The 1978 2017 2023 Amazing Spider-Man Mighty Marvel Comics Calendar: November Nonagenarian Nuptials

This is an expanded and updated version of a post originally published November 1, 2017.

Not only is it this month in which Spidey pops the clutch and tells the cops to eat his dust...er, snow...


Panel from Amazing Spider-Man (1963 series) #130 (March 1974), script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Frank Giacoia and Dave Hunt, colors by Petra Goldberg, letters by Artie Simek
...it's Wedding Bells for Aunt May Parker and...WHA HUH?!


Yes, it's that time when Aunt May got married to Doctor Octopus!

"November Is Nearly Tender Nupials!" in The Amazing Spider-Man Mighty Marvel Comics Calendar 1978 (1977); pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito, colors by George Bell
(Click picture to bridezilla-size)
It's too bad their honeymoon had to be cancelled — they planned to walk on the beach hand in hand in hand in hand in h


Splash page of Amazing Spider-Man (1963 series) #131 (April 1974), script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Frank Giacoia and Dave Hunt, colors by Petra Goldberg, letters by Artie Simek
Of course, it went off just about as successfully as nearly every wedding ceremony in the Marvel Universe.


Why is she calling her fiancé "Doctor Octavius?" Should that be "Otto baby?" Ah well, back to Tinder for her.

Also in this calendar's month: clones galore!


And HEY WAIT THAT'S THE JLA COMPUTER from the DC Super-Spectacular Disasters calendar! What're you doin' here, dude?

Today in Comics History, February 14: Well, it was the best Valentine's Day until Mary Jane, out of jealousy, murdered Jill

from Amazing Spider-Man (1999 series) #4 (April 1999), script by Howard Mackie, pencils by John Byrne, inks by Scott Hanna, colors by Gregory Wright, letters by Richard Starkings

365 Days of Power and Responsibility, Day 52: This is indeed a disturbing universe

Panels from "Great Incomprehensibility!" in Secret Wars Too one-shot (January 2016), script by Al Ewing, pencils and inks by Jacopo Camagni, colors by Jesus Aburtov, letters by Travis Lanham

365 Days of Power and Responsibility, Day 50: Moral of the story: don't put your stove right next to your sofa

Panel from Amazing Spider-Man #38/479 (February 2002), script by J. Michael Straczynski, pencils by John Romita, Jr., inks by Scott Hanna, colors by Dan Kemp, letters by Richard Starkings and Wes Abbott
In my humble little stuffed opinion, Aunt May discovering and dealing with the revelation that her nephew is Spider-Man was one of the greatest growth stories and potential spin-off for dozen upon dozens of fresh storylines. (So of course, they retconned it away.)