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Mary Jane Watson is a fictional supporting character appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character primarily appears in the Spider-Man titles as a friend, love interest, and in some continuities wife (as Mary Jane Watson-Parker) of the title character (specifically, his alter-ego, Peter Parker). Created by writer Stan Lee and artist John Romita, Sr., after a few partial appearances and references, she finally first fully appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #42 (November 1966). Image File history File links Size of this preview: 396 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (600 × 909 pixel, file size: 99 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Cover art for #51. ... Cover of Danger Girl: Back in Black, by J. Scott Campbell. ... This article is about the comic book company. ... In comic books, first appearance refers to first comic book to feature a character. ... The Amazing Spider-Man is the title of both a comic book published by Marvel Comics and a daily newspaper comic strip. ... For the fictional character of this name, see Stan Lee (Judge Dredd character). ... John Romita, Sr. ... Stephen Ditko (born 2 November 1927) is a renowned American comic book artist and writer best known as the co-creator of Spider-Man and Doctor Strange. ... Spider-Man swinging around his hometown, New York City. ... For the video game of the same title, see Ultimate Spider-Man (video game). ... The Amazing Spider-Man is an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics, and additionally a spin-off television program and a daily newspaper comic strip, all featuring the adventures of the superhero Spider-Man. ... Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane is an American comic book series focusing on a teenage Mary Jane, the love interest of superhero Spider-Man. ... For the Marvel Comics character who is the daughter of Spider-Man, see Spider-Girl. ... A fictional character is any person, persona, identity, or entity that is created from ones imagination or from an adaption of an existing entity. ... A character of a book, play, movie, TV show or other form of storytelling usually used only to give dimension to a main character, by adding a relationship with this character, although sometimes supporting characters may develop a complexity of their own. ... A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... This article is about the comic book company. ... Spider-Man swinging around his hometown, New York City. ... For the fictional character of this name, see Stan Lee (Judge Dredd character). ... John Romita, Sr. ... The Amazing Spider-Man is an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics, and additionally a spin-off television program and a daily newspaper comic strip, all featuring the adventures of the superhero Spider-Man. ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ...

She is depicted as a gorgeous, green-eyed redhead and has been the primary romantic interest of Spider-Man’s alter ego Peter Parker for the last twenty years, although initially competing against others for his affection, most prominently with Gwen Stacy and the Black Cat. Mary Jane's relatively unknown early life was first explored in Amazing Spider-Man' #259 and finally established by Gerry Conway's graphic novel The Amazing Spider-Man: Parallel Lives (January 1990). Hazel Eyes redirects here. ... Woman with red hair Man with red hair Red hair (also referred to as auburn, ginger, ranga or titian) varies from a deep orange-red through burnt orange to bright copper. ... Spider-Man swinging around his hometown, New York City. ... Alter Ego has multiple meanings: Alter Ego is a game for the Commodore 64 computer. ... For the Christian hardcore band, see Gwen Stacy (band). ... Black Cat (Felicia Hardy) is a Marvel Comics anti-hero and one-time foe and ex-girlfriend of the Spider-Man. ... Gerard F. Gerry Conway (September 10, 1952 - ) is an American writer of comic books and television shows. ...

Today, Mary Jane is considered an important part of the Spider-Man series and has been featured in most other media adaptations of the character. She has even been the main character of some comics and novels aimed at young, female readers. Actress Kirsten Dunst portrayed her in the recent film series. For other uses, see Novel (disambiguation). ... Kirsten[1] Caroline Dunst (born April 30, 1982) is an American actress, known for her roles in Interview with the Vampire (for which she received a Golden Globe nomination), The Virgin Suicides, Marie Antoinette, and Bring It On, as well as for her portrayal of Mary Jane Watson in the...

Fictional character biography

Early years

This was Mary Jane's first appearance but her face was obscured.
Art by Steve Ditko From Amazing Spider-Man #25.

Mary Jane Watson comes from a severely troubled family. Her father, a professor and frustrated writer, takes his stress out on his family in the form of spousal and child abuse. Coping with her hellish family life, Mary Jane develops a facade as a superficial party girl to avoid the embarrassment, which may have cast her as a forerunner to the archetype of a wily, feisty redhead. Her parents would eventually divorce, and Mary Jane and her sister lived with her mother, often staying with relatives. She also frequently babysat a cousin of hers, Kristy Watson, who had minor appearances throughout the Spider-Man titles. Her favorite relative, her Aunt Anna, lived next door to the Parkers. Stephen Ditko (born 2 November 1927) is a renowned American comic book artist and writer best known as the co-creator of Spider-Man and Doctor Strange. ... Spousal abuse refers to a wide spectrum of abuse. ... Child abuse is the physical, psychological or sexual abuse or neglect of children. ... Redhead may refer to: A person with red hair The North American Redhead (duck), Aythya americana A colloquial name for the immatures and adult females (i. ...

The accuracy of Mary Jane's early feelings towards Peter are constantly reinterpreted with different writers putting their own stamp on the titles. At one point, it was revealed she was unimpressed by Peter, a bookish nerd, but this was contradicted in a 1990s Marvel "Valentines Day" issue, where she admits she fell in love with the considerate, but reserved "bookworm". For other uses, see Nerd (disambiguation). ...

It should be noted many one-shots and ongoing issues continue to redefine and retcon various periods of MJ's life to reflect a different opinion of her character, from intellect to durability. Many fans have found this a constant irritation, and feel it "cheapens" MJ's love for Peter on his own merits without becoming aware of his powers. Other interpretations (such as the movies, Spider-Man: Reign and Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane), have since attempted to reaffirm that Mary Jane fell in love with a "nerdish" Peter Parker long before she discovered his secret identity. Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane is an American comic book series focusing on a teenage Mary Jane, the love interest of superhero Spider-Man. ...

Mary Jane's name was first mentioned in Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #15 (August 1964), but she was originally an unseen character. The early issues of Amazing Spider-Man featured a running joke about Peter dodging his Aunt May's attempts to set him up with "that nice Watson girl next door", whom Peter had not yet met and assumed would not be his type, since his aunt liked her. (In the Parallel Lives graphic novel an identical scenario is shown between Mary Jane and her Aunt Anna.) Mary Jane made her first actual appearance in Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #25 (June 1965); however, in that issue, her face was obscured. It is not until Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #42 (November 1966) that her face is actually seen. In that issue, on the last page, Peter finally meets her, and he is stunned by her beauty even as she speaks the now-famous line: "Face it, Tiger... you just hit the jackpot!" The Amazing Spider-Man is the title of both a comic book published by Marvel Comics and a daily newspaper comic strip. ... Unseen characters are a common device in drama. ... May Parker redirects here. ...

Mary Jane's face is shown for the first time.
Art by John Romita Sr. From Amazing Spider-Man #42.

Peter begins to date her, much to the annoyance of Gwen Stacy. However, her apparent superficiality proves to be an irritation to Peter that her rival did not share. Peter eventually learns to cope with this, and Mary Jane becomes an occasional flirtitious interest as well as a close friend to Peter, Gwen, and others. Image File history File links Mjface. ... Image File history File links Mjface. ... John Romita, Sr. ...

