List of Spider-Man supporting characters

Friends, associates, and enemies of the Marvel Comics superhero Spider-Man.

Family

Immediate family

• Richard Parker (father, deceased)
• Mary Parker (mother, née Fitzpatrick, deceased)
• Ben Parker (uncle, deceased)
• May Parker (aunt, née Reilly) – Peter Parker's loving aunt, who raises him after his parents die. After the murder of her husband, Peter's Uncle Ben, May is virtually his only family, and they are very close.
• Will Fitzpatrick (grandfather) - Mary Parker's father and Peter Parker's grandfather
• Mary Jane Watson-Parker (wife) – originally merely Gwen Stacy's competition, M.J. eventually became Peter's best friend and wife until retconned.
• May Parker (daughter, status unknown/alternate timeline)
• Benjy Parker (son/alternate timeline)
• Tonya (youngest daughter/Old Man Logan's alternate timeline)
• Ashley (grand daughter/Old Man Logan's alternate timeline)

Clones

• Ben Reilly aka Scarlet Spider, and the second Spider-Man (cloned brother, deceased)
• Kaine (clone)
• Spidercide (clone, deceased)
• Doppelganger (mystic duplicate, deceased)

Mary Jane's family

• Anna Watson — Mary Jane's aunt and Aunt May's best friend.
• Madeline Watson (mother, deceased)
• Phillip Watson (father)
• Kristy Watson (cousin)
• Gayle Watson-Byrnes (sister)
• Timothy Byrnes (Gayle's ex-husband)
• Kevin and Tommy Byrnes (Gayle's sons, nephews)
• Frank Brown (Madeline's cousin)
• Mary MacLeod (distant aunt)

May Parker's Family

• Albert Reilly (father)
• Claire Reilly (mother)
• Horace Reilly (uncle)
• Bill Reilly (uncle)
• Claudia Reilly (aunt) - Bill Reilly's wife
• Sam Reilly (cousin) - Bill and Claudia's son
• Julia Reilly (cousin) - Bill and Claudia's daughter (married last name unrevealed)
• Jan Reilly (sister)
• April Reilly (sister)
• Alexa (niece) - Julia Reilly's daughter and Peter Parker's cousin, last name unrevealed
• Ames (niece) - Peter Parker's cousin, last name unrevealed
• Amanda (niece) - Peter Parker's cousin, last name unrevealed

