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Anna May Watson is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is depicted as a supporting character of Spider-Man.

Publication history

The character, created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #15. Her first appearance helped foreshadow the first appearance of Mary Jane Watson as Mary Jane would be referenced as the niece of Anna.

Fictional character biography

Anna Watson is depicted as Mary Jane Watson's aunt, an old friend of Aunt May, and a recurring character in various Spider-Man titles. She is depicted as filling the same role of surrogate mother in Mary Jane's life as May does for Peter Parker. For a period of time when May was believed to be dead, she moved in with Peter and Mary Jane. While initially very supportive of Peter, she becomes suspicious with his long absences and unreliability.

Other versions

Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows

During the "Secret Invasion" storyline in the pages of "Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows", Anna Watson has become the great-aunt of Annie Parker and was seen as a photo. She was later mentioned to have died at some point.

MC2

In the "MC2" reality, Anna Watson has become the great-aunt of Mayday Parker.

Ultimate Universe

During the "Ultimate Invasion" storyline, Maker traveled to Earth-6160 and remade it into his own image. Anna Watson attended the Parker family's Christmas party with Madeline Watson, Gayle Watson, and J. Jonah Jameson.

In other media

• Anna Watson appears in the Spider-Man, voiced by Majel Barrett. Additionally, an alternate reality incarnation who is more supportive of Peter appears in the series finale "Farewell Spider-Man".
• Anna Watson appears in The Spectacular Spider-Man, voiced by Kath Soucie.

References

1. Cowsill, Alan; Manning, Matthew K. (2012). Spider-Man Chronicle: Celebrating 50 Years of Web-Slinging. DK Publishing. p. 42. ISBN 978-0756692360.
2. DeFalco, Tom; Sanderson, Peter; Brevoort, Tom; Teitelbaum, Michael; Wallace, Daniel; Darling, Andrew; Forbeck, Matt; Cowsill, Alan; Bray, Adam (2019). The Marvel Encyclopedia. DK Publishing. p. 402. ISBN 978-1-4654-7890-0.
3. "75 Most Iconic Marvel Comics Moments: #60-46". Comicbook.com. 6 September 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
4. "25 Things Only True Fans Know About Spider-Man And Mary Jane's Relationship". ScreenRant. 21 July 2018. Archived from the original on 19 December 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
5. "Spider-Man, Who?? The Psychology of Marvel Comics Vs. the Movies". www.bleedingcool.com. 19 October 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
6. Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows #1. Marvel Comics.
7. Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 2 #6. Marvel Comics.
8. Amazing Spider-Girl #2. Marvel Comics.
9. Ultimate Spider-Man Vol. 3 #12. Marvel Comics.

• Comics characters introduced in 1964
• Fictional characters from New York City
• Spider-Man characters
• Characters created by Stan Lee
• Characters created by Steve Ditko
• Marvel Comics female characters