Despite her enjoyment of life, her friendships, and dating, Mary Jane refuses to be tied down for too long. When her relationship with Harry Osborn comes to an end, it has significant impact on Harry, driving him to a drugs overdose. This in turn creates a boomerang effect, driving his father Norman Osborn to the brink of insanity, temporarily restoring his memories as the Green Goblin. Mary Jane only realizes the true consequences of her lifestyle when she learns of Harry's predicament This article is about the Marvel Comics character. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... The Green Goblin is a supervillain that appears in the fictional Marvel universe. ...

Later, when the Green Goblin murders Gwen, MJ stays with Peter during his mourning, though he initially tells her to leave him alone, he becomes interested in her as he recovers. Following the events of the original clone saga, Peter realizes that Mary Jane is the girl he has always loved, and the two begin dating again. Cover to Web of Spider-Man #117 (October 1994), which officially launched the 1990s Clone Saga. ...

However, despite loving Peter, MJ does not wish to be tied, and when she allows the relationship to progeress too far, she is left with a difficult decision when Peter proposes to her. After taking a short time to consider, she turns him down. Following a series of traumatic experiences involving Peter's absences and his costumed alter-ego endangering his Aunt May, a spiritually-exhaused MJ leaves New York for several months. Peter meanwhile dates other women as his adventures continue, with the most noticeable being Felicia Hardy The Black Cat (Felicia Hardy) is a fictional comic book character created by writer Marv Wolfman and artist Keith Pollard. ...

MJ eventually returns, her behavior showing a marked change with her abandonment of her false front. Following an attack on Peter by Puma, she breaks down and admits her knowledge of Peter's secret identity in Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #257. After learning of her own family history in Amazing Spider-Man#259, Peter finds a new respect for her and begins to truly understand her. MJ however, makes it clear to Peter that knowing his identity changes nothing about her feelings, and that she only loves him as a friend For other uses of this term, please see Secret identity (disambiguation). ...

Despite the one-shot graphic novel "Parallel Lives" revealing that Mary Jane discovered Peter's secret when she noticed Spider-Man climbing out of Peter's bedroom window, many comics published before this revelation claimed that she had simply "figured it out", with the details of how and when left ambiguous to the reader.

After yet another period of reconsidering his priorities in life, Peter contemplates letting go of the Spider-Man mantle, with Mary Jane backing the decision, but his relationship with Felicia Hardy soon resumes. Feeling lost and guilty, Peter visits Mary Jane and apologises with an awkward kiss before heading to Berlin with Ned Leeds. This article is about the capital of Germany. ... Ned Leeds is a comic book character in the Marvel Comics universe, part of the supporting cast of Spider-Man, first introduced in 1964 in The Amazing Spider-Man # 25, by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko. ...

Following Ned Leed's murder at the hands of The Foreigner, a changed and bitter Peter returns to New York, where his lack of direction in life is not helped when Ned is framed as The Hobgoblin, and Felicia elects to leave Peter behind as she is tied to the Foreigner. Mary Jane returns to Peter, presumbly to patch things up, but Peter surprises her with a second proposal of marriage, which MJ again turns down. She returns to her family to settle old debts with her father, with Peter following her. After aiding her sister in having her crooked father arrested, and aiding Peter against a Spider-Slayer, Mary Jane has an epiphany on marriage, and agrees to become Peter's wife. The Foreigner is a 2003 direct-to-video movie starring Steven Seagal. ... A pub chain is a group of pubs owned by a single company, although the term usually refers to chains in the United Kingdom. ... The Spider-Slayers are a series of fictional robots in the Marvel Comics universe that were specifically designed to hunt down, capture, and/or kill Spider-Man. ... Look up epiphany in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Marriage

Main article: The Wedding! (Spider-Man)

Mary Jane gets married to Peter. Cover to Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) Annual #21. Art by John Romita Sr.

In spite of Peter and Mary Jane's mutual worry that they were marrying too early, Peter's concern for MJ's safety, and Mary Jane's unwillingness to give up her "party girl" lifestyle, they married in Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) Annual #21 (1987). She attached Peter's surname to her own, making her Mary Jane Watson-Parker. Spider-Man wore his black costume around this time, but after Mary Jane was frightened by a stalking Venom, she convinced him to change back to his old costume in Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #300 (May 1988). The Wedding! is the title of Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. ... Download high resolution version (1024x1568, 275 KB)The cover to Amazing Spider-Man Annual #21. ... Download high resolution version (1024x1568, 275 KB)The cover to Amazing Spider-Man Annual #21. ... The Wedding! is the title of Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. ... In English-speaking and some other Western countries, a double-barrelled name is a family name with two parts, which may or may not be joined with a hyphen, for example Bowes-Lyon or Fraser Darling. ... Venom is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. ...

Mary Jane continued to model after her marriage, but was stalked by her wealthy landlord, Jonathan Caesar. When she rejected his advances, he had her blacklisted as a model. She got a role on the soap opera "Secret Hospital," but was unhappy with her character's air-headed and mean personality. Although she successfully petitioned her boss to adjust her character's personality, a deranged fan tried to kill Mary Jane out of hatred for the actions of her soap opera character. Mary Jane quit her job out of fear for her own safety.

Due to this stress, the recent death of Harry Osborn, and the seeming return of her husband's parents, Mary Jane began smoking (a habit she had quit in high school), only increasing the tension between her and Peter. Peter ultimately convinced her to stop smoking when he tricked her into visiting an old friend suffering heavily from lung cancer. When his parents were discovered to be fakes, Peter was unable to cope with the knowledge and disappeared for a time. Mary Jane visited her sister Gayle and her father for the first time in years, and finally reconciled with them. Meanwhile, Peter overcame his problems on his own. When she and Peter reunited, both were happier than they had been in a long time. This article is about the Marvel Comics character. ...

Pregnancy

Main article: Clone Saga

Shortly afterward, Peter's clone, Ben Reilly, appeared. Mary Jane discovered that she was pregnant. While she experienced some complications in her pregnancy, Reilly's scientist friend Seward Trainer helped her. Peter and Ben were told by Trainer that Ben was the real Peter Parker, and Peter was the clone (which later proved to be a lie). Peter, acting on hypnotic suggestion by the Jackal, attempted to kill Mary Jane, but was prevented by Ben Reilly (as the Scarlet Spider), his teammates the New Warriors, and Kaine. Later, while arguing with Ben, Peter accidentally struck Mary Jane. After this, he decided to quit as Spider-Man, because the stress of his double life was endangering his wife and unborn child. The Clone Saga or Spider-Clone Saga was a major story arc in Marvel Comics which ran from 1994 to 1996 involving many clones of Spider-Man. ... This article is about the fictional character. ... The Jackal (Dr. Miles Warren) is a Marvel Comics supervillain, an enemy of Spider-Man. ... The New Warriors is a Marvel Comics superhero team, traditionally consisting of young adult heroes. ... Kaine is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics supervillain and enemy of Spider-Man. ...

