vy a) AMAL a == ooo ae | | sy ie EN =a I} ey aT ih LIKE COSTUME HEROES? CONFIDENTIALLY, WE: IN THE COMIC MAG BUSINESS REFER TO ; THEA AS "LONG UNOERWEAR CHARACTERS". AND, AS YOU KNOW, THEY'RE A DIME A DOZEN / BUT, WE THINK YOU MAY FIND OUR SPIDERMAN JUST A BIT... DIFFERENT! ARE YOU KIDDIN'S THAT il BOOKWORM c WOLLDN'T PETER PARKER HE'S MIDTOWN HIGH'S ONLY PROFESSIONAL WALLFELOWER/ a KNOW A EHA-CHA Ta), RY as U 4 3 = ¥, rt i i aa — ee rl Pe (1 fll sl} ii ot_ SPECIAL LAD. I KNOW YOU'RE AWAKE -~AND . IT'S TIME FOR SCHOOL’ HE FACULTY AT MIDTOWN HIGH ‘ECE ALSO FOND CF THE CLEAN- CUT, HARO-WORKEING HONGe STUDENT.’ WORK, PARKER, AND YOUIRE SUPE To RATE A SCHOLORSHIP WHEN & YOU GRADUATE/ EXHIBIT AT THE SCIENCE HALL TONIGHT! WOLILD ANY OF YOU LIKE As You MAY HAVE GATIERED, PETER PARES WAS "RAR FROM BEING THE BIGGEST MAN ON CAMPS! BUT, HIS UNCLE BEN THOUGHT HE WAS A PRETTY. v S] YOU'RE NOT FOOLIN' ME, PETE! | GOSH, UNCLE BEN--YOU'RE WORSE THAN A ROOM FULL OF ALARA cLoces. Bur ALAS, OTHER TEEN-AGERS CAN SOMETIMES, UNWITTINGLY, BE 50 VERY CRUEL TO 4 SHY YOUNG MAN. WONDERING IF YOU'RE Busy TONIGHT. UMPTEENTHTIME, YOU'RE JUST NOT MAY TYPE ns YES, FOR SOME, BEING A TEEN=_ AGER HAS AAANY HEARTBREAKING MOMENTS! ¢ i TO THE ATOM- SEE YOU SMASHERS, PETER! AROUND, (Bookworm! J ae. I COOKED YOUR FAVO@ITE BREAKFAST, \_ PETEY=-WHEATCAKES/ AS FOR PETE'S AUNT MAY, SHE THOUGHT THE SUN ROSE AND SET UPON HER NEPHEW! DON'T FATTEN HIAA UP \ T@O MUCH, DEAR/T CAN HARDLY GUT-WRESTLE HIM AOR LIKE FLASH | | Goop TASTE, THOMPSON | | DOLL’ GET Losr SOME DAY I'LL SHOW THEM! =2208> SOME DAY THEY'LL BE Sorey! =sSORRY THAT THEY LAUGHED AT AMES SCIENCE EXHIBITNDA FEW MINUTES LATER, PETER PARKER 7S THE TAUNTS OF His CLASSMATES AS fe : ANGTHER WORLD —— THE TRANSPORTED TO PASCINATING WORLD OF ATOMIC SCIENCE / AND NOW Foe A PEMONSTRATION OF HOW WE CAN CONTREL RAGIOACTIVE RAYS HERE Bm IN THE LABORATORY... Tic AMOUNT OF RADIOACTIVITY, THE DYING INSECT, IN SUDDEN suOcK, BITES THE NEAREST LIVING THING, AT THE SPLIT SECOND BEFORE LIFE EBBS FROM ITS RADIOACTIVE BODY! Y WHAT'S HAPPENING JO ME= I FEEL-= DIFFERENT/ AS THOUGH AAY ENTIRE BODY IS CHARGEP WITH SCME SORT OF FANTASTIC Bur, aS THE GyrERr BEGINS; MENTE NO-ONE KOTICES: ATINY SPIDER DESCEND= ING FROMM THE CEILING ON AN ALMOST INVISIBLE oSTRAND: OF WEB... A-A SPIDER! IT BIT ME: BUT, WHY IS IT BUI S02? WHY IS IT GLOMIM THAT WAY=22 A SPIDER WHOM FATE HAS GIVEN 4 STARRING, IF BRIER ROLE TO PLAY IN THE PRAMA WE CALL f HE MUST OUR Ex. I-I NEED | PERIMENT | HAVE A SOME oe HEAR THE AUT: WHICH NABCOWLY WAISSES HIS LAST INSTANT! ANC THEN, UNNOTICED BY HE UNTHINKING W LEAPS To Ser ae z ( THat WAS CHE ‘EGGHEAD WHO WON'T DAYDREAM | ANY MORE WHENY