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 Cover of Spider-Girl vol. 1 #0 (October 1998). Art by Ron Frenz and Matt Webb. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| Schedule | Monthly |
| Format | Ongoing series |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Publication date | October 1998 – September 2011 |
| No. of issues | List
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| Penciller | List
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| Inker | List
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Spider-Girl is the name of several comic book titles featuring the character Spider-Girl and published by Marvel Comics, beginning with the original Spider-Girl comic book series which debuted in 1998.
Publication history
[edit]The first portrayed Spider-Girl, Mayday Parker, first appeared in a one-shot story in the ongoing series What If. Following positive fan response to the concept, Spider-Girl and two other series (A-Next and J2) set in the same alternate future universe were launched under the MC2 imprint.[1][2] Although each of these titles were slated to be 12-issue limited series, Spider-Girl's initial sales justified their continuation as ongoing titles.
After initial interest, Spider-Girl drew low sales. The book's active fan base convinced Marvel to revoke several cancellation announcements. Reprints of the series in digest size trade paperbacks sold well. Marvel Associate Editor Nick Lowe revealed in a Nov. 2005 interview that "Spider-Girl, for the first time, is completely safe from cancellation."[3]
Despite Lowe's statement, Marvel announced that No. 100 would be the title's final issue. It was the longest-running superhero book with a lead female character ever published by Marvel.[citation needed] The book was relaunched as The Amazing Spider-Girl, with issue #0 appearing in Oct. 2006.
In November 2010, a new Spider-Girl series was launched that was unconnected to the MC2 universe. The new series featured a new character, Anya Corazon, whose adventures occurred on Earth 616. This monthly Spider-Girl comic debuted on November 17, 2010,[4] as a tie-in to the "Big Time" storyline in The Amazing Spider-Man.[5] The series was canceled after only eight issues, and was collected with the subtitle Family Values. No official reason was given for the cancellation.[6]
In June 2025, Spider-Girl vol. 3 was announced as a spin-off of Spider-Boy vol. 2, following Maka Akana, the former supervillain Funhouse and the protégé of Bullseye as she is stuck with the powers of Spider-Boy after aiming to become his nemesis.[7] The series was canceled after only seven issues, and was collected with the subtitle Breath Through the Fire. No official reason was given for the cancellation.
Collected editions
[edit]Mayday Parker
[edit]| Title | Material collected | ISBN | Release date |
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| Spider-Girl: A Fresh Start | Spider-Girl #1–2 | 978-0785107200 | December 31, 1998 |
| Spider-Girl | Spider-Girl #0–8 | 978-0785108153 | November 5, 2001 |
| Vol. 1: Legacy | Spider-Girl #0–5 | 978-0785114413 | April 1, 2004 |
| Vol. 2: Like Father, Like Daughter | Spider-Girl #6–11 | 978-0785116578 | December 15, 2004 |
| Vol. 3: Avenging Allies | Spider-Girl #12–16 and Spider-Girl Annual '99 | 978-0785116585 | April 13, 2005 |
| Vol. 4: Turning Point | Spider-Girl #17–21 and Spider-Girl #½ | 978-0785118718 | September 21, 2005 |
| Vol. 5: Endgame | Spider-Girl #22–27 | 978-0785120346 | January 25, 2006 |
| Vol. 6: Too Many Spiders! | Spider-Girl #28–33 | 978-0785121565 | June 21, 2006 |
| Vol. 7: Betrayed | Spider-Girl #34–38 and #51 | 978-0785121572 | November 15, 2006 |
| Vol. 8: Duty Calls | Spider-Girl #39–44 | 978-0785124955 | April 18, 2007 |
| Vol. 9: Secret Lives | Spider-Girl #45–50 | 978-0785126027 | October 31, 2007 |
| Vol. 10: Season of the Serpent | Spider-Girl #52–59 | 978-0785132134 | February 11, 2009 |
| Vol. 11: Marked for Death | Spider-Girl #60–66 | 978-0785137412 | December 8, 2009 |
| Vol. 12: The Games Villains Play | Spider-Girl #67–72 | 978-0785144823 | March 24, 2010 |
| Vol. 13: When Destiny Calls! | Spider-Girl #73–79 | 978-0785145110 | September 15, 2010 |
| Vol. 14: Inside the Beast | Spider-Girl #80–84 | 978-0785145776 | December 1, 2010 |
| Vol. 15: Family Business | Spider-Girl #85–88 | 978-0785149484 | February 25, 2011 |
| Vol. 16: Shadows from the Past! | Spider-Girl #89–96 | 978-0785192398 | April 17, 2011 |
| Vol. 18: If Death Be My Destiny! | Spider-Girl #97–100 | 978-0785194378 | May 7, 2011 |
| Spider-Girl: The Complete Collection Vol. 1: Legacy | What If? (1989) #105, Spider-Girl #1–15 and Spider-Girl #½, and Spider-Girl Annual '99 | 978-1302912482 | August 7, 2018 |
| Spider-Girl: The Complete Collection Vol. 2 | Spider-Girl #16–32 | 978-1302918446 | August 6, 2019 |
| Spider-Girl: The Complete Collection Vol. 3 | Spider-Girl #33–50 | 978-1302923716 | March 30, 2021 |
