For questions about Spider-Man (or any variation) a Marvel superhero created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, who first appeared in 1962. Do not use for questions that mention the character or for questions about works where the character appears; only for those about the character. Always use in conjunction with the [marvel] tag and add the relevant media tag where appropriate such as [marvel-cinematic-universe], [comics] and [the-amazing-spider-man].
Spider-Man is a Marvel Comics superhero. The character was created by writer-editor Stan Lee and writer-artist Steve Ditko. He first appeared in Amazing Fantasy #15 (August 1962). Many variations of Spider-Man have been created over the years, but this tag should be used for all of them with very few exceptions. Use the tag miles-morales for Miles Morales questions.
Lee and Ditko conceived of the character as an orphan named Peter Parker being raised by his Aunt May and Uncle Ben, and as a teenager, having to deal with the normal struggles of adolescence in addition to those of a costumed crime fighter. Spider-Man's creators gave him super strength and agility, the ability to cling to most surfaces, shoot spider-webs using devices of his own invention which he called "web-shooters", and react to danger quickly with his "spider-sense", enabling him to combat his foes.
When Spider-Man first appeared in the early 1960s, teenagers in superhero comic books were usually relegated to the role of sidekick to the protagonist. The Spider-Man series broke ground by featuring Peter Parker, a teenage high school student and person behind Spider-Man's secret identity to whose "self-obsessions with rejection, inadequacy, and loneliness" young readers could relate. Unlike previous teen heroes such as Bucky and Robin, Spider-Man did not benefit from being the protégé of any adult superhero mentors like captain-america and batman, and thus had to learn for himself that "with great power there must also come great responsibility" — a line included in a text box in the final panel of the first Spider-Man story, but later retroactively attributed to his guardian, the late Uncle Ben.
Source: Spider-Man on the English Wikipedia.
