Spider-Girl

Over the past several years the Spider-Man Universe has expanded into other alternate dimensions.

Tagged as the ‘Spider-Verse’ the various alternate universes have their own unique Spider-Persons.

In the Spider-Verse mini-series readers were introduced to Spider-Gwen, Silk, Spider-Noir, Spider-Ham, Spider-Mecha, Miles Morales and a hint that there are literally thousands of other Spider-People scattered across the infinite Spider-Verse.

Oddly the one true alternate Spider-Person introduced to readers over 20 years ago is absent.

That person is May Parker, the daughter of Mary Jane and Peter Parker.

May, like her father, possesses spider powers and uses them to fight the bad guys-some classic Spider-Man foes and some unique enemies of her own.

May was introduced in What If? #105 and became an instant favorite of Marvel Comics Spider-Man fans.

Later that same year she was given her own title starting with issue #0 that reprinted What If? #105 for fans that missed it.  Her #1 issue soon premiered afterwards.

Over the years May Parker has been spotted in a few Marvel titles but as I stated before she is absent from the recent Spider-Verse Universe.

I find it extremely odd that May, who in effect is a canon character deeply entrenched in the Marvel Spider-Man, mythos is not present.

Perhaps since she is a character who resides in the future of the ‘real’ Spider-Man Universe that is the reason why she is absent.

What If? #105 currently goes for about $60 raw and $120 slabbed.  Issue #0 can be bought for about $10 raw and $70 slabbed.  Issue #1 sells for around $8 raw and $40 slabbed.