A key issue noted for Origin of Spider-Man Retold. Spidey Super Stories #1 was published by Marvel Comics on October 1, 1974, as part of a series that began in 1974. Byron Preiss and Jean Thomas write, and art comes from John Romita, Mike Esposito and Winslow Mortimer. This 36-page issue features Spider-Man, Aunt May, Flash Thompson, Electro and Easy Reader, among 7 characters cataloged on VerseDB.