Spider-Man has a long history full of unforgettable stories and much more unknown ones, such as the fact that He has a little sister, Teresa Parker.. Yes, seriously, not many know it, but the family is more extensive than it seems.
There is no doubt that Spider-Man has lived all kinds of adventures and, one of the least known, is that has a younger sister who first appeared in 2013, saving the wall-crawler's life.
His name is Theresa Parker and this is his story.
The Origin of Spider-Man's Lost Sister
graphic novel Spider-Man: Family Business It begins like any other day in the life of Peter Parker, with an attempted kidnapping and murder at the hands of unknown gunmen.
Dodging the bad guys, Peter ends up in a car driven by a girl who identifies herself as Teresa Parker, her little sister.
This causes confusion for Spider-Man and all Marvel readers, because Teresa Parker's origin is deliberately mysterious.
The true story of Spider-Man's sister is uncertain. She is believed to be the daughter of Richard and Mary Parker, CIA agents and Peter's parents. When they die, Peter Parker goes to live with his uncles Ben and May, while Teresa is supposedly given up for adoption.
Since then, Peter and Teresa have lived apart, until they meet in the story he tells Family Business.
Is Teresa Parker the real sister of Spider-Man?
Both the origins and the true identity of the character have always remained ambiguous, playing a lot with that in the arguments. In the graphic novel that she first saw her appear in, at the end It turns out that everything is a ruse of the evil Kingping and Mentallo, or not...
Mentallo, a mutant with psionic powers, reveals that Teresa Parker is actually Teresa Durand. Everything would have been a trick to get Spider-Man to open, thanks to his DNA, a mysterious chest hidden by his father.
However, other clues, inquiries and events in the stories of this superheroine They make you think that she is the lost sister. Teresa would have been born during a mission of Peter's parents and they hid her from everyone to protect her from her.
Since then, he has led a parallel life of adventures that has crossed more than once with that of Spider-Man.
Unlike his brother, Teresa has no superpowers, But a trained spy, with above-average combat and research skills.
The adventures of Teresa Parker
Theresa Parker was recruited to the CIA by none other than Nick Fury in person.
From there, she goes through SHIELD and tries to discover her origins, in a fight that leads her to face the Chameleon, the first supervillain who fought against the wall-crawler in Amazing Spider-Man number 1.
This villain kidnaps Teresa's partner and lover, David Albright, so Teresa enlists Spider-Man's help to find him. Albright will die and taking revenge for this will be a regular motivation for Teresa.
In the end, in Giant-Size Amazing Spider-Man: Chameleon Conspiracy (Volume 11), Teresa will be able to know her true story thanks to the device Clairvoyant. However, choose not to, destroy the device and embraces her identity as Teresa Parker, also seeking revenge for the death of Richard and Mary Parker.
As we see, ambiguity and mystery are the hallmarks of Spider-Man's unknown sister. A spy and assassin who could hold her own against Black Widow herself.