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Spider-Girl
Real Name: May "Mayday" Parker
Marital Status: Single
Height: 5'5"
Weight: 112 lbs.
Eye color: Brown
Hair color: Brown
Notable Aliases: Spidey, Mayday, May Day
Universe: MC2 (Earth-982)
Occupation: High-school student, adventurer
Affiliations: A-Next (reserve member only), ally of the Fantastic Five, New Warriors, Black Tarantula, Elektra Natchios
Base of Operations: New York City, New York State
If you love the classic Spider-Man style action, Spider-Girl may be just what you are looking for. Spider-Girl originally started as a spin-off of What If (Vol. 2) #105 in 1998 and was created by Tom DeFalco and Ron Frenz. She was just one of several characters that made up the MC2 universe but she’s the only female protagonist which blossomed into the longest-running series ever published by Marvel.
Spider-Girl History
May “Mayday” Parker is the daughter of Peter Parker
(Spider-Man) and Mary Jane Watson-Parker in the MC2 universe; an alternate
future set sixteen years from the present 616 Marvel Universe. In the 616
universe, Mary Jane's baby was switched with a stillborn baby, but in the
MC2-verse May stayed with her parents after being saved by Kaine. Kaine found
the child living with Alison Mongraine, the con artist who had kidnapped the
baby on instruction from the Green Goblin. Back on the MC2-verse after the
Parkers were reunited, Peter lost his leg fighting against Green Goblin and
quit being Spider-Man to live a normal life with his wife, Mary Jane, and
daughter, May.
Watching May during a varsity basketball game, Peter and Mary Jane noticed their teenage daughter exhibiting what they considered to be superhuman agility and skills. Ignoring the incident, they thought it best to keep their past from Mayday and hoped that she wouldn't develop powers of her own. However she already discovered her powers during that game.
May’s athletic prowess and bubbly personality made her a popular student with a hectic social life. She was unaware of her father's heroic past until her own latent powers revealed on their own. At the same time, Norman Osborn, Jr (Green Goblin's grandson) set out to restore the family name and becomes the new Green Goblin.
Walking home, May was menaced by the new Green Goblin who hungered for revenge on Peter Parker for the long-past battle that killed Norman's grandfather and almost killed Spider-Man. The horrified teenager asked help to her parents. Peter took off for a final showdown with his hated foe, vowing to meet the Green Goblin at midnight atop the Brooklyn Bridge. Fearing for her husband's life, Mary Jane revealed to May that Peter was Spider-Man and that she had inherited his amazing abilities. Donning a spare spider-suit, May joined the fight as Spider-Girl and saved her father's life.
Soon, she took to crime fighting, but Peter objects to her picking up the Spider-Man legacy, so May created a new costume in secret. She continued to sneak out on nightly patrols like her father before her, May felt that it was her responsibility to use her great powers in the service of her fellow man. However her parents soon realized that their protests were in vain, and Peter chose to help teach his daughter the skills she would need to survive. May's rigorous training paid off as she became a more effective hero.
In a battle with the super-villain Killerwatt, who controlled electricity, Spider-Girl got electrocuted. This apparently caused her to lose her powers, but she continued to act as Spider-Girl without her awesome attributes, holding out hope that they would return. To compensate for her lack of superhuman abilities, she borrowed the Goblin Glider and Pumpkin Bombs of Normie Osborn, the former Green Goblin. Until in a battle with a wannabe wall-crawler, claiming to be the real Spider-Man, May fell into a generator where she was electrocuted again. Her powers returned, along with a few new powers.
Spider-Girl's Alter Ego
Spider-Girl’s
alter-ego is May Parker also known as Mayday. Her identity as a superheroine
remains a secret. She is an American citizen and was born in Manhattan, New York.
She’s still in high school, dealing with many of the topics and conflicts as a superheroine. May shares traits of both of her parents, like she got her mother’s good-looks, her father’s powers and intelligence, and she fits in with the geeks and jocks; she's basically like the best of both worlds. In addition, May is a very good athlete and excelled in her girls' basketball team until she quit after her powers emerged.
Superpowers and Abilities of Spider-Girl
May Parker inherited her father’s powers which
include the proportionate strength, speed, endurance, and agility of a spider. Although
she cannot lift 10 tons like her dad (but can lift/press 5 tons), she is more
agile than Peter. Here are the other known powers of Spider-Girl:
· She has electrostatic ability to stick to surfaces and objects like walls, allowing her to scale the sides of a building, just like a spider.
· She can make objects cling together magnetically through touch. For example, she can cause a person to stick to a wall they're touching just by touching that same wall.
· She can forcefully repel objects effectively using them as missiles.
· She can leap several stories high, and can cover the width of a city block. Her ability to repel off of a surface is generally used to add power to her jumps.
· She possesses a precognitive "spider-sense" which warns her of impending danger. Her spider-sense seems to be more developed than her fathers, and it tells her the direction a threat is coming from with a high level of precision. She also uses it to spot weaknesses in an opponent and use them to her advantage.
· She also has super equilibrium.
· She is also tougher and heals faster than a normal human. She received some martial arts training from Elektra Natchios and the LadyHawks, as well as being drilled in the use of her powers by her father.
Weapons and Equipments used by Spider-Girl
Spider-Girl has inherited her father's
web-shooters, spider-signal, and spider-tracers. She has also adopted the
Scarlet Spider's impact webbing.
