SpiderMan

SpiderMan is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko and first appeared in Amazing Fantasy #15 (1962). The story follows Peter Parker, a high school student who gains spider-like powers after being bitten by a radioactive spider. He adopts the identity of SpiderMan to fight crime in New York City while balancing school, work, and personal life. The origin story centers on the idea that with great power there must also come great responsibility, a lesson attributed to his late Uncle Ben.

SpiderMan possesses wall-crawling ability, superhuman strength, agility, an acute danger sense, and, with specially designed web-shooters, the ability to swing through cities using synthetic webbing.

SpiderMan has appeared across numerous media, including animated and live-action films, television series, and video games. Notable film portrayals include those by Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield, and Tom Holland, with Miles Morales featured as another SpiderMan in the animated Spider-Verse films.

Within the comics, SpiderMan's supporting characters include Aunt May, Mary Jane Watson, and Gwen Stacy; his notable adversaries include Green Goblin, Doctor Octopus, Venom, and Sandman.