Spider-man meets the Marvel universe - Stan Lee

Celebrate 80 years of Marvel Comics, decade by decade - and see how Spider-Man became an icon of the (Web) Swinging Sixties! The ever-sociable wallcrawler helped build the connected Marvel Universe we know and love with these early team-ups (and tussles) with his fellow heroes - beginning with his bid to join the Fantastic Four! Witness the beginnings of Spidey's amazing friendships with the Human Torch and Daredevil -and his first run-ins with the Hulk, Avengers, X-Men and more! Plus, the legendary Steve Ditko unites his signature characters, Spider-Man and Doctor Strange! Collecting: Amazing Spider-Man (1963) 16, Annual 2-3; Strange Tales Annual 2; Avengers (1963) 11; Daredevil (1964) 16-17, 27; X-Men (1963) 35; Fantastic Four (1961) 73; material from Amazing Spider-Man (1963) 1, 8, 14; Fantastic Four Annual 1; Tales To Astonish (1959) 57