Aunt May is a character that appeared in comics.
May Parker , commonly known as Aunt May is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics , commonly in association with the superhero Spider-man . Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko , the character made her first appearance in Amazing Fantasy # 15 ( August 1962 ) . The character has appeared in most other media adaptations of the comics , often playing a prominent role . Spider-Man is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . Lee and Ditko conceived the character as an orphan being raised by his Aunt May and Uncle Ben , and as a teenager , having to deal with the normal struggles of adolescence in addition to those of a costumed crime-fighter .