Essential Amazing Spider-Man, Vol. 1 (Marvel Essentials)

While attending a demonstration on radiation high school student Peter Parker was bitten by a spider that had been exposed to radioactive rays. Learning he had gained great arachnid-like abilities the timid teenager donned a colorful costume of his own design - seeking fame and fortune as the Amazing Spider-Man! But his Uncle Bens death - tragedy he could have prevented - taught Peter that with great power there must also come great responsibility...and on that day a legend was born!