Spiderman

Spider-Man is a fictional comic book superhero published by Marvel Comics. Created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, since his first appearance in Amazing Fantasy #15 (Aug. 1962), Spider-Man has become one of the world's most popular, enduring and commercially successful superheroes and is arguably Marvel's most famous character.

Spiderman Comics

Ultimate Spider-Man Vol. 20: Ultimate Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends

by Brian Michael Bendis

Amazon Price: $10.39 (as of 08/30/2008)

Hi-Fi Color For Comics: Digital Techniques for Professional Results

by Brian Miller, Kristy Miller

Amazon Price: $16.49 (as of 08/30/2008)

The Road to Civil War (Spider-Man, Fantastic Four)

by J. Michael Straczynski, Brian Michael Bendis, Alex Maleev, Ron Garney, Mike McKone, Tyler Kirkham

Amazon Price: $10.19 (as of 08/30/2008)

Spider-Man 3: Meet the Heroes and Villains (I Can Read Book 2)

by Harry Lime

Amazon Price: $3.99 (as of 08/30/2008)

Civil War: Amazing Spider-Man

by J. Michael Straczynski

Amazon Price: $16.19 (as of 08/30/2008)

Spiderman History

When Spider-Man first saw print in the 1960s, teenage characters in superhero comic books were usually sidekicks. The Spider-Man series broke ground by featuring a hero who himself was an adolescent, to whose "self-obsessions with rejection, inadequacy, and loneliness" young readers could relate. Spider-Man has since appeared in various media including several animated and live-action television series, syndicated newspaper comic strips and a successful series of films.

Marvel has published several Spider-Man comic book series, the first being The Amazing Spider-Man. Over the years, the Peter Parker character has developed from shy high school student to troubled college student to a married teacher and a member of the superhero team the New Avengers. According to BusinessWeek, Spider-Man is listed as one of the top ten most intelligent fictional characters in American comics.