Swinging our way Spiderman first appeared in Amazing Fantasy Comics issue 15 of august 1962, the idea for Spider-Man arose from a surge in teenage demand for comic books and so creator stan lee answered that call with The Amazing Spiderman!.
Being proberly one of the most iconic superheroes of all time spiderman captured the imaginations of kids and adults everywhare. and its because this character done so well in comics he made his way on to the big screen in 2002 which became a big success.