I'm super excited that the Spider-Man line is getting more big movie treatment again, and that new movies will come out about him. He's my favorite superhero. I think writer/editor Stan Lee and writer/artist Steve Ditko did an amazing job conceiving him.
When did Spider-Man first come out?
Spider-Man
Spider-Man is a fictional superhero created by writer-editor Stan Lee and writer-artist Steve Ditko. He first appeared in the anthology comic book "Amazing Fantasy" #15 (August 1962) in the Silver Age of Comic Books. He appears in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, as well as in a number of movies, television shows, and video game adaptations set in the Marvel Universe. In the stories, Spider-Man is the alias of Peter Parker, an orphan
Ock, as he became known, has become one of the web slinger's most persistent and dangerous foes." IGN rated him as the greatest enemy of Spider-Man.
Publication history.
The character of Doctor Octopus first appeared in "The Amazing Spider-Man" #3 (July 1963), and was created by writer Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko. Lee recounted: "usually in creating a villain the first thing I would think of was a name, and then I would try to think