Spiderman (Peter Parker)

Most
 incredibly, he had gained a sixth sense that provided him with early
warning of impending danger. Disguised, Peter tested his new-found
abilities defeating professional wrestler Crusher Hogan
 in the ring, and earning some cash. Using his scientific prowess, he
constructed a pair of artificial web-shooters that attached to his
wrists. With an agent, a costume, and a new name, Spider-Man became an
overnight sensation on television. Unconcerned with the rest of the
world, he vowed to use his powers only to take care of himself and his
aunt and uncle. After his first TV special ended, he allowed a burglar
that he could have easily restrained to run past him and escape. A few
days later, Peter returned home to find his beloved Uncle Ben had been
shot and killed. When Spider-Man confronted the killer hiding in the old
 Acme Warehouse at the waterfront, he discovered to his horror that his
uncle's murderer was the burglar he apathetically allowed to pass.
Consumed with guilt, he became aware at last that with great power comes
 great responsibility, just as his beloved uncle had once said.

To help his Aunt May with finances, Peter took a freelance job at the
 Daily Bugle selling pictures of himself as Spider-Man to publisher J. Jonah Jameson.
 Despite Spider-Man rescuing his son, astronaut John Jameson, from a
malfunctioning space capsule, Jonah used his newspaper to publicly
condemn Spider-Man as a menace. Unlike heroes like the Fantastic Four or the Avengers,
 Spider-Man was mistrusted and feared by the public. At school, his
popularity was no greater, as "Puny Parker" frequently clashed with
bully Flash Thompson and his followers. Flash's girlfriend, Liz Allan, often complicated matters, harboring a crush on "Petey" and making Flash jealous.

### A Gathering of Enemies

Spider-Man soon found himself facing a rogue's gallery of powerful thieves, gangsters, and megalomaniacs including the Chameleon, the Tinkerer, the Vulture (Adrian Toomes), Doctor Octopus (Otto Octavius), the Sandman, Doctor Doom, and Electro. In Florida, he befriended Dr. Curtis Connors after administering an antidote to reverse his transformation into the terrible Lizard. Though he had many enemies, he also shared adventures with the Fantastic Four (including rival the Human Torch), the Avengers, the X-Men and Daredevil. At the Daily Bugle, he discovered a friend and his first love, Jameson's secretary, Betty Brant. Even more villains clashed with Spider-Man including the Green Goblin, the Big Man and the Enforcers, Mysterio (Quentin Beck), and Kraven the Hunter.
 Dating Betty became awkward after her brother, Bennett, was murdered in
 a clash between Doctor Octopus and Spider-Man. Betty at first held
Spider-Man responsible. Though she later recanted, the thought of
Spider-Man reminded her of losing her brother. At home, Aunt May
suffered a heart attack, causing Spider-Man to abandon a fight with the
Green Goblin. For a while after, the public viewed Spider-Man as a
coward, before he made a comeback. May's fragile health and poor
finances, however, remain a lingering concern. Frustrated by their
defeats at the hand of Spider-Man, six of his top villains gathered
forces under Doctor Octopus to form the Sinister Six. Through wits and determination, Spider-Man defeated the group one at a time.

Peter Parker’s confidence gradually increased. At the same time,
his relationship with Betty crumbled as handsome reporter Ned Leeds
stole her heart. Jameson took his campaign against Spider-Man to a new
level, sponsoring the creation of the deranged Scorpion,
 under Dr. Farley Stillwell. Though the Scorpion turned on Jameson, the
publisher persisted with attacks against Spider-Man, and rented the
first of a series of robotic Spider Slayers invented by Dr. Spencer
Smythe. Spider-Man was able to use his technical know-how to defeat the
Slayer. While Aunt May persisted with attempts to introduce Peter to Mary Jane Watson,
 the niece of neighbor Anna Watson, Spider-Man tackled organized crime
led by the Crime Master and the Green Goblin. Tired of the Bugle's
harassment, Peter tried selling pictures for the Daily Globe but gave up
 when the Globe's editor proved too nosy.

