It's a Girl!

Spider-man is one of Marvel Comics most popular superhero characters and their company mascot. Simply put, Spider-man is amazing! He can climb up walls like a spider can; he has spider sense, agility, speed, superhuman strength, and balance. His most famous attribute is being able to shoot spider webs from his wrists. It is the perfect tool for catching the bad guys. Even outside of wearing the Spider-man suit, Peter Parker is sheer genius. He is an expert at physics, chemistry, and most other sciences. Spiderman not only protects the city, but he also lives in an alternate universe. The alternate universe also has an alternate future, all of which occurs in the Marvel Universe.

In the Marvel Universe, Spider-man has a daughter. Her name is Spider-girl, and she is also known as May "Mayday" Parker when she isn't wearing her spider suit. The character was created by Ron Frenz and Tom DeFalco. Spider-girl has her own series of comic books which is written by Tom DeFalco and drawn by Pat Olliffe and Ron Frenz. Spider-girl comic books series are the longest running for Marvel Comics with a lead female character.

Spider-girl inherited a lot of the same powers as her dad. However, her dad has more superhuman strength than she does. She is more agile that Spider-man and can heal faster if she is injured. She can crawl up the sides of walls but finds it hard and has to concentrate, which doesn't happen to her dad. Her body generates a bio-magnetic field which allows her to wall climb. She also has spider sense which comes naturally to her. This sixth sense allows her to know where and when danger is lurking. Spider-girl's spider sense is more powerful than her dad's, and is more reliable because it points her to the direction of where a threat is occurring. Because her spider sense is so strong, she can fight blindfolded and detect where her opponents weak spot is. The webs she shoots out from her wrists are different than Spider-man's. The webs are called stingers because the material is metal.

Spider-girl is so amazing that the name of her comic book series was changed from Spider-girl to the Amazing Spider-girl. And as comics are becoming digital, she underwent another name change. The digital release of the super heroine is now known as the Spectacular Spider-girl. The digital comic will also be available in print under the name Amazing Spider-man family, and will include both spider characters.

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