Peter and Mary Jane left New York and moved to Portland, Oregon. While there, he lost his powers in a lab accident. They lived there peacefully for several months, adapting happily to normal life. However, they missed New York City and their friends, and moved back. Peter became unexpectedly ill and nearly died, but instead regained his powers. During the Onslaught crisis, Mary Jane was scanned by a Sentinel robot, who detected genetic abnormalities in her fetus. Onslaught is a fictional character, a psionic entity in the Marvel Comics universe created from the consciousness of two characters: Professor Charles Xavier, founder and leader of the X-Men, and the villainous mutant known as Magneto. ... The Sentinels are fictional robots in the Marvel Comics Universe. ...

Soon afterward, when Mary Jane's baby was already past due, she was poisoned by Alison Mongraine, an agent of the Green Goblin. Mary Jane's baby was stillborn (or seemed to be, as Mongraine apparently took the sedated infant away with her^[1]). Ben Reilly died at the Green Goblin's hands the same night. The Green Goblin is a supervillain that appears in the fictional Marvel universe. ...

In the alternate timeline of MC2, Mary Jane and Peter Parker are reunited with their child by Kaine. When Kaine shows them that the child had been living with Mongraine all along. They assume responsibility of raising the child and later she becomes Spider-Girl. For the Marvel Comics character who is the daughter of Spider-Man, see Spider-Girl. ...

Marital problems

The couple managed to survive this tragic turn of events and Mary Jane managed to return to college to major in psychology, but the stress of the ongoing manipulations of Norman Osborn took their toll. After the Gathering of Five incident and the return of Aunt May, Mary Jane begged Peter to quit being Spider-Man. {redirect|Psychological science|the journal|Psychological Science (journal)}} Not to be confused with Phycology. ...

He was happy to do so for several months, but soon felt the tug of his great power and great responsibility to be a hero. Meanwhile, Mary Jane was offered a new modelling contract and reached new heights of success. Peter became Spider-Man again behind Mary Jane's back, which put strain on their marriage yet again. At the same time, she began receiving lewd and threatening phone calls from an anonymous stalker. Mary Jane was flying across America when her airplane exploded in midair. Peter was shocked and went into deep denial over her death. Although he was set up with several other women, and his friends encouraged him to move on, he was unable to believe she was dead. He was proven right when her mysterious stalker, an unnamed, telepathic mutant, made himself known. This stalker had telepathically connected to Peter in some way, and wanted to take over his life. He kidnapped Mary Jane as part of his plan and held her hostage for several months. The stalker, however, killed himself after finally gleaning enough of Peter's personality and morality to discover that he had done terrible things. Peter and Mary Jane were reunited.

However, the stress of her captivity drove Mary Jane away. She moved to Los Angeles and immersed herself in acting -- starring as the doomed love interest in the film Lobster-Man. Although missing Peter after he failed to meet her on a visit back to New York, she refused to talk to him; it took Aunt May to get Peter to visit her in Los Angeles, where the two reconciled. However, when the villainess Shathra claimed to have had an affair with Spider-Man, Mary Jane had to be assured by Peter that it was a lie. After he defeated Shathra, Mary Jane and Peter ended their separation. Los Angeles and L.A. redirect here. ... Shathra is a Spider-Man villain and a character in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

Civil War

Main article: Civil War (comics)

When Peter and Mary Jane's apartment and Aunt May's house were burned down by Charlie Weiderman, and Spider-Man joined the New Avengers, Mary Jane and Aunt May accompanied him to live in Stark Tower. Mary Jane immediately felt at home with the New Avengers and was happy to finally be a part of Spider-Man's world. Civil War is a Marvel Comics summer 2006 crossover event, based around a core limited series of the same name written by Mark Millar and penciled by Steve McNiven. ... The Avengers is a superhero team that appear in the fictional Marvel Universe. ... Stark Tower is a fictional high-rise building, named after its owner Tony Stark (AKA Iron Man). ...

With a bit of strain at first, a jealous Peter swore to himself that he would find a new home for his family, but when his initial jealousy subsided, the Civil War events forced him to stage a secret transfer of Mary Jane out of Stark Mansion, feeling that with the loss of his secret identity and his doubts about Tony Stark's ideas, Mary Jane had become a hostage in a luxurious house. Now residing in a cheap motel, her whole life had been affected, from her increasing difficulties in finding a new job as an actress to her being an easy target and prey, along with Aunt May, for the superpowered foes of Parker. Nevertheless, MJ remained supportive during the whole ordeal. She later proved her devotion to her husband when she was arrested by a former acquaintance, now an agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., and refused to surrender Peter to the authorities. (Sensational Spider-Man Annual #1). Fortunately, she was immediately rescued by her spouse, after she signaled him using the Spider Tracer she always carried with her. Civil War is a Marvel Comics summer 2006 crossover event, based around a core limited series of the same name written by Mark Millar and penciled by Steve McNiven. ... For other uses of this term, please see Secret identity (disambiguation). ...

As the superhuman civil war reached its conclusion, Peter, Mary Jane, and Aunt May were targeted by an assassin working for Spider-Man's old foe, The Kingpin. The assassin's primary target was Peter, with MJ and May designated as secondary objectives. When Peter returned to the Parker family's motel hideout and stood in front of a window, the assassin took aim at Peter and fired, but missed - shooting Aunt May. Peter and MJ scrambled to save her life, rushing her from hospital to hospital while trying to maintain their fragile cover of anonymity. In trying to keep May alive and hidden from Spider-Man's enemies, they truly became fugitives on the run. Cover to Daredevil #170. ...

One More Day

Main article: Spider-Man: One More Day

During the climactic One More Day storyline of fall 2007 in which Peter had to decide whether he would accept Mephisto's deal of saving Aunt May in return for Mephisto wiping the knowledge and memory of Peter and MJ's life together as husband and wife from the face of reality, leaving only a single, subconscious piece of their souls to remember, allowing Mephisto to feast on those pieces' pain for eternity. This article is about the Marvel Comics character. ...

Peter and MJ grappled with their unspeakable choice with MJ telling the demon that "the answer is yes!". As part of the bargain MJ made Mephisto promise to restore Spider-Man's secret identity which he agreed to do without question. She also asked to put his life back as it was and have a chance at happiness. Mephisto asked why he should do that, and MJ answered that it was because of what she could offer him. MJ whispered something to Mephisto, striking a devil's bargain, and then urged Peter to "save May. Be the hero. Be my hero." The penultimate frame was Mary Jane whispering the famous line, "face it, tiger...you just hit the jackpot."

"Brand New Day"

In the "Brand New Day" timeline, which began at the end of Amazing Spider-Man #545, and was further depicted and explained in the following issues, MJ and Peter were never married, but instead "dated seriously for years". Apparently, they nearly married some time ago, but something happened.

According to interviews conducted with Marvel EIC Joe Quesada, every story prior to BND remains canon, implying that MJ and Peter, in this timeline, refused to let the obstructed wedding hinder their love for each other. Quesada also claimed that a six month gap occurred between One More Day and Brand New Day, in which Aunt May's house was rebuilt and the couple separated. Joseph Joe Quesada (born December 1, 1962), is an American comic book editor, writer and artist. ... Look up canon in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

By the conclusion of those six months, MJ has moved to California to become an actress, but continued to visit New York from time to time. She attended a "coming home" party held by Harry Osborn at the conclusion of One More Day during one such visit, with Peter catching a small glimpse of her before she left. Whether she was there for Harry or to check on Peter is unknown. This article is about the Marvel Comics character. ...

