The Amazing Spider-Man freelance photographer for "The Daily Bugle" under the bombastic editor-publisher J. Jonah Jameson to support himself and his frail Aunt May. At the same time, Peter dealt with public hostility towards Spider-Man and the antagonism of his classmates Flash Thompson and Liz Allan at Midtown High School, while embarking on a tentative, ill-fated romance with Jameson's secretary, Betty Brant. By focusing on Parker's everyday problems, Lee and Ditko created a groundbreakingly flawed, self-doubting superhero, and the first major teenaged superhero to be a protagonist and not a sidekick. Ditko's quirky art provided a stark contrast to the more cleanly dynamic
The Pacemakers Drum and Bugle Corps The Pacemakers Drum and Bugle Corps The Pacemakers Drum and Bugle Corps is a Boys' and Girls' Brigade marching band in St Mary Cray (Kent) that currently competes in DCUK (Drum Corps United Kingdom). The Band was originally formed in the early 1950s as the 13th Chislehurst and District Boys' Brigade Band, playing Bb bugles. On 17 April 1952, band instructor Ron Eden agreed to commence bugle lessons for the Company members. By 2 July of that year, a drum class had also been started. On 8 February 1953 the Company band made its first appearance at the monthly Church