Steve Ditko, co-creator with Stan Lee of Spider-Man, wrote and drew this 14-chapter, 140-page graphic novel in the 1980s. It is a self-contained, true graphic novel, in that it has an actual plot, characters that move the storyline and spark the conflict, and a satisfying resolution. As the story develops, ethical themes of substance arise. This work stands proudly at the same level as many other pinnacles of Ditko's long, productive, and innovative career.