History ComicBook / SpiderGirl

** May and [[TeenIdol Franklin Richards]] get one, too, before [[MomentKiller Peter]] [[OverprotectiveDad informs Franklin]] that she's underage.

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She reappeared as part of ''ComicBook/SpiderVerse''. At the end of ''Spider-Verse'', she abandons the identity of Spider-Girl and becomes Spider-Woman. Mayday's story continued in ''ComicBook/SecretWars2015'' as part of the a set of backstories within the tie-in comic of ''ComicBook/SpiderIsland''. She also appeared in ''ComicBook/WebWarriors'', now a member of the Warriors of the Web.

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* [[IllGirl Ill Boy]]:
** Gerry Drew is dying because he inherited his mother's disease. His mother tried to cure him the same way her father cured her, but it only gives Gerry spider powers.
** [[spoiler:Darkdevil]] used to be terminally ill before he became the superhero he is now.

Was Marvel's longest-running comic starring a solo heroine through 102 issues (including #0 and the annual) of ''Spider-Girl'', a relaunch/renumbering as ''Amazing Spider-Girl'', and a further 31 issues (they just love their #0 issues in ''ComicBook/MarvelComics2'') before final cancellation. ''ComicBook/SheHulk'' might have reached #100 first, but ''Spider-Girl'' did so without ever being cancelled. Currently running as a digital comic that goes to print after a couple months' delay in the anthology title ''Web of Spider-Man''. An [[http://www.bleedingcool.com/2010/02/06/spider-girl-is-back-and-thats-not-all/ announcement]] claimed that it would be getting a new, proper monthly series again, until it was later switched into a mini series and a The End one shot to [[TheEndIsNigh wrap up the series and presumably the Marvel Comics 2]][[note]]Did anyone ''really'' believe [[LyingCreator Quesada]] when he said he loved the series because of its portrayal of marriage?[[/note]].

She reappeared as part of ''ComicBook/SpiderVerse''. [[spoiler:At the end of ''Spider-Verse'', she abandons the identity of Spider-Girl and becomes Spider-Woman.]] Mayday's story continued in ''ComicBook/SecretWars2015'' as part of the a set of backstories within the tie-in comic of ''ComicBook/SpiderIsland''. She also appeared in ''ComicBook/WebWarriors'', now a member of the Warriors of the Web.

Needless to say, her parents have mixed reactions to all this. Nevertheless, May finds Ben Reilly's old Scarlet Spider costume in the attic and decides to put it on after a new Green Goblin appears (Normie Osborn, [grand]son of the originals) to menace her father, who isn't in fighting shape. Unable to secure help from other heroes, Peter reluctantly authorizes May's ''one-time-only'' appearance as '''Spider-Girl'''. Of course, she ends up enjoying the experience so much (and has had the "With great power, comes great responsibility" meme drilled into her so thoroughly) that she feels compelled to become Spider-Girl on a more permanent basis.

* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: Quite a lot of characters, both from the regular Marvel universe and unique to this series.

* {{Beta Couple}}s: Usually Peter and MJ or [[{{Meganekko}} Courtney]] and [[GentleGiant Moose]].

* {{Meganekko}}: Courtney Duran is a cute girl with glasses.

* HollywoodNerd / HollywoodPudgy: Courtney plays both of these straight while subverting them. She has the geeky hobbies plus the body type... but she's the one with [[OfficialCouple an adoring boyfriend]] and the authors even tease at a LoveTriangle between the GentleGiant and Casanova. [[spoiler:Turned out she and JJ were just friends and Moose had it all wrong... but still.]]

* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: Crazy Eight and Funny Face are criminals who both love their mother Angel Face very much. Subverted when Funny Face [[FunnyAneurysmMoment reveals]] mid-FreakOut they might be better classified as [[spoiler:{{love martyr}}s for an [[AbusiveParents abusive mother]]]].

* ForcefulKiss: May to Normie, speaking of FoeYay. It [[UnluckyChildhoodFriend didn't work out]].

* StuffedIntoTheFridge: Defied by MJ. When Normie comes to kidnap her, she isn't fazed. She starts berating him, pointing out she used to change his diaper, why the hell would she be scared of him? And she starts beating him with a table lamp just before May swings in to the rescue... though by this point, it's unclear just ''whom'' she's rescuing.

** Kaine may not technically be one, being around the same age as Peter... but with his long gray hair, [[BadassBeard beard]], and [[BadassLongcoat coat]], he does evoke the image.

** Allison Mongrain, [[spoiler:Osborn's ex-lackey who took care of the kidnapped Baby May. She became convinced she had to [[InTheBlood kill Normie because he'd eventually hurt May]]]]. Don't worry, May [[CooldownHug talked her out of it]].