### Big Super-Hero on Campus

After
 capturing a new foe, the Molten Man, Peter Parker graduated high school
 and earned a science scholarship to Empire State University (ESU) for
achieving the highest scholastic average in Midtown High's history.
College brought a fresh start with new peers including the wealthy Harry Osborn,
 son of industrialist Norman Osborn, and beauty queen of Standard High,
Gwen Stacy; Flash Thompson followed Peter to ESU on an athletic
scholarship. Consumed with worry about his aunt's hospitalization, Peter
 was misunderstood as an unfriendly snob by Harry and Gwen. Because a
previous transfusion of his radioactive blood to Aunt May was slowly
killing her, Spider-Man enlisted aid from Dr. Connors.
 The antidote that had been called in to cure Aunt May was stolen, and
Spider-Man fought like a madman to retain it. Before Spider-Man could
deliver the antidote, ISO-36, he was trapped under rubble in a battle
with the "Master Planner” (revealed to be Doctor Octopus). Spider-Man
courageously forced his way out to administer the elixir to Aunt May.
While Aunt May convalesced, Peter relaxed and befriended Harry and
Gwen. Soon after, the Green Goblin negated Spider-Man's spider-sense,
and kidnapped him. There, the Goblin revealed himself to be Harry's
father, Norman. The two battled, but Spider-Man triumphed knocking the
Goblin into live wires and chemicals. Norman was left with partial
amnesia, blocking his memories of being Goblin and of Spider-Man's
identity.

The Avengers invited Spider-Man to join their ranks, but after
facing the Hulk, he declined the offer, preferring the freedom of
working alone. Meanwhile, Peter could no longer evade meeting Mary Jane.
 Assuming the worst, Peter was stunned to discover she was both gorgeous
 and vivacious. Their first date involved riding into the city on
Pete's new motorcycle take pictures of the Rhino. After another battle
with the Lizard and new foe, the Shocker, Peter moved into Harry's
apartment, rent free. Despite his new found independence, happiness
eluded him. Worn out by Jameson's editorials, the public's fear of him,
Aunt May's fragile health, slipping grades, and floundering love life,
Peter decided to become Spider-Man no more. While Peter enjoyed time
studying, and being with friends and family, crime escalated as the
Kingpin's initiated his master plan to oversee the criminal underworld.
After Peter rescued a watchman resembling Uncle Ben from two robbers, he
 renewed his vow to never let an innocent come to harm because he failed
 to act. Subsequently, Spider-Man battled the Kingpin, Doctor Octopus (who became Aunt May's boarder), a new Vulture, a new Spider Slayer, and Mysterio. He and the Human Torch went to Hollywood where they tackled Mysterio and the Wizard.

### The Girl, the Goblin, and the Great Heartbreak

Though Peter dated MJ on occasion, he soon fell for the more
serious-minded Gwen, causing tension between Harry and himself. Peter
met Gwen's father, retired police Captain George Stacy,
 who studied Spider-Man, and questioned Peter about his first-hand
experience. The Kingpin brainwashed Capt. Stacy (using Norman Osborn's
equipment) into stealing police records. After Peter published pictures
exposing Stacy, the Kingpin kidnapped George and Gwen. Spider-Man and
Osborn rescued the two, but the Kingpin escaped. The Kingpin next
focused on stealing a legendary stone tablet but Spider-Man retrieved
it, and left it with Capt. Stacy. The Shocker stole it back, and Dr.
Connors was forced by Man Mountain Marko to translate it for an aged
gangster, Silvermane.
 Connors revealed a formula for a youth potion. Silvermane drank the
liquid, and became a young man again. Tragically, he could not stop the
de-aging process, and shrank so small, he ultimately disappeared.
Meanwhile, the stress on Dr. Connors triggered a transformation again.
After a fierce melee across the city, with unwelcome help from the Human
 Torch, Spider-Man rescued Connors.

Though
 Peter's frequent unexplained disappearances as Spider-Man have caused
friction with Gwen, their love for each other gave Peter hope for a
happy future together. As the bond between Peter and Gwen grew ever
stronger, it was approvingly observed by Gwen's father, Police Captain
George Stacy, who also supported the efforts of Spider-Man. But tragedy
struck when Captain Stacy was crushed by a falling chimney, saving an
innocent child during a battle between Spider-Man and Doctor Octopus.
With his dying breath, Captain Stacy told Spider-Man, "take care of
Gwen, Peter". Spider-Man had lost a great ally.

Gwen blamed Spider-Man for her father's death. Peter's conscience,
already tormented by the ever present need to lie to Gwen, became even
more troubled. Yet their love prevailed through life's challenges -
including Harry's drug addiction, and Spider-Man's aborted attempt to
remove his own powers, that instead resulted in him being transformed
into a six armed freak. In the end, it was death which separated the two
 lovers. The Green Goblin kidnapped Gwen, and dropped her off the
Brooklyn Bridge. Spider-Man tried, but failed to save her. In the
vicious battle which followed, Norman was accidentally impaled by his
own Goblin Glider. His apparent death was secretly observed by his son,
Harry, who swore his own revenge on Spider-Man. Harry soon succumbed to
the Osborn Legacy, kidnapping those whom Peter loved most, only barely
being stopped from finishing the work that Norman Osborn had started.

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