Amazing Fantasy #15 is a 1962 comic book published by Marvel Comics, notable as the first appearance of the superhero Spider-Man, created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko. The character departed from prevailing superhero convention by centering on Peter Parker, an ordinary, socially awkward teenager whose personal problems continued even after gaining his powers, an approach that broadened the emotional range readers could find in the genre. The issue's commercial success led directly to Spider-Man receiving his own ongoing title the following year, and original copies of Amazing Fantasy #15 have since become among the most valuable comic books in the collectibles market.
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What series did Amazing Fantasy #15 belong to before it was retitled?
It was the final issue of Amazing Adult Fantasy, retitled Amazing Fantasy.
The series began as Amazing Adult Fantasy, an American comic book anthology published by Marvel Comics from 1961 through 1962. It premiered with issue number 7, taking over the numbering from Amazing Adventures, and was retitled Amazing Fantasy in its final issue. That final issue, number 15 and cover-dated August 1962, introduced Spider-Man.
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The final 1960s issue, Amazing Fantasy #15 (cover-dated Aug. 1962), introduced the popular superhero Spider-Man who would go on to become one of the most famous superheroes of all time.
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Amazing Adult Fantasy, retitled Amazing Fantasy in its final issue, is an American comic book anthology series published by Marvel Comics from 1961 through 1962, with the latter title revived with superhero features in 1995 and in the 2000s.
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Amazing Adult Fantasy, retitled Amazing Fantasy in its final issue, is an American comic book anthology series published by Marvel Comics from 1961 through 1962, with the latter title revived with superhero features in 1995 and in the 2000s.
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The final 1960s issue, Amazing Fantasy #15 (cover-dated Aug. 1962), introduced the popular superhero Spider-Man who would go on to become one of the most famous superheroes of all time.
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