Spider-Man is a popular superhero in American comics. Spider-Man is the superhero identity of Peter Benjamin Parker. As a high school science student, Parker was bitten by a radioactive spider, which gave him superhuman powers.
As Spider-Man, Parker has incredible strength, can climb walls, and has the ability to sense danger. He disguises himself in a costume decorated like a spider and a spider’s web. “Web-shooters” attached to his wrists can shoot out thin fibers that help him travel quickly by swinging from building to building. However, unlike previous superheroes, Spider-Man does not win every battle.
Spider-Man was created by the American writer Stan Lee and the American artist Steve Ditko. He first appeared as the Amazing Spider-Man in Amazing Fantasy comic book #15, published by Marvel Comics in August 1962. By the end of the 1960’s, Spider-Man had become one of the most popular comic book characters in American publishing history.
Spider-Man has been featured in many motion pictures, television series, and video games. Spider-Man movies in the 2000’s have included Spider-Man (2002), starring Tobey Maguire; The Amazing Spider-Man (2012), starring Andrew Garfield; Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), starring Tom Holland; and a number of sequels. 
