Spider-Man’s first comic appearance: the story behind Amazing Fantasy #15
Blog excerpt (~60 words) Amazing Fantasy #15 wasn’t meant to matter. Marvel had already cancelled the title when Stan Lee and Steve Ditko used its final issue to introduce a teenage superhero with real problems: Spider-Man. That gamble sold so well it spawned The Amazing Spider-Man — and turned a throwaway anthology comic into one of the most expensive comic books ever sold at auction.