Spider-Girl lost her powers due to being electrocuted. However, she borrowed the Green Goblin equipment from Normie Osborn until she regained them. Her mechanical wrist-mounted web-shooters are based on Ben Reilly's web-shooter design, but longer and narrower. They discharge thin strands of web-fluid at high pressure. On contact with air, the long-chain polymer knits and forms an extremely tough, flexible fiber with extraordinary adhesive qualities. Her mobile phone is modified to attach to one of her web-shooters, and looks like one of its cartridges.
The Spider-Girl Costume
May's costume features the same design once used
by the spider-clone, Ben Reilly while he was acting as Spider-Man. It was a red
suit Spider-Man outfit. At one point May also donned a black and white costume
similar to Venom's when her costume was damaged in a fight. She now tends to
wear interchangeably later in the series.
Spider-Girl Characters
Peter Parker
He is Spider Man and May’s father. Although retired from superhero business, he works as a police scientist. He lost his leg after the final battle with the first Green Goblin (Norman Osborn).
Mary Jane Watson-Parker
May's mother.
Benjamin Richard Parker
May's little baby brother.
Phil Urich
The only superhero who used the name Green Goblin. Occasionally, he uses his Goblin powers to help May, at one point taking on the identity of the "Golden Goblin." Later, with the assistance of Normie Osborn, Phil was able to come out of retirement and take on the identity of the Green Goblin once more.
Normie Osborn
Is the grandson of Norman Osborn and became the new Green Goblin.
Darkdevil
known as Reilly Tyne, a mysterious superhero and a valuable ally who constantly mocks Spider-Girl’s weaknesses.
Felicity Hardy
She knows that May is Spider-Girl and adopted the costume of Scarlet Spider when May took a break from being a superheroine.
Gene Thompson
The older brother of Felicity Hardy and is currently dating May.
The Buzz
Secretly known as Jackson Jameson (JJ). He is one of May’s secret crushes.
Davida Kirby
May's best friend in school and her teammate in her basketball team.
Kaine
Kaine is very protective of Spider-Girl and ultimately the source of his redemption.
Flash Thompson
Trainer of May's basketball squad.
Gerry Drew
The son of Jessica Drew, the first Spider-Woman. He once used the name Spider-Man but was stopped by Peter Parker.
Spider-Girl's Known Relatives
· Peter Parker
(Spider-Man, father)
· Mary Jane Watson-Parker (mother)
· Benjamin Parker (baby brother)
· Mary and Richard Parker (grandparents, deceased)
· Phillip Watson (grandfather)
· Madeline Watson (grandmother, deceased)
· Gayle Watson-Byrnes (aunt)
· Tim Byrnes (uncle)
· Tommy and Kevin Byrnes (cousins)
· Anna Watson (great-aunt)
· Lou & Lorraine Watson (cousins)
· Kristy Watson (cousin)
· Ben Parker (great uncle)
· May Parker (great aunt)
· "Uncle" Ben (clone of father, deceased)
· Kaine (clone of father)
· Reilly Tyne (Darkdevil, cousin by clone)
Spider-Girl's Major Enemies
· Green Goblin (Normie
Osborn)
· Crazy Eight
· Funny Face (Savage Six)
· Raptor (Savage Six)
· Killerwatt (Savage Six)
· Dragon King (Savage Six)
· Mr. Abnormal (Savage Six)
· Sabreclaw (Savage Six)
· Wannabe Spider-Man
· Black Tarantula
· AfterShock (Electro's daughter)
Other Appearances of Spider-Girl
Novels
“Time's Arrow 3: The Future” by Tom DeFalco and eluki bes shahar (Rosemary Edghill)
Video Games
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance
Comics: Significant Issues
· Traveled back in time, encounters young Spider-Man (Spider-Girl #10, 1999)
· Norman Osborn, Jr. as Green Goblin (Spider-Girl #20, 2000)
· Powerless, made peace with Green Goblin (Spider-Girl #27, 2000)
· Formed "Even Newer Warriors" (Spider-Girl #42, 2002)
· First approached by Black Tarantula (Spider-Girl #69, 2004)
Reprints
1. Spider-Man Universe #6 (Magazine)
Reprints issue 20 of Spider-Girl.
Issue #100 reprints #27 and 53 of Spider-Girl.
Spider-Girl (Marvel Comics, August 2001; ISBN 0-7851-0815-7, reprints Spider-Girl #0–8)
· Spider-Girl Vol. 1: Legacy (Marvel Comics, April 2004; ISBN 0-7851-1441-6, reprints Spider-Girl #0–5)
· Spider-Girl Vol. 2: Like Father Like Daughter (Marvel Comics, December 2004; ISBN 0-7851-1657-5, reprints Spider-Girl #6–11)
· Spider-Girl Vol. 3: Avenging Allies (Marvel Comics, April 2005; ISBN 0-7851-1658-3, reprints Spider-Girl #12–16 and Spider-Girl Annual 1999)
· Spider-Girl Vol. 4: Turning Point (Marvel Comics, September 2005; ISBN 0-7851-1871-3, reprints Spider-Girl #17–21 and #½)
· Spider-Girl Vol. 5: Endgame (Marvel Comics, January 2006; ISBN 0-7851-2034-3, reprints Spider-Girl #22–27)
· Spider-Girl Vol. 6: Too Many Spiders! (Marvel Comics, June 2006; ISBN 0-7851-2156-0, reprints Spider-Girl #28–33)
· Spider-Girl Vol. 7: Duty Calls (Marvel Comics, November 2006; ISBN 0-7851-2157-9, reprints Spider-Girl #34-38)
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