[b]Spider-Man[/b] is a fictional [[marvel|Marvel Comics]] superhero. The character was created by writer-editor [[Stan Lee]] and writer-artist Steve Ditko. He first appeared in [i]Amazing Fantasy[/i] #15 (Aug. 1962).

[[Peter Parker]] was orphaned at the age of six when his parents were killed in an airplane crash overseas. He went to live with his uncle and aunt; Ben and May Parker, in Forest Hills, [[New York City]]. Parker was extremely bright and became a high honors student at Midtown High School. Parker's shyness and scholastic interest often made him a social outcast. 

While attending a public exhibition demonstrating the safe handling of nuclear laboratory waste materials sponsored by the General Techtronics Corporation, Peter was bitten by a spider which had been irradiated by a particle accelerator used in the demonstration. Making his way home afterwards, Peter discovered he had somehow gained incredible strength, agility, and the ability to cling to walls; spider-like traits that he immediately associated with the spider bite. 

In the 1970s, he was given his own [[tokusatsu]] [[spider-man (toei)|series]] in Japan where he had a [[mecha]] ([[Leopardon]]).

On [[Nijiura]], he shares a flat with [[Astaroth (Shinrabanshou)]], [[WE-tan]], and [[Yamada-san]].

h4. See also
* [[Iron Spider Armor]]

h6. Links

* "Japanese Spiderman, Episode 1":http://marvel.com/videos/563.japanese_spiderman,_episode_01 
* Wikipedia article: "Spider-Man":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider-Man 
* Wikipedia article: "Japanese Spider-Man (Aka. [i]Toei[/i] Spider-Man)":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider-Man_%28Toei%29
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