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
Action International Pictures 1992, and re-branded AIP as West Side Studios. This was acknowledged as a nod to his 30-year association with "West Side Story", as well as to de-emphasize action films. Prior would continue to direct for the company he sold. Nine years after initial release in 1988, "Space Mutiny" was lampooned on "Mystery Science Theater 3000" and featured on the home video release of that show. Action International Pictures Action International Pictures (AIP) also known as West Side Studios, is a film production and distribution company founded in 1986. AIP was founded by David Winters, David A. Prior and Peter Yuval.