Spiderman biography and history

Thwip! With a single bite from a radioactive spider in the summer of , New York high school nerd Peter Parker was transformed into the world&#;s favorite webslinging crimefighter, dispensing wisecracks along with monthly bouts of four-color justice in what would become Marvel Comics&#; marquee series — and a new way of writing the increasingly popular American cultural phenomenon of superhero comics.

Though he&#;s still usually portrayed as a skinny teen (or bulkier young adult), Spider-Man turned 60 years old in — even if it&#;s not entirely clear whether his official birthday should be June 5 or sometime in August (in the Tom Holland Spider-Man movies, his ID states that his birthday is Aug.

10). In the last six decades, he&#;s gone on to become the face of a media empire worth billions — his cinematic outings alone have raked in over $ billion worldwide as of August , and he&#;s spawned more toys and starred in more television shows, video games, books, audiobooks an