Spider-Man: 10 Dumbest Creative Decisions The Comics Have Ever Made
4. Mary Jane Dies (And Aunt May Returns)
It's no secret that the nineties were not a good time for Spider-Man fans, and Marvel Comics were big on shocking readers at the time. They were also determined to end Peter Parker's marriage to Mary Jane... by any means necessary.
The supermodel and actress is being stalked by a mystery assailant, and ends up "dying" after boarding a plane that randomly explodes in mid-air. With that, Spidey is a widower, though it's later revealed that MJ's mutant stalker faked her death and held her captive. When she returns, she decides to leave Peter, and everything about this story - which played out over two years - was just plain daft.
It was around this time that there was another big change to the webbed wonder's life, though. With the signs pointing to his and MJ's stillborn daughter May still being alive, Spider-Man broke into Norman Osborn's home to retrieve her. Instead, it's revealed that it's his Aunt May, who is back after dying in Amazing Spider-Man #400.
It turns out that May was an actress who had undergone plastic surgery and changed her DNA.
Really.