Why Spider-Man Can't Have Kids Finally Explained by Marvel
Fans of Spider-Man have been asking for decades why Peter and Mary Jane have not settled down, which was usually only shown in spin-off stories set in alternate realities, such as the Renew Your Vows universe. However, in a recent Marvel Comics Senior Editor Jordan D. White lays out the logic behind that choice, explaining that once Peter has a kid, suddenly him acting like a hero is way less justifiable.
It's very rare for Marvel or DC Comics superheroes to have children. The logic is usually that, once someone becomes a parent, their main responsibility will be towards their children, so they will be less likely to spend their evenings risking their lives fighting elderly gentlemen dressed like giant birds. Also, it would be impossible to show the life of a parenting superhero without focusing at least a little on the parenting side of it, which might be not very appealing for the average superhero comic book reader. In Spider-Man's case, however, a big part of his fandom has been clamoring for years to see him settle down and start a family. The reason is that Marvel made the mistake of actually giving Peter Parker a child, and not once but twice.
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The first time Peter tried to settle down was in the 1990s. In what was supposed to be the ending of the Clone Saga, Peter and MJ move to Portland when she finds out she is pregnant, and the clone Ben Reilly stays in New York and picks up the Spider-Man's mantle. Then Marvel backpedaled on this decision. All of a sudden MJ loses her child and things quickly go back to normal, with the couple still married and Peter back in the Spider-Man suit. One decade later, Marvel's editor-in-chief Joe
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