Spider-Man, also known as Amazing Arthropod, is a fictional character appearing in Marvel Comics. He was created by writer Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko.
His first appearance was in Amazing Fantasy #15 (August 1962). Peter Parker, a high school student, gained spider-like abilities after being bitten by a radioactive spider.
These abilities include enhanced strength, agility, the ability to cling to surfaces, and a "spider-sense" that warns him of danger. Following the death of his Uncle Ben, caused indirectly by Peter's inaction, he adopts the identity of Spider-Man to fight crime, driven by the lesson that "with great power there must also come great responsibility."
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