Amazing Fantasy

Celebrating ‘Amazing Fantasy’ #15 And The First Appearance of Spider-Man!
Celebrating ‘Amazing Fantasy’ #15 And The First Appearance of Spider-Man!
Celebrating ‘Amazing Fantasy’ #15 And The First Appearance of Spider-Man!
He's one of the most recognizable figures in all of popular culture. He's amazing, he's spectacular. He's been the subject of countless animated and live-action adaptations, starring in everything from Saturday morning cartoons to public television educational shows to big-budget motion pictures. He's been a nebbishy student, a professional wrestler, a schoolteacher, a fugitive, a technological entrepreneur, an intrepid photographer, and an Avenger. He catches thieves just like flies, he's got radioactive blood, and he does whatever a spider can. But on June 5th, 1962, Spider-Man was simply a crazy new character vying for space on newsstands, and by any conventional measure, the odds were stacked against him.