Peter Parker is a well-meaning person who wants to do what’s right but often falls a little short and usually feels misunderstood and maligned. That relatability has made his alter ego, Spider-Man, endearing and enduring for more than 60 years. He is the accidental superhero—an everyday person with real problems and emotions that we all can relate to. From his early beginnings on the newsprint pages of a comic book to his web-slung leaps to

It’s easy to understand why people love Spider-Man. A geeky teenager given superpowers by a fantastical accident, he was perhaps the very first ground- level superhero. Since his introduction in 1962, he’s been one of the most popular characters in comic books. Part of the reason is how relatable he’s always been. Sure, he had special abilities, but quite different from so many fictional heroes, he had real-world problems. Spider-Man was