May
and Ben Parker took full custody of their nephew Peter
after his parents were killed in a plane crash. Later
on, Ben was killed in a burglary, leaving May and
Peter all by themselves, as she continued to raise
him as her own son. Peter cared too much for her,
so he never revealed to her that he was Spider-Man,
since the shock of seeing her nephew as the very thing
she despised (thanks to the Daily Bugle's smear campaign),
might be too much for her. Later on she became romantically
involved with one of Spider-Man's most hated foes,
Doctor Octopus, although their engagement fell through.
Recently, she found out Peter was indeed Spider-Man,
when she visited him while he was recovering from
a major battle with the villainous Morlun. She has
also lost her home in Queens, after an attack from
the vibranium-skinned Charlie Weiderman. Now she's
living in the Avengers' Tower with Peter and Mary
Jane, and is currently seeing the Avengers' butler,
Edwin Jarvis.