The Amazing Spider-Man

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The Amazing Spider-Man

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Spider-Man
Origins and development in the comics
…comic series that began with The Amazing Spider-Man (abbreviated ASM), vol. 1, no. 1, in March 1963. The eponymous character immediately became integral to the ever-burgeoning “Marvel universe” as well, interacting (and sometimes exchanging blows) with such mainstays as the Fantastic Four, that group’s Human Torch (another teen hero), Daredevil,…
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…comic series that began with The Amazing Spider-Man (abbreviated ASM), vol. 1, no. 1, in March 1963. The eponymous character immediately became integral to the ever-burgeoning “Marvel universe” as well, interacting (and sometimes exchanging blows) with such mainstays as the Fantastic Four, that group’s Human Torch (another teen hero), Daredevil,…
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Todd McFarlane
…December 1989 issues of Marvel’s The Amazing Spider-Man. McFarlane thinned the superhero to spidery proportions, twisted him into wiry poses, and gave him large angular eyes. The Amazing Spider-Man jumped from ninth to first place in comic book sales.
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…December 1989 issues of Marvel’s The Amazing Spider-Man. McFarlane thinned the superhero to spidery proportions, twisted him into wiry poses, and gave him large angular eyes. The Amazing Spider-Man jumped from ninth to first place in comic book sales.
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