▁of ▁these ▁particular ▁issues ▁that ▁chron ic led ▁the ▁early ▁days ▁of ▁Spider - Man ' s ▁super h ero ▁career : ▁Ama zing ▁Fant asy ▁# 1 5 ▁( August ▁ 1 9 6 2 ) ▁and ▁# 1 6 - 1 8 ▁( Dec ember ▁ 1 9 9 5 - M arch ▁ 1 9 9 6 ); ▁The ▁Ama zing ▁Spider - Man ▁# 1 - 1 5 ▁( M arch , ▁May , ▁July ▁and ▁September - Dec ember ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁and ▁January - August ▁ 1 9 6 4 ); ▁The ▁Ama zing ▁Spider - Man ▁Ann ual ▁# 1 ▁( 1 9 6 4 ); ▁The ▁Ama zing ▁Spider - Man ▁# 1 6 - 2 0 ▁( Se ptember - Dec ember ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁and ▁January ▁ 1 9 6 5 ). ▁ ▁Re ception ▁The ▁min is eries ▁was ▁a ▁mod est ▁success . ▁Some ▁com ic ▁book ▁fans ▁object ed ▁to ▁By r ne ' s ▁perce ived ▁tam per ing ▁with ▁the ▁classic ▁Spider - Man ▁stories ▁produced ▁by ▁his ▁cre ators ▁Stan ▁Lee ▁and ▁Steve ▁Dit ko ▁and ▁compla ined ▁that ▁the ▁original ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁stories ▁did ▁not ▁require ▁any ▁updating ▁at ▁all . ▁The ▁editor ial ▁intention ▁of ▁the ▁min is eries , ▁however , ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁re - t elling ▁of ▁the ▁character ' s ▁early ▁stories ▁that ▁was ▁designed ▁to ▁attract ▁new ▁readers . ▁By r