WHAT'S COME Ovi ME/ I-T'M SCALING THIS WALL JUST AS EASILY AS ICAN | - WALES SIDE OF A YD ICAN WALK DOWN & THIS CABLE 4S EFFORTLESSLY AS THE SPIDER ITSELF CAN GLIDE gf ALONG ITS WEBS f- mt OWN POWER == : MES A Few Min HAMA see THIS: WILL BE A GOOD CHANCE To TEST MY POWER AGAINS BUILDING!) > { wars FHIS22 I * CRUSHED THIS 'I-T'VE GOT TO HAVE TIME TO. THINK / I'VE GOT TO PLAN. WHAT TO PO WITH THIS UNBELIEVABLE - ABILITY WHICH FATE HAS. GIVEN AE! FILLED WITH EXCITEM HOME, AN Fe I'LL PUT. ON 4 SOME OLD CLOTHES, AND | LEAVE MY GLASSES HERE; BUT--WHAT-IF IT FAILS I r DON'T WANT TO BE A LAUGH- ING STOCK /I-I'LL FIND SOME WAY Fo 21S GUISE MYSELF:A FEW MINUTES LATER... WELL, WELL! IF ; IT AIN'T A LITTLE I'LL TRY FOR THAT MASKED MARVEL! HUNGRED COLLARS, STEP UP sUcKER! CRUSHER! ‘NOW JUST RELAX, sHOeTY! I'LL Tey Te AAKE THIS AS PAINLESS AS POSSIBLE SPEED, THE AGILITY, THE. js i VERY STREMGTM 0 A GIGANTIC SPIDER! HMMM, THAT MASKED GREATEST ACT CHARACTER MAY BE I'VE EVER SEEN! SENSATIONAL! FANTASTIC! AND THAT MASK GIMMICK GIVES HIM JUST THE AaLISTEN, FRIEND, 'MATV PRODUCER! \ 99) | LATER, AT HOME AGAIN... i> WITH THAT ACT OF YOURS I CAN MAKE ( YOLI LOOKED YOU A FORTUNE! AND KEEP THE Y SHOWMANSHIP 22 HE HASN'T A LITTLE TIRED, MASK ANGLE -- IT'S GREAT SHOWMAN- SEEN ANYTHING YET. SINCE PETEY SO WE SHIP! HERE'S AY CARB/ CALL MES Tt HAVE THE POWERS OF A [| BROUGHT You YOU'P? BE A SMASH ON ED SULLIVAN'S SPIDER, I'LL DESIGN MYSELE SOME.CRACKERS 4 SPIDER COSTUMES AND... ANID: MILK! OH,Hi, AUNT MAYS VY cRACKERS \ f Now LET'S SEE-> oha ti ‘LL NEED “A NAME AND MILK! |of 4 SPIDER NEEDS ee . TO EACH ARM== --WELL, GUESS 4 WEB! THIS \ IT'LL OPERATE SPIDERMAN |5 AS’ LESS/EM--| | A WEB! THIS aaah’ 4 GOOD AS ANY! ONLY SHCULD JUST a oe ANEW! a ( ae ny iz THEY LAUGHEP AT ME ROR Le So BEING 4 BOOKWORM, EH2 WELL, ONLY A SCIENCE MAJOR COULD HAVE CREATED A DEVICE LIKE ( HIS OKAY, WORLD -- BETTER HANG ONTO YOUR HAT! HERE COMES THE . SPIDERMAN!“NOW ANYBODY WITH THE INTELLIGENCE OF A E SEVEN YEAR OLD KNOWS THAT IF A MAN APPEARED ON TV WHO SEEMED TO BE MORE SPIDER THAN HUMAN, HE'D BE AN OVERNIGHT SENSATION! ESPECIALLY WHEN HIS FEATS WERE PERFORMED WITHOUT THE HELP OF TRICK PHOTOGRAPHY! WELL, YOU CAN JUST IMAGINE HOW THE PUBLIC REACTED TO SPIPERMANS STILL DON'T BELIEVE IT/ THEY LOOK AMAZED, INCREDIBLE; AWE-STRICKEN/ ; WOULDN'T MA zee AFTER ALL, WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME }OU-SAW A MAN: WITH HIS OWA, FANTASTIC SPIDER WEB E22 OKAY, SPIDERMAN-~ GUT! THAT'SWHEW! RID OF : ‘EM AT LAST/ STOP! THIEF! STOP Mid IF HE MAKES HEY! WHAT'S IT TO THE ELEVATOR, AS His FIRST TY SPECTACULAR ENDS, PETER PARKER BREATHES THE FIRST SWEET SCENT OF FAME AND SUCCESS,’ = SIGN