When Stan Lee first pitched the idea of Spider-Man in 1962 his boss was full of objections People hate spiders Teenagers arent lead characters theyre sidekicks He should be glamorous and successful not a friendless loser But Stan persisted and Martin Goodman let him give the unlikely hero a tryout in Amazing Fantasy which was already slated for cancellation With Spider-Man on the cover No 15 shot to the top of Marvels best-seller list for the yea...