At the end of Amazing Spider-Man #560, Mary Jane makes her return as the girlfriend of actor Bobby Carr, having earlier in the issue been referred to as Carr's "mystery girl." After Carr walks into his apartment, Mary Jane is seen lying on a couch in his living room with the book Faust in her hands, a book that ironically features a character who made a deal with the devil (a hint back to the One More Day storyline). Carr quips, "Wow! You look amazing and yet make it look so easy. How do you do that?" Mary Jane replies, "It's magic, tiger. Come over here and let me explain it to ya.". This line was an in-joke making light of an often quoted line from Amazing Spider-Man's previous writer J.Micheal Strazenski, who had claimed that the Marvel editorial system dismissed any ramifications of "One More Day" with "It's magic, we don't have to explain it" For other uses, see Faust (disambiguation). ... An in joke is a joke whose humour is clear only to those people who are in a group that has some prior knowledge (not known by the whole population) that makes the joke humorous. ...

Slott has confirmed in interviews with Comic Book Resources that Mary Jane will finally confront Peter face to face in the following issue, which will then carry over into the next storyline. The reunion may or may not be a happy one.

"New Ways To Die"

Mary Jane will also be a major character in Dan Slott's July story arc "New Ways To Die", which will be illustrated by John Romita Jr. The story arc will be a "reunion" of classic and modern Spider-Man characters, including Menace, Eddie Brock, Mac Gargan, Norman Osborn, Mary Jane and a new adversary Anti-Venom. July is the seventh month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... John Romita, Jr. ... Venom (Eddie Brock) is a comic book supervillain (sometimes referred to as an anti-hero) in the Marvel Comics universe, and an enemy of Spider-Man. ... MacDonald Mac Gargan is a fictional character, a comic book supervillain in the Marvel Comics Universe created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko. ... The Green Goblin The Green Goblin is a Marvel Comics supervillain who is the arch-enemy of Spider-Man. ...

Controversies

According to Stan Lee, Mary Jane was originally intended to be simply a rival for Gwen Stacy for the affections of Peter Parker. Lee had always intended for Gwen Stacy to be Spider-Man's one true love, although fans vocally supported the feisty Mary Jane over the non-offensive Gwen Stacy.^[2] The pairing of Mary Jane and Peter Parker has become one of the most prominent couples in the superhero genre. For the Christian hardcore band, see Gwen Stacy (band). ...

Marvel Editor-In-Chief Joe Quesada said that he feels the marriage ages the characters, making them less appealing to young readers, and lessens the dramatic, "soap opera" possibilities, but also stated that "divorcing or widowing, or annulling the marriage...would only be worse,"^[3] ostensibly putting the matter to rest. He has also pointed out that the marriage itself was editorially-mandated; Stan Lee decided to marry the characters in his daily newspaper strip and, even though the two were not even dating at the time in the comic book series, it was decided to marry them in the regular Marvel Universe as well. Despite these points, Quesada remains an avid fan of the Peter and MJ relationship, and in several interviews has claimed that the MC2 canon is the "natural progression" of the characters, which has led many fans to dispute whenever or not One More Day and Brand New Day are mere sales ploys with the intention of ultimately restoring the marriage and increase it's significence. Joseph Joe Quesada (born December 1, 1962), is an American comic book editor, writer and artist. ... The first TIME magazine cover devoted to soap operas, dated January 12, 1976. ... Characters from the MC2 universe. ...

In 2007, Quesada presided over the controversial "One More Day" storyline, which he also drew, in which Peter and Mary Jane's marriage is erased from history and everyone's memories by the demon Mephisto. This undoing has been accompanied with Peter now using his original mechanical webshooters and the revival of Harry Osborn.^[4] One More Day is a 4-part, 2007 comic book crossover storyline, connecting all of the Spider-Man comic book series. ... This article is about the Marvel Comics character. ...

Skills and equipment

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Mary Jane has no special powers, but due to her relationship with Spider-Man and her job as an actress and model, she has found herself in danger many times. Having learned of the risk at the expense of her friend Gwen Stacy's life, she is unwilling to be completely dependent on others for her safety. Her intelligence and tenacity make up for her lack of superhuman abilities. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... For the Christian hardcore band, see Gwen Stacy (band). ...

Mary Jane has some training in self-defense with teachers including Captain America. She has been able to fend off attackers of normal strength and skill, including the Chameleon using a baseball bat, one obsessive stalker using a can of hair spray and a heavy purse, and another using a cue stick. On another occasion, she knocked out a kidnapper with a lamp and electrified his bodyguards with it. Furthermore, there were several occasions in which she saved her husband's life from his super-powered enemies when they had the upper hand: she distracted Alistair Smythe and his Spider-Slayer with a baseball bat, set fire to Hobgoblin's cape, and drove off Styx and Stone as they were about to kill Spider-Man. Recently, she managed to defeat Swarm, a supervillain even her husband had trouble defeating, by using sprinklers. This article is about the original comic book character named Captain America. ... Chameleon is also the current name of the Legion of Super-Heroes member Chameleon Boy. ... Four historically significant baseball bats showcased in the National Baseball Hall of Fames traveling exhibit Baseball As America. ... A cue stick A cue stick or simply cue, is an item of sporting equipment essential to the games of billiards, pool and snooker. ... Alistair Smythe is a comic book supervillain, owned by Marvel Comics and existing in that companys Marvel Universe. ... The Spider-Slayers are a series of fictional robots in the Marvel Comics universe that were specifically designed to hunt down, capture, and/or kill Spider-Man. ... For the member of the Shiar Imperial Guard, see Hobgoblin (Imperial Guard). ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Swarm (Fritz von Meyer) is a fictional character, a supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

Mary Jane also carries a gun (although Peter dislikes the idea) which she uses against the Green Goblin in Marvel Knights Spider-Man #12. After Peter developed organic webshooters, he modified his original webshooters into bracelets that she could wear discreetly, giving her an additional defensive weapon. She also carries a modified spider-tracer with an amplified signal that can be traced over long distances. The Green Goblin is a supervillain that appears in the fictional Marvel universe. ... Formerly known as Marvel Knights Spider-Man, Sensational Spider-Man is the name of an ongoing comic book, starring Spider-Man that is published monthly by Marvel Comics, formerly under the Marvel Knights imprint. ... The fateful spider bite that gave Peter Parker his powers. ... The fateful spider bite that gave Peter Parker his powers. ...

Mary Jane has used her fashion design and sewing skills on many occasions to make and repair Spider-Man's costumes. She also designed the Hornet, Prodigy, and Ricochet costumes. She is usually the person who provides first aid when Peter is injured. Cover to Slingers #0. ... Prodigy is the name used by three fictional characters in the Marvel Universe. ... Ricochet was an alternate identity used by the fictional superhero Spider-Man, and later adopted by college student Johnny Gallo, who appeared in the Marvel Comics series, Slingers. ... First aid is a series of simple, life-saving medical techniques that a non-doctor or layman can be trained to perform. ...

