~SPIDER-MAN: THE RETURN OF THE WEB MASTER

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Builds Midtown High Web Site

"You don’t need radioactive blood to see the value in a web site," exclaimed Midtown High student Peter Parker. "Learn to walk the web or you could become its next victim."

Uncle Ben and Aunt May can’t imagine why their nephew Peter is so excited about Midtown High getting connected to the Internet. "What do these youngsters see in this thing called the web," questioned May.

"A web site gives every business the strength, speed and agility to climb to great heights," Parker responded. "My spider-senses tell me that every business can benefit from a web site."

As Spider-Man knows all too well, "With great power comes great responsibility."

JUST FOR FUN

Are you old enough to remember the original Spider-Man television show from back in the '60s? To help jog your memory, visit our '60s Theme Audio web page and listen once again. (If you are listening to the Spidey Midi tune, you may want to close that window first.)

For a different kind of experience, see if you can solve our nine-square Spidey Puzzle 1, or for something different, try our Spidey Puzzle 2, a cross-word trivia challenge.

Then, when you've had about as much fun as you can stand, take a few minutes to learn the difference between a "web-shooter" and a "web-designer".

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The Story of Spider-Man

Peter Parker was a brilliant student, a loving nephew, an excellent friend and co-worker...But all Peter Parker was at Midtown High to most of its inhabitants was a bookworm, a nerd, a wallflower. His Uncle Ben & Aunt May loved him dearly, as did the teachers at his school, but he was always turned down by his peers & possible dates. One day his life he made a seemingly meaningless decision to attend a Science exhibit dealing with Radioactivity...This would turn out to be the biggest day of his life!!

While viewing a demonstration at the exhibit, a spider, not seen by anyone, becomes the unfortunate victim of Radioactive Rays & in its life ending shock, bites the closest thing to it...Peter Parker!!...Unknowing with the initial bite, Peter gradually realizes that his entire body has changed...He learns that he can scale a wall, finds that his strength has increased greatly, & that he has gained great agility, not to mention a "warning-sense" which we later call "spider-sense"...All powers proportionate to that of a spider!!

Peter initially used his powers for winning contests & making money as well as becoming a showman...he also created his very own costume &"web-shooters" to assist in his act...He finally named himself "Spider-Man".

One night after finishing a television event, Spiderman encountered a situation where a thief runs past him while a policeman yells to him to try to stop him...Peter let him get away...Later that night as Peter arrived home, he sees a policecar parked outside...The news was very bad...Peter's Uncle Ben has been shot & murdered!

Greatly angered by the news, Peter changes into Spiderman & goes after the burglar...using his powers, he easily contains the murderer and upon initial relief of catching the thief, that relief soon turned to dismay & regret...Why?...The same man that killed Benjamin Parker & that Spiderman has just caught is the VERY same burglar that he let get away earlier before!!

So what did Peter learn this very important day in his life?...Something that will forever be a cry in his legend...That "With Great Power there must also come Great Responsibility!!"...& Thus a Legend is Born!!

The original story was printed in Amazing Fantasy #15, August of 1962.

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