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Warning : despoiler for The Amazing Spider - Man # 55!It looks likeSpider - Manhas at long last set up a girl he bonk more than crime - fighting . Most readers would understandably assume that if anyone filled such a role for him , it would beMary Jane Watson . For those same reviewer , that would have to be Spidey ’s end game relationship . However , even beforeMarvel formally ended their love story , Peter Parker still would n’t pitch crime - fighting aside for MJ .

The Amazing Spider - Man#55 by Zeb Wells , Emilio Laiso , Bryan Valenza , and VC ’s Joe Caramagna solidify the woman who really is fill up that role for Peter Parkeras he goes official with his new girlfriend , Shay Marken . Back in the day , readers would frequently see Spider - Man skip over out on a dinner date with MJ , and truthfully , all of his dates . But this is the one cleaning woman who Peter has second thoughts about hop-skip out on , and even stops himself from crime - fighting in favour of expend dinner with Shay .

While this is still an unbelievably new relationship for Peter , he ’s already demonstrate that he ’s willing to compromise his heroism in elbow room that he could n’t with MJ .

Spider-Man and a Faded Mary Jane Watson

Meet Shay Marken, Peter Parker’s New Girlfriend

Amazing Spider-Man#55 by Zeb Wells, Emilio Laiso, Bryan Valenza, and VC’s Joe Caramagna

Shay Marken first made her Marvel debut inThe Amazing Spider - Man#45 , where she ’s revealed to be a nurse at the Ravencroft Institute for the Criminally Insane ( akaMarvel ’s answer to Arkham Asylum ) . She ’s instantly shown to be likable , as all the inmates get along with her generally well , include Mary Jane Watson ’s aunt Anna . After Spider - Man is able to cure Anna of her insanity brought on by a corrupt dose of Krakoan medical specialty , which caused Krakoan Derangement Syndrome , Anna returns the favor by on the QT fixing Peter on a engagement with Shay .

She separate Peter they will blab about Anna ’s departure from Ravencroft , but it is really a first date . Despite it end with Peter escaping for Spider - Man duties , they enjoy each other ’s society enough to make room for multiple dates after - which are all either interrupt by Spider - Man responsibility or because Peter fleck on Shay for the same reasons . That all change in this effect , wherePeter flakes one too many time and decides to prioritise his date for once - all thanks to Shay .

What Changed Peter Parker’s Mind

Could He Love Shay More Than Mary Jane?

It ’s too early in their moral force decent now to say that Peter loves Shay , but the fact that the prospect of just explore their relationship is enough to convert Peter to prioritize something other than crime - fight is a good sign of what ’s to come . In this issue , it is Shay ’s construct of Peter ’s old responsibility motif that get down through to Peter . She reminds him that as much as he has all these responsibleness to who knows what , he still has a obligation to his wants , want , and ultimately , himself .

Peter Parker and Mary Jane are one of Marvel ’s most iconic match , but now Spider - Man is finally failing the char he used to hump most .

Before this consequence , she has been dead understanding ( to a fault ) of Peter ’s perpetual retreating without explanation and without hump he ’s a superhero , but here , she help Peter realize what he needs as Peter before Spider - Man . Already , Shay is proving to be a voice of reason when Peter needs one , helping him balance civilian life sentence with superhero tariff in ways he could n’t compute out , even withMary Jane Watson . In just a handful of day of the month with Shay , he seems to finally have that balance smash down . Shay ’s next inSpider - Man ’s sprightliness look bright .

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Spider - Man is the name given to several individuals who have use a spider - cognomen throughout Marvel Comics . Typically gaining their powers through a bite from a radioactive spider , the different Spider - Man heroes employ super - military capability , agility , and intellect while utilizing webbing to swing and entangle up their foes . The most notable of these Spider - Men is Peter Parker , who persist one of the most popular superheroes throughout the existence .

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Shay Marken waits on Peter Parker when he’s late for their date in Amazing Spider-Man #55

Spider-Man is the name given to several individuals who have employed a spider-moniker throughout Marvel Comics. Typically gaining their powers through a bite from a radioactive spider, the different Spider-Man heroes employ super-strength, agility, and intellect while utilizing webbing to swing and tangle up their foes. The most notable of these Spider-Men is Peter Parker, who remains one of the most popular superheroes throughout the world.

Peter Parker kisses Shay in The Amazing Spider-Man #55

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Spider-Man is the name given to several individuals who have employed a spider-moniker throughout Marvel Comics. Typically gaining their powers through a bite from a radioactive spider, the different Spider-Man heroes employ super-strength, agility, and intellect while utilizing webbing to swing and tangle up their foes. The most notable of these Spider-Men is Peter Parker, who remains one of the most popular superheroes throughout the world.

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