Like Father Like Daughter (Spider-Girl)

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Like Father, Like Daughter
DateJanuary – June 1999
No. of issues6
Main characters Mayday Parker / Spider-Girl
Peter Parker / Spider-Man
Page count144 pages
Publisher Marvel Comics
Creative team
Writers Tom DeFalco [1]
Artists Pat Olliffe
Ron Frenz (cover artist)
Inkers Al Williamson
Letterers Janice Chiang
ColoristsChristie Scheele
Editors Bob Harras
Original publication
Published in Spider-Girl
ISBN 978-0-7851-1657-8
Chronology
Preceded by Legacy
Followed by Avenging Allies

Like Father, Like Daughter is a graphic novel written by Tom DeFalco, illustrated by Pat Olliffe, and published by Marvel Comics 2 as the second volume of the American comic book series Spider-Girl , following Mayday Parker / Spider-Girl, the daughter of Peter Parker / Spider-Man and Mary Jane Watson, as initially having the time of her life, she attempts to get her one-legged father (as well as Darkdevil and Phil Urich) to train her whilst facing off against new supervillains. [2] [3] [4]

Contents

Part One, Look out for Ladyhawk!, was released January 13, 1999; Part Two, Secrets, was released February 10, 1999 (including the backup story The Last Days of Spider-Man); Part Three, Two of a Kind, was released March 10, 1999; Part Four, Training Matters!, was released March 31, 1999; Part Five, Father's Day, was released May 12, 1999; and Part Six, Slayers, Spiders, and Torches, Oh My, was released June 9, 1999. Preceded by Legacy , it is followed by the story arc Avenging Allies . [5]

The series received a positive critical reception. [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]

Premise

The series follows Mayday Parker / Spider-Girl, on developing spider-powers and learning her father Peter Parker to be the retired Spider-Man, as she swears to follow in her father's web-tracks, finding herself having the absolute time of her life as she hones the abilities she inherited. The bad news? Some of her roughest, toughest battles of her life lie ahead: against the likes of Ladyhawk, the current Kingpin of Crime Black Tarantula, Mr. Nobody, Crazy Eight, and Mayday's own parents, seeking to restrict her crimefighting schedule to make time for school rather than skipping out as her father used to, before Peter eventually agrees to train her, along with Darkdevil and Phil Urich. [6] [7] [14] The backup storyline The Last Days of Spider-Man explores how Peter Parker lost his leg, leading to his retirement as Spider-Man.

Reception

Like Father, Like Daughter received generally good reviews. [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [15]

Prints

Issues

IssueTitlePublication dateEstimated sales (first month)
#6"Look out for Ladyhawk!"January 13, 199949,796, ranked 35th in North America [16]
#7"Secrets"
"The Last Days of Spider-Man" (backup story)		February 10, 199946,616, ranked 32nd in North America [17]
#8"Two of a Kind"March 10, 199945,203, ranked 41st in North America [18]
#9"Training Matters!"April 1, 199944,716, ranked 46th in North America [19]
#10"Father's Day"May 12, 199944,388, ranked 48th in North America [20]
#11"Slayers, Spiders, and Torches, Oh My"June 9, 199942,597, ranked 52nd in North America [21]

Collected editions

TitleMaterial collectedPublished dateISBN
Spider-Girl: Like Father, Like Daughter Spider-Girl (vol. 1) #6–11December 1, 2004 [22] 978-0-7851-1657-8
Spider-Girl Omnibus 1Spider-Girl (vol. 1) #0–8 ( Legacy and Like Father, Like Daughter)November 5, 2001 978-0-7851-0815-3
Spider-Girl: The Complete Collection Volume 1 What If? (1989) #105 ("What if Spider-Man and Mary Jane's child had survived?"), Spider-Girl #1–15 (Legacy, Like Father, Like Daughter, and Avenging Allies ), Spider-Girl #½, and Spider-Girl Annual '99August 7, 2018 978-1-3029-1248-2