WITH | WAIT! WE WANT AN TM FROM LIFE! | ME! ULL PUT | INTERVIEW! a GOIN! ONFF HE'LL GET AWAY! "AGENT, Busy! WE'LL Fay ANY PRICE FOR. A eee SEE My PICTURE SPREAD I> ae, BOYS/IM ae af SORRY, PAL/ THAT'S 5 2] voum Jog! I'm FRE | BEING PUSHED AROUND =-BY ANYONE! FROM Now ON I JUST Looe OUT FOR NUMBER ONE -=THAT MEANS--AGE! IM SAFE NOW! THAT CoP CAN NEVER GET DOWN TO THE LOBBY AS FAST AS I GAN IN THIS HIGH-SPEED Ex- PRESS ELEVATOR! LUCKY THAT GOON IN A COSTUME DIGN'T STOP MES! WHAT'S WITH YOu, MISTER 22 ALL YOU HADDA DO WAS TRIP | HIAA, GR HOLD HIM : gusT For 4 MINUTE! § I THEY'RE THE ONLY ONES WHO'VE EVER BEEN KIND SAVE YOUR PETER, YOU BNO \ s TOME! TLL SEE TOIT BREATH THAT MICROSCOPE 1 \ 3 THAT THEY Wee ALWAYS: BUDDY! I've YOU'VE ALWAYS of THATS 1 MAPPy, BUT THE REST GOT THINGS WANTED? YOUR J) iy OF THE WORLD CAN GO UNSLE ANP T HANG FOR ALL IT CARE/ BOUGHT IT FOR ce eins et yOu THIS . =“ _ AFTE RNOON/ 'VIN THE BAYS THAT FOLLOW, THE SPIDERMAN Or THE NATIONS — AND, ONE EVENING AS PETER. PARKER RETURNS HOME FROM A PERSONAL APPEARANCE... A POLICE CAR/ IN FRONT Yo OF OUrP House! WHAT CAN BE WRONGZ2 YOUR AUNT Be NEXT POOR-=- THE NEIGHBORS ARE eT BAP NEWS, . SON--YOUR - UNCLE HAS BEEN SHOT-- MURPEREC! UNCLE BEN =-DEAD! f HO. NO, IT, . ACME WAREHOUSE! IT’S BEEN PeE= SERTED Foe years! A KILLER COULD HOLP CFF AN [a | BECOMES THE SENSAT! IT WAS A BURGLAR-~% t/ YOUR UNCLE SURPRISED HIM! BUT DON'T WORRY, LAB! WE'VE GOT HIM SHOT || TRAPPERS HE'S IN THE HiAAZ2 | OLD ACME WAREHOUSE (} AT THE WATERFRONT! *% WE'LL GET HIM eee ee BUT HE WON'T HOLD OFF-= SPIPERMAN!THE WAREHOUSE 1S AT THE OTHER SIDE HE'S IN THERE SOME- WHEFE, Bur HE'LL PICK US OFF LIKE FLIES IF WE GHARGE Hin ALL I GOTTA DO © HELP ‘EM CFF é TILL THE MOON |{ ESCAPE | GOES POWN, THEN f1 AGAIN, I CUGHTTA BE Pir ael ABLE To SLIP AVMIAY IN THE : DARK! é NOT HALF SO 7 SURPRISED F : sg GOTTA AS YOURE 4 5 ? GOING Ger away! GoTTa HIDE! I MUST BE SEEIN‘ THINGS, 7o Be!THERE'S NO PLACE ON EARTH WHERE yOu CAN HIDE FROM A7ES THAT-= THAT FACES ITS = fe _ OF NO, IT a f CAN'T BE! Pome) WILL RELIEVE YOU OF YOUR (37's THE FUGITIVE b WHE RAN PAST ME/ THE ONE = DION'T Stor WHEN I HAD THE CHANCE! Jae oa sae Tye) es My FAULTS IF ONLY IT HAD STOPPEP HIM WHEN T COiie HAVE/ BUT I A) de oe yy HESS I if ANP THEN My PA FiSfS WILL OO, \ THE ReEST/ TL HATE TO O17, BUT WE'LL HAVE TO RUSH HIAA NOW, CAN'T TARE fF A CHANCE CF HIM FE SLIPPING BY IN THE DARK! 1 CAPTAIN-= \ {c i-- AND A LEAN, SILENT FIGURE SLOWLY FADES INTO THE. GATHERING DARKNESS, AWARE AT LAST THAT IN THIS WORLD, WITH GREAT POWER THERE ALIGT es COME == GR EAT WSIBI AND SO 4 LEGEND IS BORN AND x ney. NAME (5S ADDED FANTASY THE MOST EXCITING - > “REALM OR ALL oe