Gerber vs. Ditko
Steve Ditko was getting unhappy with CBS comics because of them taking liberties with his characters in the Hawk &Dove cartoon and decided to focus his energy on becoming the big name in Charlton Comics working on not only Captain Atom, but Daredevil and Peacemaker as well.
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Black Guardian & Bumblebee proved to be a strong hit for the company thanks to the fans of Teen Titans wanting their characters to continue but creators Trevor Van Eeaton and Tony Estibella were annoyed about not using Tempest and decided to adapt their original idea elsewhere . Changing the African Weather shaman into Jefferson Pierce a Science Teacher from Detroit who was granted electrical powers and using his powers to clean up the streets as Black Lightning. This Idea was granted the attention of both Steve Ditko and Steve Gerber, with Both Steves trying to court the creators to publish Black Lightning under Charlton or Quack Comics respectively.
Trevor & Tony shivered at the idea at working for Diko however both men agreed that Charton was seen as a more legitimate company because they worked within the Comic book code and would get their work to more people.
Steve Ditko's success at courting Black Lightning away from the more Radical Quack comics allowed Ditko more free rein at Charlton and Ditko used his clout to bring in some new characters.
Steve Gerber was not happy and voued to Step up his game.