High school, puberty, first dances -- there are many pitfalls to being young. Compound these with intense personal tragedy and super human powers, and you can start to visualize the world of Peter Parker, a.k.a. Spider-Man. Following the murder of his uncle and the Green Goblin's assault on his high school, Peter finds himself on the brink of manhood: getting a job at the Daily Bugle to help support his widowed aunt and taking on extracurricular activities...

This anthology contains twelve key stories from the first two years of Spider-Man's publication history (from 1962 to 1964). These influential adventures not only transformed the super hero fantasy into an allegory for the pain of adolescence but also brought a new ethical complexity to the genre--by insisting that with great power there must also come great responsibility.

Spider-Man and his former lover Felicia Hardy--the Black Cat--meet again in New York as they both try to solve the disappearance of an old friend.

"Flash Thompson--once Peter Parker's bully, later a loyal friend--is Spider-Man's biggest fan. That hero worship inspired him to enlist in the Army, where he became a decorated veteran and war hero. And though he lost his legs, Flash never lost his dignity--or his desire to serve. Now, the government has offered him a chance to be a hero once again--to don the alien symbiote that grants its wearer powers similar to those of Spider-Man, but also puts...

"The Green Goblin returns-- will Spider-Man survive the rematch? Peter Parker has a secret. Bitten by a radioactive spider, he gained the powers of a human arachnid-- super-strength, adhesion to walls and incredible agility. Inspired by his uncle's tragic death, Peter became Spider-Man, New York City's hometown super hero. Only two people know his secret identity-- one is his best friend, confidante and girlfriend Mary Jane Watson. The other-- ruthless...