Spiderman comics supporting characters
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Spider-Man was conceived as an ordinary person given great power, and the comics detail his civilian life, friends, family and romances as much as his super-heroic adventures. Peter was raised by his loving aunt, May Parker, and his uncle and father figure, Ben Parker (usually referred to simply as Aunt May and Uncle Ben), after his parents died. Uncle Ben is tragically murdered by a burglar that Peter had allowed to escape before. Peter believes that his uncle’s death was morally his fault, and he decides to use his powers responsibly and become a super-hero. After the murder of her husband, Aunt May is virtually Peter’s only family, and she and Peter are close.
Peter’s first love interest is his college girlfriend Gwen Stacy, who is later tragically killed by the Green Goblin. It is later revealed in the comics that she refused to give custody of her children to their biological father Norman Osborn, (the Goblin’s true identity), who she had an intimate relationship with behind Peter’s back. Originally merely Gwen Stacy’s competition, Mary Jane Watson (or, ‘MJ’) eventually became Peter’s best friend and then his wife. Her marriage to Peter was later erased due to a deal made with Mephisto to save Aunt May’s life. Felicia Hardy, the Black Cat, is a reformed cat burglar who was Spider-Man’s girlfriend and partner at one point, but rejected him when he revealed his identity to her, as she was only interested in his costumed persona. She eventually learned to love Peter on his own merit, but never on the level at which she loved Spider-Man.
Flash Thompson was originally Peter Parker’s high school tormentor, and later one of his closest friends. Due to brain damage, he suffered amnesia and regressed to his bullying personality, though he eventually recovered from this. Harry Osborn, son of Norman Osborn, was Peter’s best friend in college, who eventually follows his father’s footsteps and becomes the second Green Goblin, ultimately resulting in Harry’s death. He was resurrected due to the erasure of Peter’s marriage to Mary Jane, and all related events, from history.
J. Jonah Jameson, the irascible publisher of the Daily Bugle newspaper, is Peter’s first employer. While he employs Peter Parker as a photographer, he is also Spider-Man’s greatest critic and largely responsible for public distrust of the hero. Joseph “Robbie” Robertson was the Editor-in-chief at the Daily Bugle, a moderating influence on Jameson, and a father figure to Peter after Uncle Ben’s death. Betty Brant was the secretary at the Daily Bugle, and was once in love with Peter.
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