After being bitten by a radioactive spider, Peter Parker, a shy high school student, suddenly found himself with the ability to sense danger, stick to walls, and with the proportional strength of a spider. When his uncle was killed by a burglar, Peter resolved to use his new powers to fight crime. Thus was born the Amazing Spider-Man, Marvel’s most popular character of all time.

The Amazing Spider-Man is the flagship of the Spider-Man titles which have included Marvel Team-Up, Spectacular Spider-Man, Spidey Super Stories, Web of Spider-Man, and (just plain old) Spider-Man. Since its first issue in 1963, it has featured the wisecracking arachnid in many of his greatest adventures, and has introduced such famous super-villains as the Green Goblin, Dr. Octopus, the Kingpin, and Venom.

Publication Dates:

March 1963 - November 1998; December 2003 - Present

Number of Issues Published:

443 (#1 - #441); 198 (#500 - #666)

Format:

Color; Standard Modern US; Saddle-stitched; Newsprint; ongoing series
 
Notes:
          Series ends in 1998, restarts with issue #500 (numbering continued from the sum of the issues in this series and The Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 2)

NM, Bagged and Boarded