![]() The Amazing Mary Jane, comic book starred by Mary Jane as though the characters had taken over!". Īccording to co-creator Stan Lee, he and Romita had intended for Gwen Stacy to be Spider-Man's one true love, and introduced Mary Jane "just for fun", but that "somehow, Mary Jane seemed to have all the personality, and much as we tried to make Gwen more attractive, we couldn't! We, ourselves, felt that Mary Jane ended up being not only more beautiful but more fun and more interesting, and we finally decided to let Peter end up with her, but it was. ![]() Romita has stated that in designing Mary Jane, he "used Ann-Margret from the movie Bye Bye Birdie as a guide, using her coloring, the shape of her face, her red hair and her form-fitting short skirts". "made the definitive statement of his arrival by pulling Mary Jane out from behind the oversized potted plant and placing her on panel in what would instantly become an iconic moment". Peter David wrote in 2010 that artist John Romita Sr. Parker (also known as Spider-Man) consistently worms his way out of meeting Mary Jane who, aside from a brief appearance in #25 (June 1965) with her face obscured, is never actually seen until The Amazing Spider-Man #42 (November 1966). Mary Jane Watson is mentioned in The Amazing Spider-Man #15 (August 1964), and is initially used as a running joke of the series, as Peter Parker's Aunt May repeatedly attempts to set her unwilling nephew up on a date with her. In film, Kirsten Dunst portrayed the character in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy, Shailene Woodley had an uncredited silent cameo appearance as the character in the 2014 film The Amazing Spider-Man 2, while Zendaya portrays a reimagined version of the character named Michelle "MJ" Jones-Watson in the Marvel Cinematic Universe Zoë Kravitz voiced the character in the 2018 animated film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. Since her debut, Mary Jane Watson has been described as one of Marvel's most notable non-powered female heroes, being labelled as an important female love interests in comics. They later resumed their romantic relationship for some time and are destined to have a daughter Mayday Parker / Spider-Girl that will end Mephisto's eventual reign over the Earth, whom Mephisto sought to erase from reality. Despite their marriage being undone due to the timeline manipulations by the villain Mephisto, Mary Jane and Peter retained a close friendship. She and Peter got closer, fell deeply in love, had an on-off relationship for years and eventually married. The pair formed a bond, as Mary Jane became a more open-hearted person. ![]() She eventually became Peter's main love interest after Gwen's death at the hands of the Green Goblin. Though Peter dated her briefly before Gwen, both of them broke it off as Peter saw her flamboyance, flakiness and 'life of the party' personality as shallow and MJ does not want to be tied down by a man. Initially set up by Aunt May as a blind date, redheaded party girl Mary Jane "MJ" Watson was depicted in her early appearances as Gwen Stacy's competition. you just hit the jackpot!" Since then, 'Tiger' has been her most recognizable nickname for Peter Parker, spanning comics and media adaptations. Designed and drawn by John Romita Sr., her entrance is regarded as one of the most iconic introductions in comic history, owing it to its build-up, her hyper-vibrant red hair and beauty, and her most famous line, "Face it, Tiger. Mary Jane is his most famous and prominent love interest due to their long history, as she is also represented in most Spider-Man media and adaptations.Īlthough she made a brief first appearance in The Amazing Spider-Man #25 with a plant obscuring her exterior, as part of a then-long-running recurring gag about Aunt May attempting to set Peter up with her friend's "nice girl" niece, Mary Jane's first official face reveal was a cameo appearance in The Amazing Spider-Man #42 (November 1966). Since then, she has gone on to become Spider-Man's main love interest and later his wife. The character was created by Stan Lee and John Romita Sr., and made her first appearance in The Amazing Spider-Man #25 (June 1965). Mary Jane " MJ" Watson is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The Amazing Spider-Man #42 (January 1967).
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