<P> A few months after Spider - Man 's introduction , publisher Goodman reviewed the sales figures for that issue and was shocked to find it was one of the nascent Marvel 's highest - selling comics . A solo ongoing series followed , beginning with The Amazing Spider - Man # 1 ( cover - dated March 1963 ) . The title eventually became Marvel 's top - selling series with the character swiftly becoming a cultural icon ; a 1965 Esquire poll of college campuses found that college students ranked Spider - Man and fellow Marvel hero the Hulk alongside Bob Dylan and Che Guevara as their favorite revolutionary icons . One interviewee selected Spider - Man because he was `` beset by woes , money problems , and the question of existence . In short , he is one of us . '' Following Ditko 's departure after issue # 38 ( July 1966 ) , John Romita , Sr. replaced him as penciler and would draw the series for the next several years . In 1968 , Romita would also draw the character 's extra-length stories in the comics magazine The Spectacular Spider - Man , a proto - graphic novel designed to appeal to older readers . It only lasted for two issues , but it represented the first Spider - Man spin - off publication , aside from the original series ' summer annuals that began in 1964 . </P>
<P> A few months after Spider - Man 's introduction , publisher Goodman reviewed the sales figures for that issue and was shocked to find it was one of the nascent Marvel 's highest - selling comics . A solo ongoing series followed , beginning with The Amazing Spider - Man # 1 ( cover - dated March 1963 ) . The title eventually became Marvel 's top - selling series with the character swiftly becoming a cultural icon ; a 1965 Esquire poll of college campuses found that college students ranked Spider - Man and fellow Marvel hero the Hulk alongside Bob Dylan and Che Guevara as their favorite revolutionary icons . One interviewee selected Spider - Man because he was `` beset by woes , money problems , and the question of existence . In short , he is one of us . '' Following Ditko 's departure after issue # 38 ( July 1966 ) , John Romita , Sr. replaced him as penciler and would draw the series for the next several years . In 1968 , Romita would also draw the character 's extra-length stories in the comics magazine The Spectacular Spider - Man , a proto - graphic novel designed to appeal to older readers . It only lasted for two issues , but it represented the first Spider - Man spin - off publication , aside from the original series ' summer annuals that began in 1964 . </P>
when did the first spiderman comic come out
when did the first spiderman comic come out
March 1963
March 1963