Spider-Man Supporting Characters

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Spider-man, Aunt May, and Mary Jane Art by Mike Deodato

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

1 Family
2 Love interests
- 2.1 Ben Reilly's love interests
3 Supporting characters
- 3.1 Gwen Stacy's family
4 Allies
5 Enemies
6 Alternate continuities
7 External links

Family

Immediate family

Richard Parker (father, deceased)
Mary Parker (mother, nee Fitzpatrick, deceased)
Uncle Ben Parker (uncle, deceased)
Aunt May Parker (aunt, nee 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.
Mary Jane Watson-Parker (wife) – originally merely Gwen Stacy's competition, MJ eventually became Peter's best friend and wife.
May Parker (daughter, status unknown)
Benjy Parker alternate future son

Clones

Ben Reilly aka Scarlet Spider, and the second Spider-Man (clone, "brother", deceased)
Kaine (clone) Created by Jackal, considered him a brother, confusion over which was which, took over as Spider-Man, died heroically
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)
Frank Brown (Madeline's cousin)
Mary MacLeod (distant aunt)

Love interests

Liz Allan — Peter's first love interest, 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 2004 storyline "Sins Past" has Gwen, 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.
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.
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 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.
Sarah Stacy - Sarah is Gwen Stacy's and Norman Osborn's daughter. She developed feelings for Peter and, after thinking Peter liked her as well, attempted to kiss him.

Ben Reilly's love interests

Elisabeth 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 Liz Allan, Betty Brant, Gwen Stacy, and Mary Jane Watson.

Supporting characters

See also: Daily Bugle

Eddie Brock-Childhood friend of Peter's in the Ultimate community, uses the project VENOM suit to try to kill Spider-man, in the Amazing community he is a 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 — J. Jonah Jameson's secretary. Friend of Peter Parker.
Crusher Hogan - 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.
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
Leo Zelinsky

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, in the classic The Amazing Spider-Man vol. 1 #90 (Nov 1970). 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. In the film Spider-Man 3 (2007), he is played by James Cromwell.
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 #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 #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 drug abuse on 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.