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May “Mayday” Parker Reading Order (Spider-Girl/Spider-Woman from Earth-982)

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May Mayday Parker, alias Spider-Girl / Spider-Woman

Across the multiverse, several characters call themselves or have called themselves ‘Spider-Girl’. For example, Anya Corazon has used the codename since 2010. But one of the most famous ‘Spider-Girl’ is May “Mayday” Parker, from the MC2 (Marvel Comics 2) continuity — or Earth-982.

Created by Tom DeFalco and Ron Frenz, May Parker is the teenage daughter of Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson. She has made her first appearance in a What if? #105 story published in February 1998 before becoming the star of her own ongoing title. 

Marvel Comics 2 was then an imprint depicting the events taking place in the alternative timeline presented in the What If? issue. The events are the same as the main 616 continuity until the end of Clone Saga with the issue Spider-Man #75, in which Peter and Mary Jane’s baby daughter dies.

In the MC2 universe, Peter and Mary Jane were reunited with their baby daughter thanks to Kaine, who discovered the child living with Alison Mongraine—a con artist who had kidnapped the baby under the Green Goblin’s orders.

The Spider-Girl comic series takes place in the future, following Mayday Parker as a teenager. At age 15, she begins developing versions of her father’s spider powers and decides to become the new “new web-slinging wonder!”

To discover more about Spidey’s daughter from Earth-982, here is the May “Mayday” Parker Comics Reading Order!

May “Mayday” Parker Comics Reading Order

Spider-Girl (1998-2006), the first Mayday Parker comics adventures

Discover the first Mayday Parker adventures in which, per Marvel, she faces “threats old and new – from the Venom symbiote and Kaine, to Crazy Eight and the Dragon King – and meet some of the incredible faces of the future Marvel Universe, like Darkdevil, Wild Thing, the Fantastic Five and the newest roster of the mighty Avengers!”.

Marvel has partially reprinted the Spider-Girl comic series in the Complete Collection, though no new volumes have been released since 2022, leaving the collection incomplete. In 2024, the publisher began re-releasing the series as part of its Modern Era Epic Collection line. All the issues of Spider-Girl Volume 1 are also available in digital format.

Spider-Girl Modern Era Epic Collection

The Incomplete Spider-Girl Complete Collection

During this series, Spider-Girl made a few optional appearances in other MC2 titles:

The Amazing Spider-Girl Comics (2006-2009)

After Spider-Girl was canceled, the comic series was relaunched as The Amazing Spider-Girl, still written by Tom DeFalco and penciled by Ron Frenz. May tries to lead a normal life after giving up her role as Spider-Girl, but her plans are disrupted when the Hobgoblin poses a new threat. The 30 issues are available in e-book format.

During this series, Spider-Girl made a few optional appearances in:

Spider-Girl is now Spectacular! (2009-2010)

After 30 issues, Marvel canceled the Amazing Spider-Girl title but was still interested in telling Mayday Parker’s story. This period is little bit complicated in terms of publication history.

To follow Mayday’s adventures, you’ll need to explore other titles, starting with The Amazing Spider-Man Family and later Web of Spider-Man.

Begin with the short comic strip series Mr. and Mrs. Spider-Man, which takes place shortly after Kaine rescues baby Mayday. This story bridges the gap between Tom DeFalco’s run on The Amazing Spider-Man comics and the Spider-Girl series published in The Amazing Spider-Man Family #1-4.

Mayday’s story resumes in Spectacular Spider-Girl Vol. 1, published in The Amazing Spider-Man Family (#5-8) and later in Web of Spider-Man. The title was then relaunched as a four-issue limited series, Spectacular Spider-Girl Vol. 2, culminating in one final tale, Spider-Girl: The End.

Thankfully, Marvel Comics collected these stories in two paperback volumes. While out of print and often expensive on the second-hand market, both are available digitally at a reasonable price.

Mayday Parker into the Spider-Verse (2014-2015)

After years without news about Mayday Parker, she made her return in Dan Slott’s big Spidey event, Spider-Verse!  You might be familiar with the animated movie, but the comic book story is a bit different. In the comics, Morlun and his family, the Inheritors, hunt down Spider-People across the multiverse to feed on their life force. For more details about the story and a guide to reading it all, check out our Spider-Verse Reading Guide (it’s a great story!)

To catch all of Mayday’s appearances during this event, simply read the main Spider-Verse trade paperback:

  • Spider-verse
    Collects Amazing Spider-Man (2014) #7-15, Superior Spider-Man #32-33, Spider-Verse #1-2, Spider-Verse Team-Up #1-3, Scarlet Spiders #1-3, Spider-Woman (2014) #1-4, Spider-Man 2099 (2014) #6-8 And Material From Free Comic Book Day 2014 (Guardians Of The Galaxy) #1. Also available in Spider-Verse/Spider-Geddon Omnibus.

Spider-Woman and the Web-Warriors (2015-2018)

At the conclusion of Spider-Verse (in The Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 3 #15), May adopted her father’s costume and took on the mantle of Spider-Woman. This transition was further explored in the Spider-Island miniseries, part of the 2015 Secret Wars event, written by original creators, Tom DeFalco and Ron Frenz.

After this detour, May joined the Web Warriors—the most spectacular spider team across the Multiverse! Their mission? Protecting realities that lost their Spider heroes after the Multiverse was restored. This team-up book was written by Mike Costa and illustrated by David Baldeon.

May was also among the Warriors of the Great Web when the Inheritors found a way out of their prison world and wanted revenge on the Spider-Army. She teamed up with Anya Corazon and Annie May Parker (A.K.A. Spiderling) during this event known as Spider-Geddon, a direct follow-up to Spider-Verse. For the full experience and all the issues, check out our Spider-Geddon Complete Reading Guide!

All the Spider-Geddon-related stories are also collected in the Spider-Verse/Spider-Geddon Omnibus.

Spider-Girl Again And The Spider-Society (2022-)

After the conclusion of Spider-Geddon, May Parker took a break, as the character didn’t make an appearance for a few years. She reappeared only for a short family adventure (with her brother) in Spider-Verse Unlimited Infinity Comic. Now, things seem to be changing as she’s been recruited to join the Spider-Society. The team was created by Madame Web and Spider-Man 2099 with the mission to protect the Multiverse should it ever come under attack.

The publication of the Spider Society title started a few months ago and is ongoing. For the moment, May Parker hasn’t done anything but we hope this will change soon!

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