On the page they make an easy pair. Kamala can stretch, shrink, and 'embiggen' into a giant, while Spider-Man swings and quips. Peter has slipped into a friendly mentor role, sharing the same hard lessons about responsibility that he learned young, and Kamala keeps him honest with her boundless optimism.
Their partnership took a heartbreaking turn when Kamala was gravely hurt shielding Peter's friend Mary Jane and passed away in Peter's arms. She was later brought back and has kept going as a hero, but that moment showed just how deeply the two care about each other.
Kamala Khan and Peter Parker first crossed paths in The Amazing Spider-Man #7-8 (2014), when the veteran wall-crawler teamed up with the brand-new Ms. Marvel. Kamala, already a devoted Spider-Man fan, was thrilled to meet her idol, and Peter quickly saw a younger version of himself in the smart, quippy teenager balancing heroics with ordinary teenage life.
After dying in Peter Parker's arms in The Amazing Spider-Man #26 (2023) while protecting Mary Jane, Kamala was resurrected around the same time, discovering she also carries mutant heritage. She has since joined the X-Men and continues her own adventures. Her friendship with Peter endures as one of the most tender bonds in his world, marked by both mentorship and that painful goodbye.
Kamala Khan is a Pakistani-American Muslim teenager from Jersey City who dreamed of being a super hero long before she became one. After being exposed to the Terrigen Mist, her hidden Inhuman genes switched on and gave her incredible body-morphing powers. Inspired by her idol Carol Danvers, she took up the name Ms. Marvel.
She can stretch her limbs, shrink down small, and grow enormous fists (her favorite move, which she calls 'embiggening'), plus she heals quickly from injuries. Later stories revealed she also carries mutant heritage. Beneath the powers she's a funny, kind, fan-fiction-writing kid who leads with heart, and she helped found the young hero team the Champions.