Spiderman is the web-slinging alter ego of Peter Parker, a high school student from Queens, New York City. Created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, he first appeared in Amazing Fantasy #15 in August 1962. Peter was raised by Aunt May and Uncle Ben after his parents died.

After a radioactive spider bite gives him superhuman strength, speed, agility and wrist-mounted web-shooters, Peter tries to balance crime fighting with school, money worries and the guilt he carries over Uncle Ben's death. He is known for quick jokes, a precognitive spider-sense and a habit of sewing his own costume. The stories are as much about a teenager trying to do the right thing as they are about the fights.

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