References

  1. ↑ Rich, Jesse, & Iverson (March 9, 2010). "Weekly Buyer's Guide – March 9, 2010". IGN . Retrieved June 14, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ↑ IGN Staff (July 12, 2006). "Spider-Girl Continues to Amaze". IGN . Retrieved July 12, 2006.
  3. ↑ Carole (September 13, 2025). "May "Mayday" Parker Reading Order (Spider-Girl/Spider-Woman from Earth-982)". Comic Book Treasury. Retrieved September 13, 2025.
  4. ↑ DeArmitt, Grant (July 22, 2024). "Marvel had a comic book "that would not die" for more than a decade thanks to its loyal fanbase, according to the editor who ran it". The PopVerse. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
  5. 1 2 3 Reed, Lee (March 7, 2023). "Spider-Girl & MC2 – Collected Editions Reviews". Omniverse Comics. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
  6. 1 2 3 Wiacek, Win (July 24, 2007). "Spider-Girl: Like Father, Like Daughter – Now Read This!". ComicsReview.co.uk. Retrieved July 24, 2007.
  7. 1 2 3 Leo (August 22, 2018). "Spider-Girl: The Complete Collection Vol. 1 review – classic series starring the daughter of Spider-Man". The Turnaround Blog. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
  8. 1 2 Thornley, Tony (June 1, 2020). "A Tangled Web: A Legend's Legacy Lives In 'Spider-Girl' #0-6". ComiCon. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  9. 1 2 Roby, Jeremy (April 1, 2020). "Review: Spider-Girl (Vol. 1) #7 (Story 1)". Spider-Fan. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  10. 1 2 Roby, Jeremy (April 1, 2020). "Review: Spider-Girl (Vol. 1) #8". Spider-Fan. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  11. 1 2 Roby, Jeremy (April 1, 2020). "Review: Spider-Girl (Vol. 1) #9". Spider-Fan. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  12. 1 2 Roby, Jeremy (April 1, 2020). "Review: Spider-Girl (Vol. 1) #10". Spider-Fan. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  13. 1 2 Roby, Jeremy (April 1, 2020). "Review: Spider-Girl (Vol. 1) #11". Spider-Fan. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  14. ↑ DeFalco, Tom; Olliffe, Pat Spider-Girl #6–11 (January–June 1999). Marvel Comics.
  15. ↑ Hassan, Chris (August 6, 2018). "'Spider-Girl: The Complete Collection' Vol. 1 review: Retro fun that never feels stale". AIPT Comics. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  16. ↑ "January 1999 Comic Book Sales Figures". comichron.com. Estimated Comics Sold to North American Comics Shops as Reported by Diamond Comic Distributors. The Comics Chronicles . Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  17. ↑ "February 1999 Comic Book Sales Figures". comichron.com. Estimated Comics Sold to North American Comics Shops as Reported by Diamond Comic Distributors. The Comics Chronicles . Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  18. ↑ "March 1999 Comic Book Sales Figures". comichron.com. Estimated Comics Sold to North American Comics Shops as Reported by Diamond Comic Distributors. The Comics Chronicles . Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  19. ↑ "April 1999 Comic Book Sales Figures". comichron.com. Estimated Comics Sold to North American Comics Shops as Reported by Diamond Comic Distributors. The Comics Chronicles . Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  20. ↑ "May 1999 Comic Book Sales Figures". comichron.com. Estimated Comics Sold to North American Comics Shops as Reported by Diamond Comic Distributors. The Comics Chronicles . Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  21. ↑ "June 1999 Comic Book Sales Figures". comichron.com. Estimated Comics Sold to North American Comics Shops as Reported by Diamond Comic Distributors. The Comics Chronicles . Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  22. ↑ DeFalco, Tom; Olliffe, Pat (December 1, 2004). "Spider-Girl Volume 2: Like Father, Like Daughter". Previews World . Retrieved December 1, 2004.
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