The amazing Spiderman has been a super hero now for 49 years. His first appearance was in the Amazing Fantasy issue #15 in 1962. The Amazing Spiderman comic first saw publication in March of 1963. In the next 10 years 100 different issues were published.

Since that early beginning there has been a continuous flow of Spiderman comics to the stands until December 1998. This was when the “Final Chapter” was published as issue number 441. It was 1 month before another Amazing Spiderman comic was published. The delay was never know, just the absence felt by all of his fans.

The Amazing Spiderman Volume 2 appeared in January 1999 with the Spider-Man Imposter, Scorpion. This went on for 58 issues. In December of 2003 the number continued as if volume 2’s number were immaterial. This was the 500 issue of Spiderman named “Happy Birthday”.

This continued until December 2007 when publication number 545. This was also when it was announced that the Amazing Spider-Man would be published for circulation 3 times a month. This began in January 2008 with issue number 546 and 674 is where it now stands today in March of 2011.

As of today there are 674 comic books titled as the Amazing Spider-Man, with numerous guest appearances in other strips like the X-men. There were also 12 different television series and appearance by this web slinger and 3 feature motion pictures. His popularity is still going strong for a 50 year old superhero. That is why he is in 14 different video games that you can play with and be Spiderman.

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