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Creation & Design

Mary Jane Watson was created by writer Stan Lee and artist John Romita Sr. as a love interest for Peter Parker, also known as Spider-Man. She was introduced as a character who would eventually become a significant part of Spider-Man's life.

Early Years

Initially introduced as a party girl and a foil to Peter Parker's more serious love interest, Gwen Stacy, Mary Jane quickly evolved into a more complex character with her own ambitions and struggles.

Character Development

Over the years, Mary Jane has evolved from a simple love interest to a fully realized character with her own storylines, ambitions, and challenges. She has been portrayed as a strong, independent woman who supports Peter Parker while also pursuing her own career in acting and modeling.

Cultural Reception

Mary Jane Watson has been well-received by fans and critics alike, often praised for her depth and complexity as a character.

Character Details

Real Name:
Mary Jane Watson
First Appearance:
Amazing Spider-Man #15
Species:
Human
Gender:
Female
Affiliations:
Spider-Man, The Daily Bugle, The Avengers
Abilities:
Acting, Modeling, Strong Will
Weight:
120lbs
Height:
5' 5"
Eye Color:
green
Hair Color:
red
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Amazing Spider-Man #15
Marvel ⋅ 1964
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Amazing Spider-Man #15
 
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1st appearance of Kraven the Hunter

2nd appearance of the Chameleon

First mention of Mary Jane Watson

[June 2021 - a Kraven movie is in-development with Aaron Taylor-Johnson in the lead role]

Amazing Spider-Man #25
Marvel ⋅ 1965
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Amazing Spider-Man #25
 
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1st appearance of Spencer Smythe and the Spider-Slayers

1st cameo appearance of Mary Jane Watson, face is obscured by a tree

⚠ Misconception: cited by some sources as the first appearance of Mary Jane but she does not appear in full until The Amazing Spider-Man #42

Amazing Spider-Man #38
Marvel ⋅ 1966
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Amazing Spider-Man #38
 
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Final Steve Ditko issue before quitting Marvel

2nd cameo appearance of Mary Jane Watson before appearing in full

Amazing Spider-Man #42
Marvel ⋅ 1966
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Amazing Spider-Man #42
 
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2nd appearance of the Rhino

1st full appearance of Mary Jane Watson, final panel

Mary Jane Watson delivers her iconic line "Face it, Tiger…you just hit the jackpot!"

Amazing Spider-Man #43
Marvel ⋅ 1966
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Amazing Spider-Man #43
 
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2nd appearance of Mary Jane Watson

Peter and Mary Jane's first date

3rd appearance and origin of Rhino

Amazing Spider-Man #59
Marvel ⋅ 1968
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Amazing Spider-Man #59
 
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1st cover appearance of Mary Jane Watson

First kiss between Gwen Stacy and Peter Parker

1st appearance of Brainwasher, alter ego of Kingpin

Amazing Spider-Man #143
Marvel ⋅ 1975
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Amazing Spider-Man #143
 
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First kiss between Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson

1st appearance of Cyclone

Amazing Spider-Man #182
Marvel ⋅ 1978
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Amazing Spider-Man #182
 
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Peter Parker proposes to Mary Jane Watson, the issue ends on a cliffhanger

1st appearance Jackson Weele, becomes Big Wheel in The Amazing Spider-Man #183

Amazing Spider-Man #183
Marvel ⋅ 1978
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Amazing Spider-Man #183
 
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1st appearance of Big Wheel, alter ego of the previously introduced Jackson Weele

Mary Jane Watson declines Peter's marriage proposal from issue #182

Marvel Team-Up #79
Marvel ⋅ 1979
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Marvel Team-Up #79
 
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Mary Jane Watson as Red Sonja

Amazing Spider-Man #259
Marvel ⋅ 1984
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Amazing Spider-Man #259
 
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Spider-man returns to his classic costume

Origin of Mary Jane Watson

Amazing Spider-Man Annual #21
Marvel ⋅ 1987
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Marriage of Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson

Amazing Spider-Man #290
Marvel ⋅ 1987
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Amazing Spider-Man #290
 
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Peter proposes to Mary Jane, she declines in the next issue

Amazing Spider-Man #292
Marvel ⋅ 1987
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Amazing Spider-Man #292
 
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Mary Jane Watson accepts Peter's second marriage proposal