On one occasion, she was possessed by Red Sonja and battled Kulan Gath, but she has no memory of those events (Marvel Team-Up vol. 1 #79). During the earlier issues of "The Other" story arc, she borrowed Iron Man's old armor temporarily. Red Sonja, a warrior woman out of majestic Hyrkania, is a low fantasy sword and sorcery heroine created by Roy Thomas and Barry Windsor-Smith. ... Kulan Gath is a fictional character, a villainous magician who was created at Marvel Comics as a foe of Conan the Barbarian and who was later fully integrated into the Marvel Universe and in 2006 was used in Dynamite Entertainments revamped Red Sonja series. ... Marvel Team-Up is the name of several comic book series published by Marvel Comics. ... This article is about the superhero. ...

In the "Brand New Day" storyarch, the registered superhero Jackpot is strongly implied to be MJ. This is due to the character having long, flowing red hair and green eyes, just as MJ. She also tells Spider-Man, when the two were confronted by the authorities enforcing the registartion act, "Face it tiger, you're under arrest", which references MJ's very first line of dialogue, "Face it tiger, you just hit the Jackpot." This line is also seemingly referenced in the character's name itself.

Peter himself suspects Jackpot to be MJ, which Jackpot steadfastly denies, stating (after a moment of hesitation) that her name is "Sara Ehret".

Whether MJ really is Jackpot remains to be seen.

Other versions

Main article: Alternate versions of Mary Jane Watson

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In other media

Films

In the three films to date, the character of Mary Jane Watson has been portrayed by Kirsten Dunst. Kirsten[1] Caroline Dunst (born April 30, 1982) is an American actress, known for her roles in Interview with the Vampire (for which she received a Golden Globe nomination), The Virgin Suicides, Marie Antoinette, and Bring It On, as well as for her portrayal of Mary Jane Watson in the...

Spider-Man

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Mary Jane is Peter Parker's childhood and high school crush and only sweetheart. At the time, she was dating the high school bully, Flash Thompson. Flash and MJ break up at their high school grad ceremony. Mary Jane begins to pursue a career in acting, but she secretly waitresses at a diner, after being rejected at an audition. Parker's friend, Harry Osborn, is her first boyfriend after leaving high school, but she falls in love with Parker and his alter-ego, Spider-Man. In arguably the film's most iconic scene, she shares a passionate kiss with Spider-Man while he is suspended upside down after he saves her from a gang of thugs. Mary Jane begins to grow more distant from Harry, denying his advances. Her feelings for Parker grow when he tells her what he supposedly told Spider-Man about her. After Harry sees Peter and MJ holding hands in the hospital room of Aunt May, he gets angry and breaks up with her. Spider-Man is a 2002 American superhero film based on the fictional Marvel Comics character Spider-Man. ... For other uses, see High school (disambiguation). ... Look up Limerence in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Eugene Flash Thompson is a supporting character in Marvel Comics’s Spider-Man series. ... This article is about the Marvel Comics character. ... Aunt May. ...

Harry's father Norman Osborn (who is also the Green Goblin) knows of Spider-Man's secret identity and finds out about his feelings for Mary Jane from his son. He kidnaps her and holds her over the Queensboro Bridge, telling Spider-Man that he must choose between her and a group of children caught in the Roosevelt Island tram car. Spider-Man manages to save both Mary Jane and the children. At the end of the film, Mary Jane tells Peter that she loves him and they kiss. She states that when she was over the bridge she thought about Peter. Mary Jane realized that he was always there for her. However, Peter shies away from her as he is afraid for her safety, and thus does not want to get involved with her. MJ is heartbroken by his rejection, but realizes that her kiss with Peter reminded her of the one she shared with Spider-Man and suspects that he is the hero. The Green Goblin is a supervillain that appears in the fictional Marvel universe. ... The Queensboro Bridge, also known as the 59th Street Bridge, is a cantilever bridge over the East River in New York City. ... This article is about the island in New York City. ...

Spider-Man 2

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Mary Jane wants to start a relationship with Peter Parker. Peter backs away from a relationship with her even though he wants one because he fears for her safety. In her frustration Mary Jane goes on to have a relationship with John Jameson, the astronaut son of Daily Bugle publisher J. Jonah Jameson, whom she tells him about at his birthday party. Prior to this, Harry said that she was waiting for him. Much to Peter's delight, he sees her billboard picturing her modeling for a perfume near the pizza place he works at. This article is about the 2004 film. ... John Jameson (also known by the alises Man-Wolf and Star-God) is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe. ... John Jonah Jameson (also known as J. Jonah Jameson, J.J., Jolly Jonah Jameson, or J.J.J.) is a fictional supporting character featured in various Marvel Comics, most prominently the Spider-Man title. ...

Later, Peter decides that being Spider-Man is not what he wants and he attempts to start a relationship with her. Mary Jane pushes him away this time because she is getting married to John Jameson, but secretly does want a relationship with Peter, although she tries to convince herself otherwise. She is also agitated at Peter because he fails to see her star in The Importance of Being Earnest, which John, Harry, and Aunt May have seen, some of them more than once. Even her drunk verbally abusive father went backstage to ask for money. When Peter does arrive to see it the first time, a snooty usher, named Waldo in the novelization of Spider-Man 2, stops him. The second attempt to see it, which is successful, is when he tries to reconnect with her. After Mary Jane kisses John, in a manner that is reminiscent of the upside-down kiss between she and Spider-Man from the first Spider-Man movie, she finds that she may want a relationship with Peter Parker. For other uses, see The Importance of Being Earnest (disambiguation). ... Drunkenness, in its most common usage, is the state of being intoxicated with alcohol (i. ...

She meets Peter in a coffee shop where she asks for a kiss to confirm her belief that he is Spider-Man. Just before Peter can kiss her, Doctor Octopus kidnaps her and runs away. Doctor Octopus takes her to an abandoned pier where Spider-Man confronts him. Spider-Man pulls his mask off in hopes of getting Doctor Octopus to come back to his senses, and Mary Jane sees that Spider-Man and Peter Parker are one and the same. This article is about the first Doctor Octopus, Otto Octavius. ...

After Peter saves her and Doctor Octopus is killed, Mary Jane prepares to marry John Jameson, but she leaves him at the altar, goes to Peter's apartment, and expresses that she loves Peter.

Spider-Man 3

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Both Mary Jane and Harry Osborn (James Franco) now know that Peter is Spider-Man. In the film, Peter is intending to ask MJ to marry him. When he reports the good news to his Aunt May (Rosemary Harris), she is delighted and asks Peter to give her engagement ring as a gift to Mary Jane. However, Peter becomes slightly overconfident due to Spider-Man's success. Meanwhile, Mary Jane's Broadway debut takes a turn for the worse when she fails to project her voice and gain good reviews. Unaware of this incident, Peter accidentally pushes Mary Jane away, thinking he understands her situation. She also begins a rivalry with Gwen Stacy (Bryce Dallas Howard) for Peter's affections. Having been replaced on Broadway by her understudy and then having to work at a jazz club, MJ and Peter's relationship worsens when Spider-Man is unexpectedly kissed by Gwen Stacy in front of a whole crowd of people the same way MJ kissed Spider-Man in the first film. When Peter attempts to propose to MJ that same night, the appearance of Gwen Stacy at the same restaurant prompts her to become upset and leave. Spider-Man 3 is a 2007 superhero film written and directed by Sam Raimi, with a screenplay by Ivan Raimi and Alvin Sargent. ... This article is about the Marvel Comics character. ... James Edward Franco (born April 19, 1978) is an American actor, director, screenwriter, film producer, and artist. ... Aunt May. ... Rosemary Harris (born September 19, 1930[1] in Ashby, Suffolk, England) is an Academy Award nominated English actress and a member of the American Theatre Hall of Fame. ... For the Christian hardcore band, see Gwen Stacy (band). ... Bryce Dallas Howard (born March 2, 1981) is an American actress best known for her film roles in the M. Night Shyamalan-directed The Village and Lady in the Water, and as Gwen Stacy in Sam Raimis Spider-Man 3. ...

