Spider-Man

Spider-Man is a superhero that appears in Marvel Comics' American comic books. He debuted in the Silver Age of Comic Books in the anthology comic book Amazing Fantasy #15 (August 1962), created by writer-editor Stan Lee and illustrator Steve Ditko. Since then, he has appeared in films, television series, video games, and plays.

Spider-Man is the alias of Peter Parker, an orphan raised in New York City by his Aunt May and Uncle Ben after his parents, Richard and Mary Parker, died in a plane crash. In his origin narrative, a radioactive spider bite grants him spider-related powers such as clinging to surfaces, superhuman strength, and agility, and detecting danger with his "spider-sense." He also creates wrist-mounted "web-shooter" gadgets that shoot his own designed artificial spider webs.

Spider-Man is a well-known and financially successful superhero. He has appeared in a variety of mediums, including several animated television programs, live-action television series, syndicated newspaper comic strips, and various film series. Danny Seagren initially played the character in live-action in Spidey Super Stories, a The Electric Company skit that aired from 1974 to 1977. Spider-Man has been played in films by actors Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield, and Tom Holland in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In the animated film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018), he was voiced by Chris Pine and Jake Johnson, with Johnson returning the part in the sequel Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023). Reeve Carney first appeared as Spider-Man in the Broadway musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark in 2010.

As a superhero and comic book character, Spider-Man has been warmly welcomed, and he is frequently listed as one of the best comic book characters of all time, as well as one of the most popular characters in all fiction.

Publisher: Marvel Comics
First appearance: Amazing Fantasy #15
Created by: Stan Lee, Steve Ditko