Filming continues for Amazing Spider-Man 2. Andrew Garfield and Emma stone were snapped on the set.
10/08/2012 11:13 | By Francis Whittaker
Spider-Man's 50th anniversary
Spider-Man makes his debut (1962)
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In 1962, Marvel head writer Stan Lee was dreaming up ideas for a new superhero that could emulate the success of the Fantastic Four. He wanted a character that his young readers could identify with and, with the help of artist Steve Ditko, came up with Peter Parker - an ordinary teenager who gains web-slinging powers from a radioactive spider bite. Marvel publisher gave Lee permission to try out his new 'Spider-Man' character in the final issue of Marvel's supernatural anthology Amazing Fantasy (above) and, after impressive sales figures for the issue, Spidey was given his own solo series - The Amazing Spider-Man - which launched in 1963.
Lee claimed he wanted Peter Parker's character to be a normal teenager with "a lot of personal problems that readers could empathize with".
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12/08/2012 22:36
no mention of todd mcfarlane who came up with alot of the best storys and better art work that revamped it in the 90's when it was uncool to like comics.
12/08/2012 11:45
er.................steve ditko.
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