Love interests

Peter Parker's love interests

• Liz Allan — Peter's high school crush, although they never get together. Liz instead marries Peter's friend, Harry Osborn.
• Betty Brant — Peter dates the Daily Bugle secretary, but they break up due to her blaming Spider-Man for the death of her brother. Betty Brant later marries Daily Bugle reporter Ned Leeds.
• Gwen Stacy — Peter's first real girlfriend, whom the Green Goblin kills by throwing her off a bridge. The Controversial 2004 storyline, "Sins Past" has Gwen cheating on Peter and becoming pregnant by Norman Osborn, secretly giving birth to twins, who, told by Norman that Spider-Man had killed their mother, attempt to kill Spider-Man in revenge as adults. In House of M, Gwen is still alive and married to Peter.
• Debra Whitman — a fellow Empire State University student and secretary whom Peter dates for a period of time, though his frequent disappearances complicate their relationship. She is eventually diagnosed with mild schizophrenia, ironically exacerbated by her "delusional" belief that Peter is Spider-Man. With Peter's help, she overcomes that idea. Soon afterward, she leaves New York after another man, Biff Rifkin, confesses his feelings for her.
• Jessica Drew, a.k.a Spider-Woman (Jessica Drew) — a British convert moved to the United States when she was younger. She had a crush on Peter when she knew that Peter was Spider-Man.
• Lisa Skye — a largely unknown girl who goes on a date with Peter. This story takes place in one of the Marvel Comics Hostess advertisements and may not have been in continuity. In the first issue of Spider-Man's Tangled Web, Peter dates a girl named Skye, but it's unknown if this is Lisa.
• Marcy Kane — another Empire State University graduate student who Peter dates briefly. Prior to dating Peter, she was the lover of the Jack of Hearts. Kane is later revealed to be an alien (Contraxian) who is on Earth looking for solutions to her homeworld's problems.
• Angelica Jones a.k.a. Firestar — a former sidekick of Spider-Man who later became a one-time crush of Peter before he married Mary Jane Watson.
• Felicia Hardy, a.k.a. Black Cat — The relationship between Spider-Man and Black Cat is short-lived after Spider-Man learns that Felicia Hardy is only interested in him as Spider-Man and not as Peter Parker.
• Sarah Rushman — Peter dates Sarah during a time when he believes Mary Jane to be dead; however, she turns out to be the S.H.I.E.L.D.-brainwashed mutant Marrow.
• Michele Gonzales — Michele is the hot-tempered sister of Peter's roommate Vin Gonzales, and his temporary roommate while Vin serves time for his involvement in the Spider-Tracer Killings frame-up. She went as Peter's date to Michelle attempts to kick Peter out (who is actually the Chameleon in disguise) but is instead seduced by him and become infatuated with him.^[1]
• Norah Winters — Norah is a feisty journalist who works with Peter at Front Line. She has made some flirtatious remarks at times, and has been dating Randy Robertson.^[2]
• Ms. Marvel — Carol Danvers, the superhero Ms Marvel, has worked with Spider-Man on occasion and even agreed to go on a date with him in accordance with his helping her on a mission. She later fulfills her promise.^[2] Spider-Man had admitted to himself he finds her attractive in her outfit. At the end of the near disastrous date, the two bonded together over a love of junk food.
• Hebe — The goddess of youth, cupbearer for the gods, and Hercules's ex-wife. While helping out the homeless at the F.E.A.S.T. Center, Aunt May sets her up on a blind date with Peter Parker.^[3] The blind date however is crashed by Hercules, and ends with Hebe and Hercules reconciling, and Spider-Man getting the New Avengers to join Hercules' battle against Hera.^[4]

Other Continuity

• Kitty Pryde — In the Ultimate Marvel Universe, Kitty Pryde of the X-Men had a crush on Spider-Man and would eventually become his girlfriend.
• Sophia Sanduval — A mutant known as Chat from the Marvel Adventures Spider-Man who appeared in issue 53 and is best friends with this version's Emma Frost. She is one of the few people who knew Spider-Man's identity and has developed a crush on him. She and Peter begin dating.

Ben Reilly's love interests

• Elizabeth Tyne, aka Janine Godbe — met Ben and lived with him for several months during his "lost years," until they were separated by Kaine. They reunited after he became Spider-Man, but were separated again when she turned herself in for her abusive father's murder.
• Jessica Carradine — photographer, daughter of the burglar who killed Uncle Ben.
• Desiree Winthrop — a wealthy young woman with limited psychic powers, of which she was unaware.

Ben also had Peter's memories of dating Betty Brant, Mary Jane and Gwen Stacy.

Supporting characters

See also: Daily Bugle

• Eddie Brock - Childhood friend of Peter's in the Ultimate Marvel timeline, uses the project VENOM suit to try to kill Spider-Man; in the Earth-616 timeline, he is an enemy of Spider-Man's but teams up with him on numerous occasions to fight Carnage.
• Jean DeWolff - A police captain and good friend of Spider-Man.
• Glory Grant — Former neighbour and friend of Peter Parker. Later becomes J. Jonah Jameson's secretary.
• Crusher Hogan^[5] — The wrestler that Peter defeats shortly after gaining his powers. Later, Hogan becomes a Spider-Man fan and looks back on his encounter with the hero fondly. In the 2002 live-action Spider-Man film, Bone Saw McGraw (portrayed by Randy "Macho Man" Savage) is the name of the wrestler who faces Peter.
• Dutch Malone - The burglar who murdered Ben Parker.
• Edwin Jarvis
• J. Jonah Jameson
• Ned Leeds
• Foggy Nelson - Matt Murdock's law partner, who briefly dated Liz Allan.
• Joe "Robbie" Robertson
• Randy Robertson — Joe Robertson's son. Friend of Peter Parker.
• Jimmy-6 aka Giacomo Fortunato
• Flash Thompson
• Ben Urich
• Ezekiel Sims
• Captain Lamont
• Leo Zelinsky
• Dexter Bennett
• Lily Hollister
• Bill Hollister
• Vin Gonzales
• Carlie Cooper

