The Marvel Comics character Spider-Man first appeared in 1962 in Amazing Fantasy #15. Creator Stan Lee said the idea came from a "desire to create a character with whom teens could identify".[1]
The character's various appearances have been collated into thousands of trade paperback, hardcover and omnibus collections.
- ^ DeFalco, Tom; Lee, Stan (2001). O'Neill, Cynthia (ed.). Spider-Man: The Ultimate Guide. New York: Dorling Kindersley. ISBN 978-0-7894-7946-4.