- Script
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- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Spider-Man
- Synopsis
- A brief introduction to the character accompanied by an illustration and an endorsement for readers to follow Spider-Man's adventures in Komikai Micro Comics.
Appears on inside front cover.
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Steve Ditko
- Inks
- Steve Ditko
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Job Number
- V-789
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Like costume heroes?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Spider-Man [Peter Parker] (introduction, origin); Ben Parker (introduction); Crusher Hogan; Flash Thompson (introduction); Liz Allen (introduction); May Parker (introduction); the Burglar
- Synopsis
- Peter Parker is bitten by a radioactive spider and gains the abilities of a spider. When he fails to stop a burglar who runs past him, his uncle is killed as a result. He therefore swears never to shirk his responsibility again.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Acme Warehouse; Midtown High; radioactive rays; science experiment; web-shooter; wrestling ring
This story is divided into two untitled parts (6 pp, 5 pp).
This is the first Spider-Man story published. The Burglar has never been definitively named.
Winner of the 1962 "Best Short Story" Alley Award.
- Script
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- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Spider-Man [Peter Parker]
This is the Komikai game piece, printed on the back cover of the comic.