num_pages: 311
description: The explosive tale of Marvel Comics’ crime-fighting superheroSPIDER-MANIt begins with an orphan named Peter Parker, raised by his beloved Aunt May and Uncle Ben in Queens, New York. A quiet student, he works diligently at his studies and pines for the beautiful Mary Jane Watson. But this ordinary teenage boy is about to have his life turned upside down, when he is bitten by a genetically altered spider. Suddenly, he finds himself possessed of spectacular powers. He is now and forever Spider-Man!Follow Spider-Man’s action-packed journey, from his struggle to harness the extraordinary gifts that will prove to be both blessing and curse, to his fight to save innocent lives while the media tears him to pieces. It all leads up to his ultimate battle high above New York streets, against the death-dealing madman known as the Green Goblin. While the city watches helplessly and countless lives hang in the balance, Spider-Man confronts his archnemesis, and the Goblin puts Spider-Man’s vow to fight crime to the ultimate test . . .
language: English
title: Spider-Man
titlecomplete: Spider-Man
characters: Peter Parker
genres: Fantasy, Spider Man, Marvel, Superheroes, Media Tie In, Young Adult, Novels, Comics, Fiction, Science Fiction
ratings_count: 1628
places: New York City, New York, New York (State)
publisher: Del Rey