What is Richard and Mary Parker?
'''Richard and Mary Parker''' are [[fictional characters]] appearing in [[Marvel Comics]], commonly in ''[[Spider-Man]]'' stories. They first appeared in ''The Amazing Spider-Man Annual'' # 5 in 1968 created by [[Stan Lee]] and [[Larry Lieber]]. == Overview == Richard Parker is the younger brother of Benjamin '[[Uncle Ben]]' Parker, he is married to Mary Parker whose [[maiden name]] is Fitzpatrick and the father of [[Peter Parker|Peter Parker / Spider-Man]]. Since the first issue Peter was raised by his [[Aunt May]] and [[Uncle Ben]] but it didn't explain where his parents were. In their first appearance in a [[flashback]] it is revealed that they were [[murdered]] by the [[supervillain]] [[Albert Malik]] also known as the [[Red Skull]]. In comics from the [[1990's]] it is revealed that Richard Parker was recruited into the [[CIA]] by [[Nick Fury]], that he was pretending to be a [[Russians|Russian]] [[double agent]] and that he and his wife were killed in a plane crash caused by [[sabotage]]. [[Harry Osborne|Harry Osborn]] later creates [[robots]] that look just like Richard and Mary to trick [[Peter Parker]] into thinking that his parents are still alive and then reveals that they are not to [[destroy]] him. == In other media == In Spider-Man the Animated Series, Richard and Mary were mentioned in the episode “ Six Forgotten Warriors”. They were believed to be Russian spies but Peter found the truth by sneaking into a Russian records building. They were actually American spies trying to figure out what the Russians were doing. Peter went into the building as Spider-Man but convinced Jonah to get him into Moscow via a possible report on Spider-Man being there. Unfortunately there was no more story beyond this as Peter told aunt may but the story ended without conclusion. In the 2012 movie ''[[The Amazing Spider-Man]]'', Dr. Richard Parker is a scientist who disappeared after he and his wife left their son [[Peter Parker]] with his [[Uncle Ben]] and [[Aunt May]]. He is also responsible for the creation of the