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Amazing Fantasy #15

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What better way to start off a spider man event than the comic that started it all. After all a classic is a classic and nothing beats the original. While Spider-Man would eventually get his own comic book series starting with the “Amazing Spider-Man #1”, he first appeared in 1962’s “Amazing Fantasy #15”. With the Amazing Fantasy series having been cancelled, Stan Lee rolled the dice on a story about a teenage boy transforming into a superhero, and boy did he roll a hard six. 

Peter Parker was far from the superhero type when he was first introduced. A teenage science nerd who was bullied at school, Peter’s life was forever changed when bitten by a radioactive spider while visiting a science exhibit.
Shortly after, Peter discovered that the spider bite had given him powers. These included a sixth sense that he would later dub spider-sense, and the ability to climb walls.

In the hopes of taking advantage of his newfound abilities and make some extra cash, Peter entered a competition advertising $100 to anyone who could stay in the ring for three minutes with the wrestler Crusher Hogan.
Wearing a mask to protect his identity, Peter entered the ring only to fully realize the scope of his powers, which included super strength and agility, using them to defeat Hogan.

Following this, Peter decided to dub himself “Spider-Man”, and used his intellect to create his iconic costume equipped with web-shooters, and continued to win fame on television. One infamous night, however, Peter allowed a thief to escape, and told the pursuing police officer he didn’t help because he is only interested in looking out for himself.

This decision would haunt Peter, as one night he would return home to discover his beloved Uncle Ben had been shot and killed by a burglar. Dressed as Spider-Man, Peter chased down and cornered the criminal, only to discover he was the same thief he had let escape. It was here that Peter learned “with great power, comes great responsibility”, and decided to dedicate his life to fighting crime.
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"Thus, a legend is born, as a new name is added to the roster of those who make the realm of fantasy the most exciting realm of all!"