SPIDER-MAN
Thanks to a bite from a radioactive spider, bookish teenager Peter Parker is transformed into the amazing Spider-Man! Possessing super strength and agility, a perfect match for his already genius-level intellect, the web-slinging super hero swings through the Manhattan skyline protecting civilians from the wrath of vicious villains like the diabolical Green Goblin, the rampaging Rhino, and more!
Spider-Man's Greatest Moments
In Amazing Fantasy (1962) #15
In just a few pages, Stan Lee and Steve Ditko transform nerdy teenager Peter Parker in Spider-Man, a super hero so relatable, earnest, and heroically tragic that he would quickly become Marvel's definitive character.
In The Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #50
After years of trials and tragedies brought on by his web headed alter ego, Peter Parker finally decides to give up being Spider-Man! But with the arrival of a new crime boss, a larger-than-life mastermind called Kingpin, Peter realizes he might have to dig his tights out of the trash!
In The Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #121
When the maniacal Green Goblin discovers Spider-Man's secret identity and uses that information to hit the wall-crawler where it will hurt. Reeling from grief, Spider-Man must fight his own rage in a struggle that will determine the rest of his super hero life!
In Amazing Spider-Man (1999) #546
This jumping on point features a fresh approach to Spider-Man comes courtesy of writer Dan Slott and artist Steve McNiven and returns the wall-crawler to his wisecracking roots! And in true Spidey fashion, a few new villains-namely Mr. Negative and Menace-drop in to ruin the hero's good time!
In Amazing Spider-Man (1999) #700
After decades spent saving New York City from certain doom, Peter Parker finally meet his match thanks to a brain swap with Doctor Octopus! Can the web head reverse the evil deed and jump back into his form before Doc Ock's increasingly frail body gives out?