Aunt May Porker

A beloved supporting player in Marvel's delightfully zany funny-animal universe, Aunt May Porker made her debut in 1986's Peter Porker, the Spectacular Spider-Ham #6, brought to life by Steve Skeates and Joe Albelo during the Copper Age. She inhabits a world populated by the likes of Spider-Ham, J. Jonah Jackal, and the wonderfully named Bunsen Bunny — a corner of the Marvel universe that never takes itself too seriously. Her appearances stretch across nearly two decades and two series, making her a small but genuine piece of comics' most charming parody tradition, and a warm reminder that even in a world of anthropomorphic animal superheroes, some things — like a beloved aunt — remain a constant.