Peter Parker is a well-meaning person who wants to do what’s right but often falls a little short and usually feels misunderstood and maligned. That relatability has made his alter ego, Spider-Man, endearing and enduring for more than 60 years. He is the accidental superhero—an everyday person with real problems and emotions that we all can relate to. From his early beginnings on the newsprint pages of a comic book to his web-slung leaps to

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It’s easy to understand why people love Spider-Man. A geeky teenager given superpowers by a fantastical accident, he was perhaps the very first ground- level superhero. Since his introduction in 1962, he’s been one of the most popular characters in comic books. Part of the reason is how relatable he’s always been. Sure, he had special abilities, but quite different from so many fictional heroes, he had real-world problems. Spider-Man was

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"J. Jonah Jameson has uncovered proof that Peter Parker is Spider-Man--and that's just the beginning of the web-slinger's problems! Dinosaurs are fighting the Lizard on Broadway. Doctor Faustus plots to drive our hero insane. And the Molten Man and Punisher are back in town! That's just another day in the Big Apple for Spider-Man! But when the Green Goblin returns, all bets are off! Spider-Man's secret identity, the lives of Aunt May and Mary Jane--everything...

Magneto has issued his Ultimatum to the world - and unleashed a tidal wave upon Manhattan that triggers a new epoch in the history of civilization. In the center of the maelstrom are New York City's most gallant defender and the family and friends that live - and die - beside him. This is the story of Aunt May, Mary Jane, Kitty Pryde, J. Jonah Jameson and the hero that looms over all their lives as they bear witness to the end times of the Ultimate...

With public opinion dropping day by day, Mayor J. Jonah Jameson tries to boost his image, sending the aptly named Anti-Spider-squad out on 24-hour duty and scheduling appearances with major celebraties. But will his plans be derailed by the color-bending Spectrum? Plus: Who are the Spider-Girls, and how will they turn Peter Parker's life upside down? The webs are only part of the story as we delve into the life of Peter Parker!

Spidey must contend with the antics of Overdrive, the nihilistic villainy of Mister Negative and the ominous threat of the high-flying Menace. And just who is the stunning, red-haired Jackpot?

The DB, New York's trashiest tabloid, has just hired the sleaziest, most muckraking, lowlife paparazzi of them all...PETER PARKER?! Plus: It's web-slinger vs. wall-crawler as we answer the question - who is The Other Spider-Man?

The deaths that still shape the Spider-verse! During the early 1970s, a pair of plot lines changed comic-book mortality forever. Shock followed shock when Spider-Man lost a friend, a lover and an enemy in a dynamic drama that stunned readers as no comic deaths had before and few have since!