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Looking Back

10 Years After the First Spider-Man Movie, It’s Time for a Reboot

By Brett Singer on May 10, 2012

Summer 2012 is shaping up to be fun for superhero fans. In May, Marvel’s The Avengers crushed all competition. On July 3, The Amazing Spider-Man swings into theaters with a new cast. Spider-Man’s first appearance was in Amazing Fantasy #15, published in August 1962—almost exactly 50 years ago. We don’t need to say “spoiler alert” to tell you that the wall-crawler went on to fame and fortune in multiple mediums, including the first Spider-Man movie in 2002. Will this latest group of actors be as amazing as before? Read on, true believer.