Spider-man story book

Thwip! With a single bite from a radioactive spider in the summer of 1962, New York high school nerd Peter Parker was transformed into the world’s favorite webslinging crimefighter, dispensing wisecracks along with monthly bouts of four-color justice in what would become Marvel Comics‘ marquee series — and a new way of writing the increasingly popular American cultural phenomenon of superhero comics.

Though he’s still usually portrayed as a skinny teen (or bulkier young adult), Spider-Man turned 60 years old in 2022 — even if it’s not entirely clear whether his official birthday should be June 5 or sometime in August (in the Tom Holland Spider-Man movies, his ID states that his birthday is Aug. 10). In the last six decades, he’s gone on to become the face of a media empire worth billions — his cinematic outings alone have raked in over $ billion worldwide as of August 2022, and he’s spawned more toys and starred in more television shows, video games, books, audiobooks and, oh yeah, comic books, then we have space to tally here.

Sp

•