Created by the legendary writer Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko,
Spider-Man was intended to be 'the super hero who could be you.'
The first Spidey story was intended as an experiment.
A comic called Amazing Fantasy was about to be cancelled because
of faltering sales, so the man in the red
suit was given a trial outing, basically because no-one cared what
went in the mag.
Basicaly, the story goes that wimpy Peter Parker
is bitten by a radioactive spider and acquires the agility and proportionate
strength of an arachnid.
Disguised as Spider-Man, he becomes a professional
wrestler and ignores the chance to stop a fleeing thief.
When the same criminal later robs and kills his
uncle, Parker becomes a superhero crimefighter, realising: 'With
great Power there must also come - great responsibility!'
