At 90.

Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko has died aged 90 in New York, police say.

He was found unresponsive at his apartment in Manhattan on 29 June and was declared dead by paramedics who attended the scene.

Fans, including writer Neil Gaiman, have paid tribute to the artist.

Ditko rose to fame because of his work with Marvel Comics in the early 1960s, working with the company’s future CEO Stan Lee on ideas including Spider-Man and Doctor Strange.

Lee came up with the Concept of a teen superhero with all the powers of a spider, says BBC North America correspondent Chris Buckler.

Nevertheless, it was Ditko who made Spider-Man’s distinctive blue and red costume along with the web-shooters he wore on his wrists.

Ditko left the company in 1966 after reportedly falling out with Lee and went on to create superhero The Creeper with DC Comics.