"While attending a demonstration on radiation, high-school student Peter Parker was bitten by a spider that had been exposed to radioactive rays. Learning he had gained great arachnid-like abilities, the timid teenager donned a colorful costume of his own design--seeking fame and fortune as the Amazing Spider-Man! But his Uncle Ben's death--a tragedy he could have prevented--taught Peter that with great power there must also come great responsibility--and on that day a legend was born!"--P. [4] of cover.