It’s during this time you get the original Clone Saga and the Death of Gwen Stacy, two iconic stories that still resonate today. Gerry Conway’s run is impressive, especially for a 19-year-old taking over the helm of Marvel’sflagship character from Stan ‘the Man’ Lee himself. The core mythos of Peter Parker and Spider-Man are located in these issues as well as one of the most fully developed supporting cast in comics is introduced here. joined the book and he along with Lee created a masterpiece of a run that every writer and artists since then have tried to recapture.

Very little matches the beginning, Stan Lee and Steve Ditko’s early issues are some of the finest Silver Age comics ever produced. It’s easy to pick out iconic Spider-Man runs. That Iconic First Cover- Amazing Fantasy #15 It’s the comic books where the character grew, where he was defined, where the Spider-Man we love was molded into the important figure he has become today. Without Stan Lee and Steve Ditko there are no cartoons, no video games, and no movies.

Yet without comics there is no cultural icon. But Spider-Man’s popularity predates the current comic book culture boom, he is an iconic hero that has fans around the world and has seemingly endless appeal to millions of people. Spider-Man is a comic superhero who is well known beyond the comic page and even amongst the non-comic fan. Having expanded beyond the comic pages Spider-Man has become a staple in cartoons, live action television, video games, and yes movies. Since his first appearance in Amazing Fantasy #15 (1962) Spider-Man has become a cultural cornerstone. Spider-Man is quite possibly the most famous super hero ever created.

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