Happy Spider-Man Day! Todd McFarlane's Spider-Man released 30 years ago!

The month of August has arrived, and the first day is widely recognized by comic book fans as "Spider-Man Day" - when the world was introduced to Peter Parker and his amazing alter ego in the pages of "Amazing Fantasy #15" in 1962! Now each year, webheads and Spidey fans find ways to celebrate the occasion - but this particular time also marks the 30th Anniversary of one of the most dynamic Spider-Man titles released in Marvel Comics history - thanks to the art and contributions of one Todd McFarlane!

On August of 1990, "Spider-Man #1" was released to the world - with a young and enthusiastic artist by the name of Todd McFarlane getting the "keys to his own Spidey title" thanks to his game changing work in the pages of "The Amazing Spider-Man" where he created the dynamic poseable drawings of the character and the messy "spaghetti webs" that would be a signature contribution to the modernized interpretation of the wallcrawler. McFarlane's ASM run would also see the introduction of "Venom" - who would go on to be one of Spider-Man's most fearsome rivals and a fan-favorite Marvel character in his own right.


Todd McFarlane: Like Hell I Won't | Full Documentary | SYFY WIRE
While three decades have come and gone and the book is cemented as a classic, Todd McFarlane's career would further progress outside of Marvel - leading to the founding of Image Comics, the creation of Spawn, and branching out to other prospects like making toys under his "McFarlane Toys" production. His life and career was recently detailed in the SYFY Wire documentary "Todd McFarlane: Like HELL I Won't!" - which you can watch above!

Happy Spider-Man Day and Happy 30 years to Todd McFarlane's Spider-Man!