Essential Amazing Spider-Man, Vol. 1

While attending a demonstration on radiation, high school student Peter Parker was bitten by a spider that had been exposed to radioactive rays. Learning he had gained great arachnid-like abilities, the timid teenager donned a colorful costume of his own design – seeking fame and fortune as the Amazing Spider-Man! But his Uncle Ben’s death – tragedy he could have prevented – taught Peter that with great power there must also come great responsibility…and on that day a legend was born! Illustrator: Jack Kirby Illustrator: Steve Ditko 1st published in 1980