May Parker
The daughter of Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson in the MC2 universe (Earth-982), May 'Mayday' Parker inherited her father's spider-powers as a teenager. Choosing to honor his legacy, she became Spider-Girl, wall-crawling, web-slinging, and protecting New York in her own right.
Born from the visionary minds of Jim Krueger and Alex Ross in the landmark Earth X Special Edition in 1997, May Parker is a Modern Age Marvel creation who has grown into one of the most compelling figures in her corner of the universe. With 224 catalog appearances spanning nearly three decades — including three key collector issues — she's clearly no footnote, but a character with genuine staying power. Her most prominent home across Spider-Girl and Amazing Spider-Girl puts her in rich company alongside Peter Parker, Mary Jane Watson-Parker, and Spider-Man herself, and her world clearly pulses with the legacy and weight of Marvel's most iconic family. If you're drawn to stories about inheritance, identity, and what it means to carry a famous name forward, May Parker is absolutely worth your time.
Real name. May "Mayday" Parker
Powers. Spider-powers inherited from her father: superhuman strength, speed, agility, reflexes, wall-crawling, spider-sense; uses web-shooters.
Part of the May Parker legacy
May Parker is one of 2 heroes to carry the May Parker mantle. See the whole May Parker family ▸
Trivia
- Tom DeFalco has written more of May Parker's comics than any other writer in our catalog — 118 issues.
Top series
Covers through the years — 1999–2024
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