Mary Jane, feeling alone and despondent, calls Harry Osborn, who recently lost his memory and hatred of Spider-Man after being defeated in an aerial battle as the evil New Goblin. They renew their bond, and in a moment of joy, Mary Jane kisses Harry. Realizing what she is doing, Mary Jane quickly leaves; the emotional turmoil restores Harry's memories and his mission to destroy Spider-Man as the New Goblin. He confronts MJ in her apartment, and threatens to kill Peter if she does not break up with him. Following Harry's orders, she breaks up with Peter. Peter, heartbroken and upset, refuses to tolerate these tragedies, and turns to the symbiote suit, which enhances his aggression. A symbiote, in Marvel Comics fictional universe, is a living, sentient, alien organism that bonds with other living organisms in order to survive. ...

One night, Peter decides to go to MJ's jazz club with Gwen Stacy to make MJ jealous. He shows her up on stage by playing the piano, and makes a big show of dancing with Gwen. Gwen, realizing that she is being used as a prop to make MJ jealous, apologizes and leaves. MJ is still visibly shaken when Peter decides to confront her at the bar, and he is assaulted by two of the club's bouncers. A fight ensues, and Mary Jane tries to stop Peter. Thinking she was another bouncer, Peter strikes her, only to turn around and realize that is was Mary Jane he just hit. Peter, realizing what the evil symbiote is trying to do, leaves the club.

Peter tears the symbiote off his body at a church bell-tower. During the struggle, it falls on Eddie Brock, Jr. (Topher Grace) standing below and creates Venom. At his apartment, Peter fears that even though the symbiote was responsible for current events, he may not be able to put MJ first, and gives his wedding ring back to Aunt May, who convinces him that if he tries his best, he can put things right. Peter then goes to Harry in desperation, because he needs help against his new foe. Harry turns him down, but his butler informs him of the original Green Goblins history. Harry after contemplating the speech makes his decision. Meanwhile, Venom recruits an uneasy Sandman, and kidnaps Mary Jane, holding her hostage at a construction site, where a climatic battle takes place between the team of Venom and the Sandman (Thomas Haden Church) against Spider-Man and his friend, Harry Osborn a.k.a. the New Goblin. In the fight, Harry defeats Sandman, but is impaled by Venom with his own glider. After Spider-Man defeats Venom, he goes over to the wounded Harry, alongside whom Mary Jane is also present. Harry does not survive his injuries and dies in the arms of Mary Jane and in the presence of Peter. Venom is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. ... Christopher John Grace (born July 12, 1978),[1][2][3][4][5][6] better known as Topher Grace, is an American actor best known for playing the lead role of Eric Forman on That 70s Show during the shows first seven seasons, and for appearing as the villain Eddie... Venom is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. ... Sandman (a. ... Thomas Haden Church (born June 17, 1960[1]) is an Academy Award-nominated American film and television actor. ... This article is about the Marvel Comics character. ...

After attending the funeral of their friend, Peter and Mary Jane renew their relationship.

Television

Spider-Man (1967)

In Spider-Man (1967 TV series), Mary Jane appears in the episode The Big Brainwasher (Based on The Amazing Spider-Man 59-61). Unlike her comic book counterpart, she is the niece of George Stacy. Spider-Man is an animated television series that ran from September 9, 1967 to June 14, 1970. ...

Spider-Man (tokusatsu)

In Tokusatsu Spider-Man, Mary Jane Watson was called Hitomi Sakuma (played by Rika Miura). The Japanese tokusatsu version of Spider-Man ) was a television series produced by Toei Company in 1978, based on Marvels superhero of the same name. ...

Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends

In Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends, although she did not appear on the cartoon, the character Firestar, a female version of the Human Torch, resembles Mary Jane in appearance. Also, like Mary Jane, Firestar, with the alternate identity of Angelica Jones, is a college student and classmate of Peter Parker. Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends is an animated series produced by Marvel Productions Ltd. ... For other uses, see Firestar (disambiguation). ... This article is about the Silver/Modern Age Human Torch, Johnny Storm. ...

Spider-Man: The Animated Series

First appearance of Mary Jane in Spider-Man: The Animated Series.

In Spider-Man: The Animated Series, Mary Jane Watson first meets a 19-year-old Peter Parker in "The Return of the Spider-Slayers" (Season #1 Ep #4). Over the course of the series, Mary Jane slowly supplants Debra Whitman and Felicia Hardy as his primary love interest. She was played by Sara Ballantine. She is last seen in Season three finale "Turning Point," in which the Green Goblin discovers Spider-Man's true identity. In a nod to "The Night Gwen Stacy Died", he takes her to the George Washington Bridge. Spider-Man tries to save her, but she falls into a dimensional portal created by his stolen time dilation accelerator (due to censorship, no one in the show could die - she was forced into limbo and Spider-Man didn't know what happened to her). Prior to her fall, MJ awoke thinking she had heard Peter's voice, not Spider-Man's; this was a subtle nod to her knowing Peter's secret. As with the "Gwen Stacy" storyline, Norman Osborn was vanquished when he was impaled by his own glider and sent into limbo himself, but would soon resurface to influence his son Harry into becoming the second Green Goblin Debra Whitman was a fictional character from the Spider-Man universe, and a brief love interest of Peter Parker in the Spectacular Spider-Man and Amazing Spider-Man comic titles in the late 70s and early 80s. ... Black Cat (Felicia Hardy) is a Marvel Comics anti-hero and one-time foe and ex-girlfriend of the Spider-Man. ... Trade-paperback reprint collection, The Death of Gwen Stacy (2002 ed. ... Time dilation is the phenomenon whereby an observer finds that anothers clock which is physically identical to their own is ticking at a slower rate as measured by their own clock. ...

