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| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | The Amazing Spider-Man #15 (August1964) |
| Created by | Stan Lee (writer) Steve Ditko (artist) |
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| Supporting character of | Spider-Man |
Anna May Watson is a character appearing inAmerican comic books published byMarvel Comics. The character is depicted as a supporting character ofSpider-Man.[1]
The character, created byStan Lee andSteve Ditko, first appeared inThe Amazing Spider-Man #15.[2] Her first appearance helped foreshadow the first appearance ofMary Jane Watson as Mary Jane would be referenced as the niece of Anna.[3][4]
Anna Watson is depicted asMary Jane Watson's aunt, an old friend ofAunt May, and a recurring character in variousSpider-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.[5]
An alternate universe version of Anna Watson appears in "Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows". This version is the great-aunt of Annie Parker.[6] She is later mentioned to have died.[7]
In the "MC2" reality, Anna Watson is the great-aunt ofMayday Parker.[8]
An alternate universe version of Anna Watson fromEarth-6160 appears inUltimate Spider-Man.[9]
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