10 Amazing Comic Book Covers Marvel Wants You To Remember
1. Amazing Fantasy #15
Marvel began from Timely Comics back in the 1940s so it had been around for a long time before the Silver Age was a thing. In all those years of comic book publishing, there were some amazing characters and beautiful covers, but nothing compares to the introduction of Marvel's most iconic superhero, Spider-Man.
1962's Amazing Fantasy #15 introduced Spider-Man to the world with Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko's drawing of the character swinging from the buildings while holding a criminal in his arms. The story within told the origin of the character and arguably changed superhero comics forever.
Before Spider-Man, superheroes were either rich orphans who had it all or were godlike beings whose power went untested. Spider-Man was different. He was a teenager who had the same problems everyone in the real world had, but also had a daunting sense of responsibility thanks to the powers he was accidentally given.
Like DC's Pre and Post-Crisis timelines, Marvel can be divided into a Pre and Post-Spider-Man era. This book divided Marvel in a way that helped bring superhero comics to a wider audience and with dozens of animated series, video games, movies, and comics, there's no denying the importance of this gorgeous cover.