Aunt May had a lot of health issues, as well as money problems. He lost friends and lovers (but gained new ones along the way). Peter’s life is punctuated by tragedies as he fights his enemies like the Green Goblin, Doctor Octopus, the Sinister Six, and a lot more. It was difficult, but he kept on going, joining Empire State University where he met his new roommate and best friend Harry Osborn, and girlfriend Gwen Stacy-also, his aunt soon introduced him to the beautiful Mary Jane Watson. He started working as a photographer for the Daily Bugle, selling pictures of Spider-Man to its loudest opposition, newspaper publisher J. But he also struggles to help his widowed aunt pay the rent and to study at the same time. But when the thief he chooses not to stop ended up being responsible for the death of his Uncle Ben, Peter learned a hurtful lesson: “With great power there must also come-great responsibility!”įrom that point on, Peter Parker fought criminals, with or without superpowers. After being bitten by a radioactive spider at a science exhibit, Peter acquires the agility and proportionate strength of an arachnid! At first, he decided to use his heightened athletic abilities to make money as a wrestler on television. The story starts with Peter Parker, a geeky high school student from Queens, New York, and an orphan who was living with his Uncle Ben and Aunt May.

As you know, Spider-Man (the hyphen was added soon after) became an instant hit and, a few months later, got his own book.

It was a good choice as this issue was introducing “the Spiderman,” a teenage superhero created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko who was destined to become the headliner of the book, but Amazing Fantasy was canceled.

With issue #15 (May 1962), the anthology comic book Amazing Adult Fantasy was renamed Amazing Fantasy, because teenagers were not comfortable buying a book with “Adult” in the title.

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