This anthology contains twelve key stories from the first two years of Spider-Man's publication history (from 1962 to 1964). These influential adventures not only transformed the super hero fantasy into an allegory for the pain of adolescence but also brought a new ethical complexity to the genre--by insisting that with great power there must also come great responsibility.

Reprints Amazing Fantasy #15 (1962), The Amazing Spider-Man #1-19 (1963-1964), and Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1 (1964).