Gwen Stacy's family

• George Stacy (deceased) — Gwen Stacy's father, Police Captain. Introduced in The Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 1) #56 (1968). He approves of Peter and Gwen's relationship as boyfriend and girlfriend. During a fight between Spider-Man and Doctor Octopus, he is crushed by falling debris while saving a child. As he dies, he reveals to Peter that he had known his identity for some time (something Peter had suspected anyway), and asks Peter to take care of Gwen.
• Helen Stacy - Gwen's mother and wife of George. Her first and only appearance is Peter Parker: Spider-Man #-1 (minus one).
• Arthur Stacy — Gwen Stacy's uncle, a private investigator, first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 1) #93 and #95. He was reintroduced only in the 1990s, in Peter Parker: Spider-Man #70 (in the last part of 'Clone Saga'). He is George's younger brother, but was originally presented in the 1970s as the older brother. For a time, Spider-Man would call on Stacy's skills as an investigator.
• Nancy Stacy - Gwen's aunt. Wife of Arthur and mother of Jill and Paul. First appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 1) #93.
• Jill Stacy — Arthur Stacy's daughter and Gwen's cousin. Friend of Mary Jane and Peter. After Mary Jane was kidnapped, and thought to be dead, Jill made romantic advances toward Peter. Introduced in Peter Parker: Spider-Man #76 (1997).
• Paul Stacy — Arthur Stacy's son and Gwen's cousin. He blames Spider-Man for Gwen's death and joins the anti-mutant group the Friends of Humanity in an attempt to bring him to justice. Introduced in The Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 1) #422.
• Gabriel (last name unrevealed) - Gwen's son by Norman Osborn. Norman convinced Gabriel and his sister, Sarah, that Peter Parker was their father and had killed their mother. Although Sarah is persuaded otherwise, Gabriel continues to believe so and takes on the identity of the "Gray" Goblin. After a confrontation with Spider-Man, he crashed into the river on his glider and lost his memories. Sarah took him to their home in France to recover. After failing to convince Sarah to join him, he flies off on a different glider. Introduced in The Amazing Spider-Man #509.
• Sarah (last name unrevealed) - Gwen's daughter by Norman Osborn. Norman convinced Sarah and her brother, Gabriel, that Peter Parker was their father and had killed their mother. Sarah becomes suspicious after she meets Spider-Man however. She is convinced of the truth when Spider-Man saves her life by giving her a blood transfusion after she is shot by police. Spider-Man later learns that the pain caused by her accelerated aging has led her to abuse painkillers, and her addiction has gotten her in trouble with the French authorities. However, she promises to seek help, and perhaps someday become a hero herself. Introduced in The Amazing Spider-Man #509.

Allies

• Araña
• Avengers
• MACH IV aka The Beetle
• Anti-Venom
• Black Cat
• Captain America
• Captain Britain
• Cloak and Dagger
• Dr. Curt Connors aka The Lizard (human-side only)
• Daredevil
• Deadpool
• El Muerto
• Fantastic Four
• Firestar
• Frog-Man
• Gibbon (Martin Blank)
• Grizzly (Maxwell Markham)
• Human Torch (Johnny Storm)
• Iceman
• Jackpot
• Madame Web
• Molten Man
• New Avengers
  • Captain America
  • Doctor Strange
  • Echo
  • Iron Fist
  • Luke Cage
  • Ronin
  • Wolverine
• Prowler
• Puma
• Ranger
• Runaways
• Rocket Racer
• Red Sonja
• Silver Sable
• Spider-Woman (Jessica Drew)
• Spider-Woman (Mattie Franklin)
• Steel Spider
• Toxin
• X-Men

Enemies

Alternate continuities

2099

Exiles

House of M

Marvel Mangaverse

Marvel Zombies

MC2

Spider-Man: India

Ultimate Marvel

Spider-Man Unlimited

References

External links

• Spiderfan.org Character Directory