In Season four, a clone of Mary Jane created by Miles Warren appears, and after the death of Mysterio at the end of the ninth episode of Season four, Spider-Man revealed he was Peter to her and MJ and Peter marry in the first episode of Season five. This marriage was significantly different from the original, which had no intervention from super-villains. In this episode, the wedding came under attack from the Green Goblin (Harry), the Scorpion, and Alistair Smythe's Spider-Slayers. Later, this Mary Jane's true nature is revealed and she (and a clone of Hydro-Man) dissolve due to their unstable cellular structure. By the series finale, after Spider-Man saved all reality from the villain known as Spider-Carnage, Spider-Man's mystic advisor, Madame Web, promised they would find the real Mary Jane (as she promised when she took Spider-Man from Earth after the Mary Jane clone died before the Secret War, which was a test to see if Spider-Man could stop Spider-Carnage). The "true" Mary Jane is never seen again in this series, but is shown to have been reunited with and married to Peter in the sequel, Spider-Man Unlimited. Jennifer Hale provided her voice. It was never revealed how she returned (supposedly, the writers left this for the next season, which was never made). However, producer of the previous show, John Semper, revealed if he continued the show, Mary Jane would have been found in Colonial England. The Jackal (Dr. Miles Warren) is a Marvel Comics supervillain, an enemy of Spider-Man. ... Hydro-Man (Morris Bench) is a fictional character, a supervillain in Marvel Comics universe. ... Art by John Romita Jr. ... Madame Web is a fictional supporting character in the Spider-Man comic book series. ... Title Sequence. ... Jennifer R. Hale (born January 30, 1972 in Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador) is a Canadian-born actress best known for her voice over work in games like Tales of Symphonia, the Metroid Prime series, Metal Gear series, Mass Effect, and Disneys animated movies. ...

Spider-Man: The New Animated Series

Mary Jane appears in Spider-Man: The New Animated Series (where she was voiced by Lisa Loeb), taking place shortly after the events of the first live-action movie. In Mind Games: Part 1, like in the second movie, Mary Jane discovers that Spider-Man is Peter Parker, but it was revealed to be a dream sequence. Lisa Anne Loeb (born 11 March 1968) is an American singer-songwriter and reality television star. ...

The Spectacular Spider-Man

First appearance of Mary Jane in The Spectacular Spider-Man.

Mary Jane, voiced by Vanessa Marshall, appears in Kids WB's The Spectacular Spider-Man. She is first mentioned the episode "Market Forces" by Aunt May, in her attempt to have her and Peter meet. Peter of course declines after May's insistence that MJ has a "wonderful personality". Later, Peter goes to visit Harry and receives an E-mail inviting him to the school's Fall Formal. Peter jokingly suggests he could bring Mary Jane Watson, as he is dateless. A running gag occurred when Peter (and on one occasion, Harry as well) shuddered every time "wonderful personality" was used in reference to Mary Jane. MJ finally appears for the first time just before the Fall Formal, when Peter, sulking because Betty Brant turned him down, is told by Aunt May that Anna Watson's niece will be arriving any second. Peter is shocked to discover that May planned to have Peter attend the formal with MJ all along. When he answers the door he is stunned to find her gorgeous, not at all what he was expecting. She looks at him with a sly smile and says her famous line, "Face it Tiger... you just hit the jackpot." Peter and MJ attend the dance where she shocks the crowd by showing up with Pete and playfully flirts with the boys. When Gwen sees her, she becomes upset, believing Peter lied about not going to the formal because he'd rather go with MJ than her. Peter receives a call from the Daily Bugle demanding he go across town to photograph an event hosted by Tombstone where the new villain, Green Goblin, has just attacked. Mary Jane is very understanding of Pete ditching her, hinting that, like in the comics, she may be aware of his dual identity. When Pete stops the Goblin's plans and returns to the gymnasium, he finds the students emptying out and Mary Jane dancing with Hobie Brown. He sighs, believing he blew his chances with the beautiful redhead by leaving, but MJ tells him she saved the last dance just for him, and the two share a slow dance in the empty gym. In the episode "Reaction", MJ is seen cheering on Midtown High at a football game, sitting next to new friend Glory Grant. Peter squeezes between them and nervously tries to talk to her about the state of his and her relationship. Mary Jane assures him that they're just friends, and that the dance was simply for fun. Peter is shown to be slightly disappointed at her interest in Flash. Later when Doc Ock attacks Pete and his friends at the Coney Island Carnival, Gwen trips and falls in the chaos, and MJ shows her altruistic side by going back and helping her up. Spidey rescues both girls from Ock's claws. That night Flash and Liz break up, and Peter, ready to comfort Liz is held back by Mary Jane who says "Not now Tiger." On the night of the Halloween Fair in the streets of Manhattan, Mary Jane, dressed as a vampire searches for Peter in hopes of telling him she now attends Midtown High thanks to her acceptance by it's theater magnet. Later that night, when Flash makes a move on her, she tells him she likes him, but that "this readhead's a free agent". When Peter appears at the Fair dressed in his Spider-Man garb, MJ smiles and tells him he fills out the costume nicely. The next day, Peter makes his way to school when he hears Mary Jane call him over from the water fountain in the school's courtyard. She informs him of her enrollment at the school and that she meant to tell him last night but he had disappeared once again. Gwen then arrives and tells the two that Harry has taken a leave of absence with his father (which Peter secretly knows is because of Harry's addiction to the Globulin Green Formula and his subsequent stint as the Green Goblin). The Spectacular Spider-Man (entitled The Spectacular Spider-Man Animated Series) is an American animated television series that premiered on March 8,[1] 2008 during the Kids WB programming block of The CW. It premiered with a one hour event consisting of two back-to-back episodes. ... Vanessa Marshall (born October 19, 1975), daughter of Joan Van Ark and niece of Carol Kuykendall) is an actress best known for her voice over work. ... Kids WB is the Saturday morning cartoon portion of the WB Television Networks programming. ... The Spectacular Spider-Man (entitled The Spectacular Spider-Man Animated Series) is an American animated television series that premiered on March 8,[1] 2008 during the Kids WB programming block of The CW. It premiered with a one hour event consisting of two back-to-back episodes. ... Betty Brant is a supporting character in Marvel Comics’ Spider-Man series. ... This article is about the first Doctor Octopus, Otto Octavius. ...

Novels

Mary Jane: A Novel.

Romance novelist Judith O'Brien wrote two novels featuring a teenage Mary-Jane in 2003 and 2004. They featured illustrations by Mike Mayhew. They don't fit into any of the comics' continuity, although it claims to be 'inspired' by Ultimate Spider-Man. Image File history File links Maryjanenovel. ... Image File history File links Maryjanenovel. ... For the video game of the same title, see Ultimate Spider-Man (video game). ...

The first novel is a basic retelling of the origin story from Mary Jane's point of view. She is depicted as a shy, insecure girl who knew Peter Parker from elementary school. She deals with such teen topics as anorexia and peer pressure.

At a field trip to Osborn Industries, Peter is bitten by a spider, which grants him powers. It is later revealed that Norman Osborn had injected a super drug known as OZ into the spider, which he later uses as a sports drink which he sells to Mary Jane's classmates. (The use of OZ is the only real connection to Ultimate, but even that is drastically different from the way it's portrayed in the original comics.) As Peter suits up to become Spider-Man (his origin with Uncle Ben is only hinted at), Mary Jane sets out to expose Norman with the help of Peter.

The novel was successful with teenage girls who weren't familiar with the comics, but was met with criticism from the core fans due to what they considered mischaracterization of some of the characters (most notably Harry Osborn, who is portrayed as somewhat of a punk who manipulates Peter into doing his homework while treating him horribly) and its fooling around with continuity.

