Happy Spider-Man Day! Amazing Fantasy #15, dated August 1, 1962, marked Spider-Man’s comic book debut — even though it actually came out in June of that year.

A quick minute to pay homage to Paul Reubens, aka Pee-wee Herman, who many of us grew up with or at least were entertained by.

And after the day in nerd history, read more about how the Dungeons & Dragons cartoon’s impact is bigger than I would have ever guessed.

This is The Reset Button from Classic Nerd, resetting your day.

August 1st in Nerd History

Here are 5 things that happened on August 1st that matter to those of us who know what you are, but what am I?