My fault -- all my fault, If only I had stopped him when I could have! But I didn't -- and now -- Uncle Ben -- is dead..... 
Appearing in "Spider-Man!"
Amazing Fantasy #15
Featured Characters:
- Masked Marvel / Spider-Man (Peter Parker) (First appearance) (See chronology)
Supporting Characters:
- Aunt May (First appearance) (See chronology)
- Uncle Ben (First appearance) (Death) (See chronology)
- Flash Thompson (First appearance) (See chronology)
- Liz Allan (First appearance) (Unnamed) (See chronology)
Antagonists:
- The Burglar (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- Raymond Warren (Peter's teacher) (First appearance)
- NYPD
- Bernard O'Brien (First appearance) (Unnamed)
- Radioactive Spider (First appearance) (Death)
- Midtown High students (First appearance)
- Seymour O'Reilly (Unnamed)
- Sally Avril
- General Techtronics Laboratories East (First appearance)
- Dr. Eric Schwinner (First appearance)
- Crusher Hogan (See chronology)
- Max Shiffman (Television producer) (First appearance) (See chronology)
- Baxter Bigelow (First appearance) (Unnamed)
- Chet Huntley (Unnamed) (Topical Reference)
- Ed Sullivan (Mentioned) (Topical Reference)
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth
- North America
- United States of America
- New York
- New York City
- Queens
- Flushing Meadows–Corona Park (First appearance)
- New York Hall of Science (First appearance)
- Forest Hills
- Ingram Street (First appearance)
- Aunt May's House (First appearance)
- Midtown High School (First appearance)
- Ingram Street (First appearance)
- Flushing Meadows–Corona Park (First appearance)
- Manhattan
- Acme Warehouse (First appearance)
- Television Studio (First appearance)
- Queens
- New York City
- New York
- United States of America
- North America
Items:
- Spider-Man's Web-Shooters (First appearance)
- Spider-Man's Red and Blue Suit (First appearance)
Synopsis for "Spider-Man!"
Amazing Fantasy #15
Part 1[]
A shy, unassuming high-school student, Peter Parker prefers the company of his teachers to that of his classmates, who call him "Midtown High's only professional wallflower." His only living relatives, Uncle Ben and Aunt May, think the world of
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him.
One evening, while attending a demonstration of radioactivity at General Techtronics Laboratories East, Parker fails to notice a spider drop through a "radioactive ray" and receive a massive dose of radiation. It bites him and dies. Light-headed, Parker leaves the demonstration, only to be nearly run over by a car. He leaps to safety but is surprised to find he has jumped much further than intended-he lands on the side of a building and clings to the bricks by his fingertips. He quickly climbs to the roof and, once there, accidentally crumples a steel pipe in his hand. He believes that he has inherited the spider's speed, strength, and climbing ability. He begins to ponder the possibilities.
Shortly thereafter, Parker sees a wrestling ring and a sign: "$100 to the man who can stay in the ring three minutes with Crusher Hogan." He goes home, changes, puts on a hood, and returns to the ring. Hogan laughingly calls Parker the "Masked Marvel," but Parker lifts Hogan over his head and carries him up a post. Afterward, a man in the crowd introduces himself to Parker as a television producer, encourages him to go into show business, and gives him his card.
At home, Parker makes himself a spider-themed costume, a supply of sticky web fluid, and two jets for his wrists that can shoot the fluid. "Here comes the Spider-Man!" he says.
Part 2[]
The Spider-Man appears on television and becomes a celebrity. One evening, he goes backstage and finds a guard chasing a thief. Spider-Man lets the thief escape and, when the guard complains, tells him, "That's your job! I'm thru being pushed around by anyone!"
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Spider-Man learns his first important lesson
Some days later, Parker returns home and learns from a policeman that a burglar has killed his Uncle Ben. The police have cornered the man in the deserted Acme warehouse. Parker dons his costume and swings to the scene.
Once inside, he frightens the man by crawling down the wall toward him. Parker then covers his gun hand with web fluid and knocks him unconscious. When he sees the man's face, he recognizes the thief who got away at the studio. He wraps the burglar in webbing and leaves him for the police to find. Shocked, Peter realizes that, if he had caught the burglar, his Uncle Ben would still be alive. He eventually learns that with great power there must also come -- great responsibility.
Appearing in "The Origin of Dr. Strange"
Strange Tales #115
Featured Characters:
- Doctor Strange (Stephen Strange) (Main story and flashback) (See chronology)
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
- Dr. Ziegler (First appearance) (Only in flashback) (Unnamed)
- Dr. Siegel (First appearance) (Only in flashback) (Unnamed)
- Dr. Patten (First appearance) (Only in flashback) (Unnamed)
- Dr. Mayer (First appearance) (Only in flashback) (Unnamed)
- Dr. Christensen (First appearance) (Only in flashback) (Unnamed)
- NYPD (Only in flashback)
- Joe (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Dr. Noto (First appearance) (Only in flashback) (Unnamed)
- Valtorr (Invoked)
- Vishanti (Invoked)
- All-Seeing Agamotto (Invoked)
- Dormammu (Invoked)
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth (Main story and flashback)
- Asia
- North America (Only in flashback)
- United States of America (Only in flashback)
- New York (Only in flashback)
- New York City (Only in flashback)
- Manhattan (Only in flashback)
- Lenox Hill (Only in flashback)
- New York Hospital (Only in flashback)
- Lenox Hill (Only in flashback)
- Manhattan (Only in flashback)
- New York City (Only in flashback)
- New York (Only in flashback)
- United States of America (Only in flashback)
Items:
- Lesser Cloak of Levitation (Cameo)
- Amulet of Agamotto (Cameo)
- Spells
- Vapors of Valtorr (First appearance)
Synopsis for "The Origin of Dr. Strange"
Strange Tales #115
Doctor Stephen Strange is a famous surgeon who works only for money, not caring for his patients nor interested in medical research. An auto accident damages the nerves in his hands severely and he can never perform an operation again. The proud Strange refuses to work for others and ends up on the street. He learns about the healing powers of the Ancient One and travels to his sanctuary in India. The Ancient One refuses to heal Strange because of his selfish motives, but sudden snow forces Strange to remain in the sanctuary until the snow thaws. Here he witnesses the Ancient One's pupil, Baron Mordo, launch magical attacks upon his master. Mordo casts a spell upon Strange to stop him from warning the Ancient One of the attacks' origins. Strange, therefore, resolves to learn the secrets of black magics to defeat Mordo himself. The Ancient One accepts Strange as his disciple and dispels Mordo's spell, which he had known about all along.