Original: A few months after Spider-Man 's introduction in Amazing Fantasy # 15 ( Aug. 1962 ) , publisher Martin Goodman reviewed the sales figures for that issue and was shocked to find it to have been one of the nascent Marvel 's highest-selling comics . A solo ongoing series followed , beginning with The Amazing Spider-Man # 1 ( March 1963 ) .
Simplified: The first time that Spider-Man ( who is also known as ) Peter Parker appeared was in the Amazing Fantasy # 15 comic book in August 1962 .