Comic· 1963· Science Fiction

The Amazing Spider-Man

by Stan Lee

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The Scarlet Pimpernel

Book · 1905

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Stan Lee, Spider-Man's co-creator: "The Scarlet Pimpernel was the first superhero I had read about, the first character who could be called a superhero." Peter Parker's secret identity is in that tradition.

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The Amazing Spider-Man

Peter Parker, a teenage science student bitten by a radioactive spider, becomes Spider-Man after failing to stop the burglar who killed his uncle Ben. He fights villains in New York while struggling with money, school and his Aunt May's health.