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Felicity, daughter of the Black Cat, wants help thinking up a cool superhero name:
-->'''Felicity:''' I don't want to use a name with the word ''Kitten'' or ''[[CurseCutShort pus]]--''\\
'''Spider-Girl:''' ''Enough!''

** And May's TemporaryLoveInterest, named after a BigNameFan's screen name.

What if Peter Parker and Mary Jane's baby had survived ''ComicBook/TheCloneSaga''? In an AlternateTimeline (Earth-982, to be exact), the baby was rescued and returned to Mary Jane and Peter alive and well, shortly after Peter Parker retired as Franchise/SpiderMan when he lost one of his legs in a fight which killed the Green Goblin. The baby grew up to become May Parker--Mayday to her friends (and to help us differentiate between her and her namesake Great Aunt). The character was introduced in ''ComicBook/WhatIf'' vol. 2 #105 (February, 1998), created by Creator/TomDeFalco and Ron Frenz. Her costume was created by Mark Bagley.

* ArtShift: In one issue, May starts looking like she's in ''Franchise/ArchieComics'' for no apparent reason. [[spoiler:Foreshadowing she was in a LotusEaterMachine without realizing it.]]

* BlackBestFriend: Davida seems to be one of these at first but she averts it with character development.

* BiTheWay: Felicia Hardy a.k.a. the Black Cat is bisexual. She was once married to Flash Thompson and now has a female partner.

* MostCommonSuperpower: Played with in regards to May as [[AvertedTrope she's most often not the bustiest of superheroines]], but she's drawn as being more buxom than usual in Amazing Spider-Girl #9 and [[ThoseTwoGuys Jimmy and Wes]]'s [[ShowWithinAShow indie Spider-Girl comic]] gives her this fully, as well as long blonde visible hair and the backstory of being an [[HumanoidAlien alien]] [[EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses princess]] from [[Series/SpiderManJapan the planet Spider]]. And she thinks {{Stripperiffic}} outfits would leave her vulnerable. (Plus, her dad would freak!). Played completely straight with Arana.

* ParentalIncest: Touched upon during the time travel arc in the tenth and eleventh issues, where Spider-Man at one point flirts with Spider-Girl while unaware that she is his future daughter. Spider-Girl is understandably grossed out.

What if Peter Parker and Mary Jane's baby had survived ''ComicBook/TheCloneSaga''? In an AlternateTimeline (Earth-982, to be exact), the baby was rescued and returned to Mary Jane and Peter alive and well, shortly after Peter Parker retired as Franchise/SpiderMan when he lost one of his legs in a fight which killed the Green Goblin. The baby grew up to become May Parker--Mayday to her friends (and to help us differentiate between her and her namesake Great Aunt). The character was introduced in ''ComicBook/WhatIf'' vol. 2 #105 (February, 1998), created by ComicBook/TomDeFalco and Ron Frenz. Her costume was created by Mark Bagley.

What if Peter Parker and Mary Jane's baby had survived ''ComicBook/TheCloneSaga''? In an AlternateTimeline (Earth-982, to be exact), the baby was rescued and returned to Mary Jane and Peter alive and well, shortly after Peter Parker retired as Franchise/SpiderMan when he lost one of his legs in a fight which killed the Green Goblin. The baby grew up to become May Parker--Mayday to her friends (and to help us differentiate between her and her namesake Great Aunt). The character was introduced in ''ComicBook/WhatIf'' vol. 2 #105 (February, 1998), created by Tom [=DeFalco=] and Ron Frenz. Her costume was created by Mark Bagley.

* AloofBigBrother: [[spoiler:Darkdevil]]. Technically an aloof cousin [[CloningBlues slash genetic-half-brother]]. He's also a SourSupporter and SinkOrSwimMentor... but he's [[SecretTestOfCharacter only hard on May because he wants her to succeed]] and [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming admires her determination]].

->''"Because '''you''' demanded it! The wildest [[{{Moe}} (and cutest)]] web-slinger of all!"''

What if Peter Parker and Mary Jane's baby had survived ''ComicBook/TheCloneSaga''? In an AlternateTimeline (Earth-982, to be exact), the baby was rescued and returned to Mary Jane and Peter alive and well, shortly after Peter Parker retired as ComicBook/SpiderMan when he lost one of his legs in a fight which killed the Green Goblin. The baby grew up to become May Parker--Mayday to her friends (and to help us differentiate between her and her namesake Great Aunt). The character was introduced in ''ComicBook/WhatIf'' vol. 2 #105 (February, 1998), created by Tom [=DeFalco=] and Ron Frenz. Her costume was created by Mark Bagley.

** The Parkers. Their family tree includes Spider-Man, Peter's BadassNormal parents, [[PluckyGirl May]] [[{{Determinator}} herself]], Peter's [[CloningBlues clones]], [[AloofBigBrother the son of Peter's clone]], and will surely include Baby Ben someday as well. Plus, Aunt May and MJ.

