So, I got a taste for this family tree thing after my last post, which led to me throwing together another one. This time I thought it might be fun to take a look at Maurice Arthur 'Moose' Mansfield, one of the most developed and lovable characters in the MC2 with probably the most fleshed out families of all of May's friends.
After the Mystery of Jimmy's Sister, I think I may have unintentionally stumbled upon a few more curiosities. You see, Moose's family were first introduced at the end of the original Spider-Girl series in a subplot about Moose's dad being diagnosed with cancer. The whole situation is doubly hard on Moose as his mother is mentioned to have died after a battle with cancer while Moose was in Junior High (as mentioned in his bio from Spider-Girl #77). However in what I can only assume is a case of early installment weirdness, Spider-Girl #8 mentions Moose's parents, emphasis on the plural there. Here are the mentions:
Obviously, this could simply be a case of both Courtney and Sachi speaking in error, while Moose only ever mentions his father and neither parent is seen in the courthouse nor anywhere in the issue. Just a fun piece of trivia.
Another curiosity is the whereabouts of Moose's younger sister, Madeline who is first referenced in Spider-Girl #77. At the conclusion of the previously mentioned storyline regarding Moose's father, Moose ends up moving in with his Uncle Billy and Aunt Katy. Throughout the story, several mentions are made of Moose's younger brothers, and they are even seen in Spider-Girl #99 but no one seems to remember Madeline.
Until I find another thread to pull at, I remain
frogoat