Spider-Man

Spider-Man (Peter Benjamin Parker), is a Marvel Comics superhero created by writer Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko. He first appeared in Amazing Fantasy #15 (August 1962). He has become one of the world's most popular, enduring and well-recognized superheroes. more...

Spider-Man expanded the dramatic potential of the fantasy and superhero subgenres. Lee’s early Spider-Man stories broke new ground by attempting to relate to readers with a younger character who balanced his personal struggles with his heroic exploits. Since his inception, Spider-Man has encouraged many comic books to expand the personae of new or previously existing characters.

Through the years, Spider-Man has appeared in many media, including several animated series, a daily and Sunday comic strip, and two very successful films, with a third set to debut in 2007. His popularity has been growing from his debut; today he may very well be the world's most popular superhero.

Marvel has published multiple ongoing comic book series featuring the character, the first and flagship series being The Amazing Spider-Man. Since his debut, Peter Parker has grown from a shy high school student to a troubled college undergrad and graduate student to a married man and a professional. These and several other changes have provoked arguments as to whether or not the core concepts of the character are still intact.

Publication history

Creation of character

Various accounts of the character's creation have been given, with at times, Stan Lee, Steve Ditko (the official creators), Jack Kirby and Joe Simon claiming various degrees of credit for the character's concepts.

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