Spider-Man appears in a superhero franchise.
Spider-Man . Marvel has featured Spider-Man in several comic book series , the first and longest-lasting of which is titled The Amazing Spider-Man . The Amazing Spider-Man is an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics , featuring the adventures of the fictional superhero Spider-Man . Being the mainstream continuity of the franchise , it began publication in 1963 as a monthly periodical and was published continuously , with a brief interruption in 1995 , until its relaunch with a new numbering order in 1999 .