Religion: Protestant
Name: Aunt May
Other Names: May Parker; May Reilly Parker; May Riley
Classification: supporting character
First Appearance: Amazing Fantasy (vol. 1) #15 (Aug. 1962): "Spider-Man"
Creators: Stan Lee, Steve Ditko
Number of Appearances: 1,368
Comic Book Appearances: 1,302
TV, Film Appearances: 65
Video Game, Computer Game Appearances: 1
Ally: Spider-Man
Occupation: landlady, volunteer
Birth Place: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Race: white
Gender: female
Note: raised Peter Parker (Spider-Man)
BELOW: Aunt May thought Mac Gargan (the Scorpion) was a Jehovah's Witness: Spider-Man consulted with powerful telepath Rachel Summers ("Marvel Girl" of the X-Men) to help him find his Aunt May, who was abducted by unknown villain. Touching a ring that belonged to Aunt May, Rachel was able to receive psychic impressions of the abduction. Rachel could not identify who the assailant was. But she did reveal that when Aunt May answered the door, she thought the person at the door was a Jehovah's Witness coming to preach about the Bible. It is worth noting that Aunt May left the chain on the door (meaning that she had not planned to let the Jehovah's Witness in), but she opened the door, no doubt intending to politely decline his invitation to visit with her.
Source: Marvel Knights Spider-Man #6 (Nov. 2004): "Venomous: Part Two", pg. 17, panels 2-3. Written by Mark Millar. Art by Rachel Dodson, Terry Dodson. See also: religion identified by name; missionary work; Jehovah's Witnesses; Spider-Man (Peter Parker); Aunt May; The Scorpion (Mac Gargan); Marvel Girl (Rachel Grey); Jehovah's Witnesses
Suggested links for further research about this character and the character's religious affiliation:
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aunt_May
- http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0001361/
- http://www.comicvine.com/aunt-may/29-1780/
- http://www.comicboards.com/marvelguide/p.htm
- http://www.comicboards.com/marvelguide/MC2Handbook/pmc2.html
- http://www.marvunapp.com/master/parapark.htm
- http://www.marvunapp.com/master/rierm.htm