The May Parker Legacy

2 heroes have worn the May Parker mantle.

The originalheld the mantle from 1962

Maybelle "May" Parker-Jameson (née Reilly)

Amazing Fantasy #15 (1962) · 545 appearances

Powers. None (ordinary human)

Origin

May Reilly married Ben Parker and became the beloved aunt who raised her orphaned nephew Peter in Queens, New York. An ordinary but remarkably resilient woman, she has no superpowers—only fierce devotion to family.

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Successorheld the mantle from 1998

May "Mayday" Parker

What If...? #105 (1998) · 224 appearances

Powers. Spider-powers inherited from her father: superhuman strength, speed, agility, reflexes, wall-crawling, spider-sense; uses web-shooters.

Origin

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.

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