The Amazing Spider-man

Author: Stan Lee

Peter Parker got bit by a radioactive spider. We're all pretty familiar with that part of it, right? The Spider-man titles have ranged from great, serious comic fare, to light-hearted, teen-themed books, but The Amazing Spider-man has been a consistently great title since the 1960s. The writers have managed to take the story of a nerdy kid and make him into a superhero who is not only the hope for the city, but also the world. It's a comic that has brought its fans along for the ride, and Spider-man has one of the most die-hard fanbases in comics. In recent years, The Amazing Spider-Man has been willing to take a lot of risks, whether it's One More Day, in which Spider-man and Mary Jane sacrifice their marriage to Mephisto (in one of the most widely-despised stories of all-time) to the brilliant Spider-verse with intertwined storylines across many dimensions. The Amazing Spider-Man is the flagship of the Spider-man titles, and manages to be ambitious, no matter how traditional it is viewed. Why it's on the list: Well, he does whatever a spider can!