Have you ever questioned things about Spider-Man, like who, how, and when he was created? In 1962, Stan Lee, the comic book writer for Marvel, was thinking of new superheroes to broaden his world. With the help of Steve Ditko, the writer and artist for Marvel comics, they were able to create the superhero Spider-Man.

According to Jason Stone, Spider-Man was first introduced in August 1962 in the comic book “Amazing Fantasy #15.” He continued to be in more comics, and a film created for him was released in 1977. But in January 2001, Stan Lee and Samuel Raimi, the director of the Spider-Man movies, decided to step it up and began to film the first Spider-Man movie, “Spider-Man.”

“Spider-Man” was released on May 3, 2002. This movie is about a nerdy high-schooler named Peter Parker, played by Tobey Maguire, who was bitten by a genetically-modified spider. After the bite, he gains spider-like abilities and develops his Spider-Man persona to help fight villains in New York. Tobey Maguire played Spider-Man in four other movies: “Spider-Man 2,” “Spider-Man 3,” and “Spider-Man: No Way Home.”

Several years later, on Dec. 3, 2010, Marc Webb, James Vanderbilt, Alvin Sargent, and Steve Kloves began the making of “The Amazing Spider-Man.” It was released on July 3, 2012. This movie explains Spider-Man’s origin story as he saves the city from scientist Dr. Curt Conners, whose attempts at using regeneration technology have transformed him into the Lizard. Andrew Garfield plays Spider-Man for this film and two other Spider-Man movies: “The Amazing Spider-Man 2” and “Spider-Man: No Way Home.”

At last, the most recent Spider-Man, and the one that has played Spider-Man the most, is Tom Holland. Jon Watts, Jonathan Goldstein, and John Francis Daley began filming “Spider-Man: Homecoming” in July 2016 and was released on July 7, 2017. After fighting with the Avengers, he returns home under the eye of his new mentor Tony Stark/Iron Man. He tries to go back to his daily routine, but a villain arrives and is threatening the neighborhood.

Tom Holland has been in “Captain America: Civil War,” “Avengers: Infinity War,” “Avengers: Endgame,” “Spider-Man: Homecoming,” “Spider-Man: Far From Home,” and “Spider-Man: No Way Home.”

“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” is just a few months away from being released, and I can’t wait to watch it!