10 Wild Versions Of Spider-Man That Could Actually Work On Film

10. Spider-Ma'am

Maybelle Parker might be the most wholesome, maternal figure throughout Marvel's extensive canon. So maternal, in fact, that Marvel's attempt to recast our friendly neighborhood auntie as a badass remains centered largely on her love for Peter Parker.

When the Parker of Earth-3123 leaves his lunch at home on the way to the same field trip that would have otherwise given him his powers, his aunt makes a mad dash through traffic to bring it to him. She gets bitten by a spider and, despite attributing her sudden powers to the new vitamin tonic she's been taking, conveniently still settles on a spider-themed costume as she arms herself with a weaponized pastry decorator and sets out to save a candy store from the nefarious Leap-Frog.

In recent years, Spider-Ma'am received proper web shooters after letting Peter in on her secret identity. Still every bit the surrogate mother she's always been, she soon began fostering a team of former supervillains after they were turned into babies by Doc Ock's Spider-Army.

Having originated in the first volume of Marvel's What If comics, Spider-Ma'am could easily feature on the Disney+ series. But don't rule out the big screen. Anything can happen in Sony's Spider-Verse, and even their current Aunt May has the tech she'd need to start her own web-slinging career if ever called to do so.

As for the MCU, Marisa Tomei and Sally Field have both expressed desires to stretch their limits and try on less saccharine characters. The films' growing multiverse could make way for the perfect opportunity to grant that wish.