| Spider-Girl: The Complete Collection Vol. 4 | Spider-Girl #51–67 | 978-1302934798 | April 12, 2022 |
| Spider-Girl: The Complete Collection Vol. 5: Keeping the Faith | Spider-Girl #68–84 | 978-1302959821 | November 19, 2024 |
| Spider-Girl: The Complete Collection Vol. 6: Family Ties | Spider-Girl #85–99 and material from #100 and Spider-Man Family #1 | 978-1302966089 | November 18, 2025 |
| Vol. 1: Whatever Happened to the Daughter of Spider-Man? | The Amazing Spider-Girl #0–6 | 978-0785123415 | May 30, 2007 |
| Vol. 2: Comes the Carnage! | The Amazing Spider-Girl #7–12 | 978-0785123422 | November 28, 2007 |
| Vol. 3: Mind Games | The Amazing Spider-Girl #13–18 | 978-0785125587 | May 28, 2008 |
| Vol. 4: Brand New May | The Amazing Spider-Girl #19–24 | 978-0785129745 | December 24, 2008 |
| Vol. 5: Maybreak | The Amazing Spider-Girl #25–30 | 978-0785131878 | July 1, 2009 |
| Spectacular Spider-Girl: Who Killed Gwen Reilly? | Spectacular Spider-Girl #1–7 (Spider-Man Family #1–8 and Web of Spider-Man #1–4) | 978-0785143192 | March 24, 2010 |
| Spectacular Spider-Girl: The Last Stand | Spectacular Spider-Girl #8–11, Spider-Girl: The End, and material from Web of Spider-Man #5–7 | 978-0785148999 | |
| Spider-Island: Warzones! | Spider-Island #1–5 | 978-0785198857 | November 26, 2015 |
| Web Warriors: Protectors of the Spider-Verse – Electroverse | Web Warriors #1–5 and material from The Amazing Spider-Man (2015) #1 | 978-1302486341 | May 11, 2016 |
| Web Warriors: Protectors of the Spider-Verse – Spiders vs. | Web Warriors #6–11 | 978-1302495121 | December 27, 2016 |
| Spider-Geddon: Covert Ops | Spider-Force #1–3 and Spider-Girls #1–3 | 978-1302914974 | February 27, 2019 |
| Spider-Verse/Spider-Geddon Omnibus | Edge of Spider-Verse #1–5; Spider-Verse (2014) #1–2; The Superior Spider-Man (2013) #32–33; The Amazing Spider-Man (2014) #7–15; Spider-Man 2099 (2014) #5–8; Scarlet Spiders #1–3; Spider-Woman (2014) #1–4; Spider-Verse Team-Up #1-3; Edge Of Spider-Geddon #1-4; Spider-Geddon #0–5; Superior Octopus #1; Spider-Force #1–3; Spider-Girls #1–3; Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man (2017) #311–313; Spider-Gwen: Ghost Spider #1–4; Vault Of Spiders #1–2; Spider-Geddon: Spider-Man Noir Video Comic; Spider-Geddon: Spider-Gwen – Ghost Spider Video Comic; Spider-Geddon: Spider-Man Video Comic; Spider-Geddon Handbook, and material from Free Comic Book Day 2014 (Guardians Of The Galaxy) | 978-1302947422 | September 14, 2022 |
Anya Corazon
[edit]| Title | Material collected | ISBN | Release date |
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| Spider-Girl Vol. 1: Family Values | Spider-Girl (vol. 2) #1–8 and Amazing Spider-Man #648 | ISBN 978-0785146940 | September 14, 2011 |
| Spider-Island: Companion | The Amazing Spider-Girl (vol. 2) #1–3, Spider-Island: Cloak & Dagger #1–3, Spider-Island: Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #1–3, Herc #7–8, Spider-Island: Avengers #1, Spider-Island: Spider-Woman #1, Spider-Island: I Love New York City, Black Panther #524, and Spider-Island: Heroes For Hire #1 | ISBN 978-0785162285 (hardcover) ISBN 978-0785162292 (softcover) |
February 29, 2012 |
Maka Akana
[edit]| Title | Material collected | ISBN | Release date |
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| Spider-Girl Vol. 1: Breath Through the Fire | Spider-Girl (vol. 3) #1–7 | ISBN 978-1302964702 | March 24, 2026 |
References
[edit]- ↑ Brevoort, Tom; DeFalco, Tom; Manning, Matthew K.; Sanderson, Peter; Wiacek, Win (2017). Marvel Year By Year: A Visual History. DK Publishing. p. 289. ISBN 978-1465455505.
- ↑ DeFalco Confirms Amazing Spider-Girl Cancellation, Comic Book Resources, October 13, 2008
- ↑ "Panels | Comic Book, Graphic Novel and Cartooning Discussions – Forums powered by UBB.threads™". Comicon.com. Archived from the original on February 18, 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
- ↑ "Marvel.com Preview: Spider-Girl #1". Archived from the original on September 20, 2012. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
- ↑ "Spider-Man: Big Time Begins, 'Spider-Girl,' 'Osborn' and 'Carnage' Comics Announced". Archived from the original on 2011-08-11. Retrieved 2011-06-01.
- ↑ "Spider-Girl #1 Starring Araña For November". Bleeding Cool. 2010-07-16. Retrieved 2013-08-11.
- ↑ "The Sensational New Spider-Girl Fulfills Her Super Hero Destiny in First-Ever Solo Series". Marvel Comics. February 20, 2025. Retrieved June 11, 2025.
External links
[edit]- Spider-Girl at the Grand Comics Database
- Interview with Tom DeFalco on Spider-Girl and Last Hero Standing, Newsarama
- Interview with creative team Archived July 5, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, Comic Book Resources
- Interview with DeFalco, Newsarama
- Tom DeFalco and Ron Frenz interview with Super Hero Speak
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