Amazing Spider-Man stories (Google Books ⧉, Amazon ⧉, Bookshop ⧉)

The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians

A young comic book fan recently approached me, wearing a T‑shirt from the latest Spidey Universe film. “I loved the movie,” he tells me. “Do you guys carry any Spider‑Man stories?” “Oh buddy, you asked the right guy,” I say as I lead him over to a compendium of the original Amazing Spider‑Man stories created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko in the 1960s. I tap the book cover. “Have you heard of Stan Lee, the guy behind most of the Marvel characters in the movies?” The guy nods. “I met him in person—three times!” I say. He’s delighted by both the book and my story.