Parker Meets Aunt May's New Tenant

ASM 54.

Aunt May Knocks Out Spiderman

ASM 114: Aunt May went missing for several issues. It was thought that she left because of comments that Gwen Stacy made to her about being overly protective and maternal with Peter. As it turns out, she ended up spending time with Doctor Octavius, for whom she has affection. When Spidey learns that Doc Ock may have Aunt May, he thinks it is a kidnapping situation. He breaks into the house where Ock is, hoping to rescue May. But unbeknownst to him, May clubs him with a vase, thinking Spiderman to be a intruder. There was no spider sense to warn Parker, because Aunt May would be perceived as being friendly.

Aunt May Tries to Kill Spiderman

ASM 115: Spidey is still trying to rescue May from what he thinks is a kidnapping situation. He doesn't realize she likes Octavius. So after just plastering Ock with everything he had, he turns to see a gun only inches away. He can't sense any danger when May points a gun at him, because his Spider sense thinks May is friendly. This is a very important detail. Without spider sense, anyone with a gun could theoretically injure Spiderman critically, as he is not bullet proof. His most important fighting attributes consist in having an early warning system (spider sense) and the ability to be agile and very quick. It this scene, it is only May's slight delay in pulling the trigger that allows him to escape. Good stuff.

Doc Ock and Aunt May About to Marry!

ASM: 130. This was an excellent story line. May had become smitten with Octavious. Here, they are trying to exchange vows, but it becomes disrupted by Hammerhead and our favorite hero.

Doc Ock Returns!

ASM 156. After apparently dying in a nuclear explosion, we see here that Dr Octopus survived. He's been living in alleyways, like a hobo, drinking his problems away. In this scene, he's made his way to May's house, his former bride to be, to ask for her help.