* BookDumb: {{Lampshaded}} by Moose when he points out that he might not be the sharpest knife in the drawer... right before he points out to May that she doesn't need to blame herself for Courtney being in the hospital after being hit by a car.
* BookEnds: [[spoiler: April's BigNo following May's death in the BadFuture of ''The End'', mirrored panel-by-panel by May [[TearJerker when Present Day April dies saving her life.]]]]

* CloneDegeneration: Kaine had the problem of his genetic structure eventually degrading because of being a clone of Peter Parker, [[spoiler:Darkdevil was dying of it before the DemonicPossession.]]

* DarkActionGirl: [[spoiler:April Parker is an antagonist who can do well in fights when she is first introduced.]]

* DeadGuyJunior: May Parker (named after her father's Aunt May), her brother Ben (named in honor of Peter's Uncle Ben and his clone Ben Reilly), and Norman "Normie" Osborn (who shares his name with his grandfather the original Green Goblin).

* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: Crazy Eight and Funny Face are criminals who both love their mother Angel Face very much. Subverted when Funny Face [[FunnyAneurysmMoment reveals]] mid-FreakOut they might be better classified as [[spoiler:{{love martyr}}s for an [[AbusiveParents abusive mother]].]]

** Allison Mongrain, [[spoiler:Osborn's ex-lackey who took care of the kidnapped Baby May. She became convinced she had to [[InTheBlood kill Normie because he'd eventually hurt May]].]] Don't worry, May [[CooldownHug talked her out of it]].

* GentleGiant: Moose Mansfield after he grows out being a JerkJock. Although now that he's [[spoiler:[[FaceHeelTurn become Carnage and lost the only way to cure his dad's cancer]], he becomes unfairly harsh toward Spider-Girl.]]

* HeroKiller: The Hobgoblin. Arguably the deadliest villain in the series (barring the EldritchAbomination Set), in ''Spectacular Spider-Girl'' #4, he effortlessly beats down an assembled group of heroes with only one other ally at his side. He is only defeated via sneak attack. In the last issue of the original series, he even [[spoiler:killed the Venom symbiote itself.]]

* IKnowYouAreInThereSomewhereFight: May tries to talk her father into fighting the influence when he is possessed by the Venom symbiote and does the same to Moose when he is controlled by the Carnage symbiote.

* InTheBlood: May unsurprisingly takes a lot after her father. {{Lampshaded}} often.

* MsFanservice: Though initially not as much as other the super heroines (due to usually being [[AvertedTrope Averted]]) in her original solo series, Mayday is made for this trope in the ''Amazing Spider-Girl'' and the ''Spectacular Spider-Girl'' comics series as well as the ''Spider-Girl End'' issue (While she was pretty in her original solo series, May is very beautiful in her following three comic book series).

* MostCommonSuperpower: Played with in regards to May as [[AvertedTrope she's most often not the bustiest of superheroines]], but she's drawn as being more buxom than usual in Amazing Spider-Girl #9 and [[ThoseTwoGuys Jimmy and Wes]]'s [[ShowWithinAShow indie Spider-Girl comic]] gives her this fully, as well as long blonde visible hair and the backstory of being an [[HumanoidAlien alien]] [[EverythingIsBetterWithPrincesses princess]] from [[Series/SpiderManJapan the planet Spider]]. And she thinks {{Stripperiffic}} outfits would leave her vulnerable. (Plus, her dad would freak!). Played completely straight with Arana.

** May's status as a mutant is rarely acknowledged. And her friend Nancy, who has powers, wants to be a doctor instead of a superhero. [[spoiler:Unfortunately, Davida accidentally outs her out of jealously and Brad arranges a mob to go after her, forcing Nancy to join the X-People]].

* MuscleAngst: In ''Amazing Spider-Girl'' #15, the villain Mindworm tricks May into believing she's future version of Black Tarentula. [[http://img710.imageshack.us/img710/885/amazingspidergirl15page.jpg She gets grossed out when she sees her new costume and extremely muscular physique in a mirror.]]

** Darkdevil, who subversively ridicules and mocks the heroine. Or maybe it's not so subversive, since he's really her [[spoiler:[[AloofBigBrother aloof big bro]]-- er, cousin.]]

* OvernightAgeUp: [[spoiler:Darkdevil was only a child, but became able to instantly grow to adulthood.]]

* PeoplePuppets: The final story arc centers around [[spoiler:[[BigBad the Green Goblin]] attempting to mentally enslave Peter and use his body to return to life.]]

* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: Kaine's facial scars are never commented on.

* [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes Why Did It Have to Be Symbiotes]]; Darkdevil. when [[spoiler:fighting April]].

-->'''Peter''': Don't give me the responsibility shtick, young lady! [[TropeNamer I INVENTED the responsibility shtick!]]