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May Parker
281 appearances · Silver Age · 1963–2025 · 10 key issues
Who is May Parker?
Few supporting characters in Marvel history have proven as quietly indispensable as May Parker, who made her debut in the landmark Amazing Spider-Man #1 back in 1963 — a Silver Age original conjured by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko at the very birth of one of comics' greatest franchises. Over more than six decades and 281 catalogued appearances, she has remained a steady, beloved presence through it all, sharing the page with icons like J. Jonah Jameson, Mary Jane Watson, Norman Osborn, and even the Human Torch. With ten key-issue appearances to her name and a run stretching from 1963 all the way to 2025, May Parker is living proof that heart and humanity can anchor a universe just as powerfully as any cape — and any serious Spider-Man collection is richer for her presence in it.
★ First appearance
The Amazing Spider-Man #1
Trivia
- 🗓️ May Parker first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #1 in 1963 — that's 63 years ago. It's a recognized key issue.
- 🎨 Co-created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko.
- 🏆 Ranks #413 of 59,192 characters in our catalog by number of appearances — one of the most-published characters we track.
- 📚 Appears in 281 issues across 181 different series.
- ⭐ 10 of their appearances are key issues collectors actively chase.
- 📈 Has appeared in comics for 62 years (1963–2025) — a true Silver Age mainstay.
Covers through the years — 1963–2021
★ 1963 
★ 1974 
1980 
1982 
1987 
1990 ![Art of John Romita #[nn]](https://comicbooks-covers-449901518064-us-east-2.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/covers/isbndb/0785102736.jpg)
1996 
2005 
2010 
2012 
★ 2017 
★ 2021 Appearances (most recent 150 of 281)
The Amazing Spider-Man (1963)
Marvel Collectors' Item Classics (1965)
The Amazing Spider-Man [Golden Book and Record Set] (1966)
Pow! (1967)
Pow! and Wham! (1968)
Ka-Zar (1970)
Giant-Size Spider-Man (1974)
The Deadly Hands of Kung Fu (1974)
Howard the Duck (1976)
Conan the Barbarian (1970)
What If? (1977)
Spider-Man Comic (1979)
Marvel Team-Up Annual (1976)
Amazing Heroes (1981)
Cloak and Dagger (1985)
Marvel Masterworks (1987)
Marvel Illustrated: Swimsuit Issue (1991)
Wolverine (1988)
The Exploits of Spider-Man (1992)
Spider-Man vs. Dracula (1994)
Spider-Man Magazine (1994)
The Very Best of Spider-Man (1994)
Spider-Man: Clone Genesis (1995)
Spider-Man: The Clone Journal (1995)
Spider-Man and Batman (1995)
Amazing Fantasy (1995)
The Sensational Spider-Man (1996)
Sensational Spider-Man '96 (1996)
Spider-Man Unmasked (1996)
Art of John Romita (1996)
Best of Marvel (1994)
Spider-Man: Dead Man's Hand (1997)
Untold Tales of Spider-Man: Strange Encounters (1998)
Spider-Man: Chapter One (1998)
Webspinners: Tales of Spider-Man (1999)
Spider-Man: Revenge of the Green Goblin (2000)
Ultimate Spider-Man: Power and Responsibility (2001)
Peter Parker: Spider-Man: One Small Break (2002)
Wizard's Spider-Man Special (2002)
Fantastic Firsts (2002)
Spider-Girl (1998)
Spider-Man's Tangled Web (2002)
Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man - Barnes & Noble Edition (2003)
Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Spider-Man 2004 (2004)
Spider-Man: Son of the Goblin (2004)
Essential Avengers (1999)
Amazing Spider-Man (2001)
Marvel Visionaries: Steve Ditko (2005)
Marvel Visionaries: Stan Lee (2005)
Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Spider-Man 2005 (2005)
Spider-Man / Human Torch (2005)
Official Handbook of the Ultimate Marvel Universe 2005: The Fantastic Four & Spider-Man (2005)
Free Comic Book Day 2006 [X-Men / Runaways] (2006)
Ultimate X-Men / Fantastic Four (2006)
Spider-Man Collectible Series (2006)
New Avengers (2006)
Civil War (2006)
Spider-Man Family Featuring Spider-Clan (2007)
Ultimate Spider-Man: Ultimate Collection (2007)
Spider-Man Visionaries: Roger Stern (2007)
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man (2006)
Custom: Triple A Baseball Heroes (2007)
Marvel Holiday Special 2007 (2008)
Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2008)
Spider-Man: Died in Your Arms Tonight (2009)
Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z (2008)
Marvel Masterworks: The Avengers (2003)