The second novel, Mary Jane 2, deals with the continuing relationship of Peter and Mary Jane, and the emergence of new girl Gwen Stacy. In this continuity, Gwen is an 'ugly duckling' who Mary-Jane gives a 'makeover'. However, Gwen soon has feelings for Peter. Harry Osborn reappears and is made more sympathetic than he was in the previous novel; with his father in jail, he is now poor and has to live without a life of luxury. For the Christian hardcore band, see Gwen Stacy (band). ...

Toys

• 2 action figure of Mary Jane was released by ToyBiz based on her appearance in Spider-Man: The Animated Series.
• A 6-inch scale action figure and a 12-inch scale doll of Mary Jane were released to coincide with the 2002 Spider-Man film. Both were based on the likeness of Kirsten Dunst and wore the Asian-inspired red dress she wore in the film. These figures were released by Toy Biz.
• A 6-inch scale version of Mary Jane from the movies Spider-man 2 and 3 has been released from Hasbro. This figure includes a "build-a-figure" part of a large Sandman figure from Spider-man 3. The dress on this figure is like the one she wore in Spider-man 2.
• A Barbie version of Mary Jane was released by Mattel in 2005. The doll's clothing was based on the wedding gown she wore in Amazing Spider-Man Annual #21, 1987.
• Mary Jane has has two figures released in the Minimates small-scale figure series, the first a comic themed convention exclusive, the second a Spider-Man 3 themed chase figure, both times in a 2-pack with Peter Parker.
• Art Asylum produced a full-body statuette of Mary Jane based on her appearance in the early 1970s, identical except for its paint application to a simultaneously-released statue of Gwen Stacy.
• Moore Collectibles produced an 8-inch bust (actually from the knees up, nearly a full statue) of Mary Jane based on her first full appearance.
• Sideshow Collectibles produced a 14.25-inch "comiquette" statuette designed by Adam Hughes showing Mary Jane discovering Peter Parker's Spider-Man costume in his washing. A common misconception is that Mary Jane was washing it for him. The statue's designer Adam Hughes dispelled this notion in an interview with Newsarama.^[5] Despite the clarification, the statuette has received a fair amount of criticism with people taking issue with MJ's ostensibly highly-sexualized and objectifying pose.^[6][7] The statuette's first line sold out rapidly.^[7]

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Video games

Main article: Spider-Man video games

Mary Jane appears in almost every Spider-Man video game, but almost exclusively as a victim of kidnapping who must be saved. Numerous electronic games featuring the popular Marvel Comics superhero Spider-Man have been released. ... Computer and video games redirects here. ...

• MJ is kidnapped in The Amazing Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin by the Kingpin, and is hung over an acid tank. She is freed if the Kingpin is beaten in a certain amount of time. If the fight takes too long she falls to her death in some kind of acid and after Kingpin is arrested by the police, Spider-Man vows vengeance on M.J.'s death to Kingpin.

• In the Spider-Man game for the Dreamcast, Nintendo 64 and PlayStation, Venom believes that Spider-Man stole something (it is later revealed that Mysterio was the thief) and kidnaps Mary Jane in attempt to get revenge. She is held in the sewers and must be rescued by Spider-Man.

• In Spider-Man: Mysterio's Menace, Mary Jane forgets to purchase a fish bowl for her fish and asks Peter to retrieve one for her at the beginning of the game. In the end Peter manages to obtain one for her and says "You'll never know the trouble I went through for this."

• MJ appears in the 2002 Spider-Man game based on the film, but is not voiced by Kirsten Dunst. If you type in the code GIRLNEXTDOOR, you can play as her.

• MJ appears in Spider-Man 2, voiced by Kirsten Dunst. In this game, like the movie, she is unaware of Peter's being Spider-Man until the end.

• In the Ultimate Spider-Man video game, Mary Jane's Ultimate version appears several times in the game, helping Peter research and discover information on the villains he must fight. The game ends with her talking to Peter. In the Nintendo DS version of the game, the player must save an unnamed character who has Mary Jane's clothing and hair color.

• Mary Jane appears in Spider-Man: Battle for New York.

• Mary Jane appears in Spider-Man 3, though not voiced by Kirsten Dunst.

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"Face it, Tiger..."

"Face it, Tiger... you just hit the jackpot!", Mary Jane's first words to Peter^[8], is one of the most famous quotations in superhero comic book history. The quotation is duplicated in nearly every continuity in which Mary Jane appears and repeated in nearly every flashback to their first encounter. It is also often referenced or parodied in other contexts. Appearances of the quotations in Marvel comic books and other Marvel products include: In literature, film, television and other media, a flashback (also called analepsis) is an interjected scene that takes the narrative back in time from the current point the story has reached. ... In contemporary usage, a parody (or lampoon) is a work that imitates another work in order to ridicule, ironically comment on, or poke some affectionate fun at the work itself, the subject of the work, the author or fictional voice of the parody, or another subject. ...

• Amazing Spider-Man #545 (January 2008) — said by Mary Jane as she and Peter's marriage is wiped out by Mephisto
• Amazing Spider-Man: Parallel Lives (January 1990)
• Deadpool #6 (June 1997) — Typhoid Mary parodies the quotation
• House of M #5 (October 2005) — Spider-Man recalls the original scene when Layla Miller restores his memories
• Marvel Zombies vs. The Army of Darkness #4 (August 2007) — the Necronomicon parodies the quotation to taunt Ash Williams ("Face it, tiger... You crapped out!")
• Mary Jane: Homecoming (July 2006) — said to Harry Osborn and Flash Thompson ("Hey, boys... you just hit the jackpot.")
• The Spectacular Spider-Man, in "The Invisible Hand episode. (Episode 6)
• Spider-Man and Venom: Maximum Carnage (video game on the Sega Genesis and SNES) — in story frames
• Spider-Man: Blue #2 (August 2002)
• Spider-Man Family #6 (February 2008) — Spider-Man jokingly says the line to Zabu, Ka-zar's companion sabertooth tiger
• Spider-Man: The Animated Series, in the "Return of the Spider Slayers" episode. (Episode 4)
• Spider-Man Unlimited #2, Maximum Carnage Part 14 Before Peter goes to fight Carnage, Mary Jane said "Face it tiger... you hit the jackpot."
• Ultimate Spider-Man #13 (November 2001)
• What If vol. 2 #20 (December 1990) — In the story "What If the Amazing Spider-Man had not married Mary Jane Watson?", Spider-Man pursues a relationship with the Black Cat (Felicia Hardy); Felicia speaks the line instead of Mary Jane
• What If vol. 2 #105 (February 1998) (later reprinted as Spider-Girl #0) — delivered by MJ's and Peter's daughter Spider-Girl in the alternate MC2 universe

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Outside of Marvel, the line has also been used in:

• In DC Comics's Supergirl #7, Linda Danvers learns that the date her parents set her up with (similarly to Peter's first date with Mary Jane, set up by Aunt May) is her abusive, Satanic ex-boyfriend Buzz, who says "Face it, tigress, you just hit the jackpot."
• In Image Comics's The Pirates of Coney Island #6, a girl says the line to Patch, the main character of the series.
• The line is said in Clerks II by Dante's fiancee when they discuss his coming new life.

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References

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References

• SpiderFan.org: Mary Jane Watson
• MC2: Mary Jane Parker
• The Comic Book Discrimination Dossiers: Entry on Mary Jane Parker

External links

• SpideyKicksButt.com