In these modern times, who among us do not know the legendary and ever-famous Peter Parker also known as Spider Man? He is considered to be one of the most popular and commercially successful superheroes with several animated and live-action television shows, syndicated newspaper comic strips, and a series of films on his belt. Spider Man is among Marvel Comics’ ever-famous classic characters to have been introduced to the public and continues to be visible and loved by all despite it long history of publications and success. The character was conceived by its creator as an orphan being raised by his Aunt and Uncle, and also as a teenager, having to deal with the normal struggles of adolescence in addition to those of a costumed crime fighter. Throughout the years, Peter Parker has developed from a shy, high school student to troubled but outgoing college student, to married high school teacher to, in the late 2000s, a single freelance photographer as his most typical adult role. Its commercial success can also be attributed to the fact that it had broke grounds with the typical superheroes of its age. Teenagers in superhero comic books were usually relegated to the role of sidekick to the protagonist. The Spider-Man series, however, featured Peter Parker as a teenage high school student whose “self-obsessions with rejection, inadequacy, and loneliness” young readers could relate. Spider-Man did not benefit from being the protégé of any adult superhero mentors but had to learn for himself that “with great power there must also come great responsibility”—a line which was included in a text box in the final panel of the first Spider-Man story, but later retroactively attributed to his guardian, the late Uncle Ben.
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