Amazing Spider-Man #418
Marvel ⋅ 1996
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Amazing Spider-Man #418
 
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Peter and Mary Jane discover their baby is stillborn

Amazing Spider-Man #29
Marvel ⋅ 2001
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Amazing Spider-Man #29
 
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Cover art by John Romita Jr. featuring Mary Jane

Marville #1
Marvel ⋅ 2002
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Marville #1
 
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Cover art by Greg Horn

Foil cover

Amazing Spider-Man #51
Marvel ⋅ 2003
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Amazing Spider-Man #51
 
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Cover art by J. Scott Campbell featuring Mary Jane Watson

Amazing Spider-Man #52
Marvel ⋅ 2003
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Amazing Spider-Man #52
 
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Cover art J. Scott Campbell featuring Mary Jane Watson

Spider-Man and Power Pack #3
Marvel ⋅ 2007
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Spider-Man and Power Pack #3
 
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1st appearance of Mary Jane as Venom

Mary Jane and Friends Poster Book
Marvel ⋅ 2009
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Mary Jane and Friends Poster Book
 
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72-page collection of 36 double-page illustrations by various artists

Amazing Spider-Man #601
Marvel ⋅ 2009
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Amazing Spider-Man #601
 
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Controversial cover art by J. Scott Campbell featuring Mary Jane Watson

In 2020/2021, an artist caught the attention of J. Scott Campbell after posting to Tumblr a "fixed" rendition of this cover with a less provocative Mary Jane

Campbell responded to the criticism with his own revised sketch that pointed out the weaknesses in the Tumblr artist's technique

While strongly supported by his fanbase, there was a fair amount of backlash on social media against Campbell's professional assessment of the amateur artist

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Campbell's revised sketch was listed to eBay and sold for $14,700. 100% of the proceeds were donated to Fresh Artists, a charity that nurtures artistic talent in kids

Amazing Spider-Man #602
Marvel ⋅ 2009
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Amazing Spider-Man #602
 
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Cover art by Adi Granov featuring Mary Jane Watson

Amazing Spider-Man #638
Marvel ⋅ 2010
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Amazing Spider-Man #638
 
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'One Moment In Time' part one, aftermath of the 'One More Day' story arc where Peter and Mary Jane's marriage was removed from Marvel's mainstream continuity

Amazing Spider-Man #639
1:100 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2010
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Amazing Spider-Man #639
 
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Variant black and white sketch by Joe Quesada

Amazing Spider-Man #640
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1:25 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2010
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Amazing Spider-Man #640
 
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Variant cover art by Joe Quesada

Amazing Spider-Man #640
1:100 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2010
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Amazing Spider-Man #640
 
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Variant sketch cover art by Joe Quesada

Amazing Spider-Man #641
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1:25 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2010
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Amazing Spider-Man #641
 
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Variant cover art by Joe Quesada

Amazing Spider-Man #641
1:100 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2010
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Amazing Spider-Man #641
 
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Variant sketch cover art by Joe Quesada

Amazing Spider-Man #671
Marvel ⋅ 2011
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Amazing Spider-Man #671
 
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Cover art by Humberto Ramos featuring Mary Jane

Amazing Spider-Man #700
Exclusive ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2013
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Amazing Spider-Man #700
 
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Variant cover art by J. Scott Campbell

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Edge of Spider-Verse #2
Marvel ⋅ 2014
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Edge of Spider-Verse #2
 
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1st appearance of Spider-Gwen, Gwen Stacy in an alternate universe (Earth-65)

1st appearance of Em Jay Watson (Earth-65) who later bonds with the Carnage symbiote

1st team appearance of the Mary Janes: Em Jay Watson, Betty Brant, Glory Grant

Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows #1
1:50 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2015
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Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows #1
 
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Variant cover art by J. Scott Campbell

Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows #1
Web Exclusive ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2015
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Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows #1
 
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Variant cover art by J. Scott Campbell

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Invincible Iron Man #4
Marvel ⋅ 2016
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Invincible Iron Man #4
 
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Cover appearance of Mary Jane Watson

Invincible Iron Man #4
Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2016
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Invincible Iron Man #4
 
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Variant cover art by Mike Mayhew

Cover art inspired by Amazing Spider-Man #51 (492 legacy numbering) by J. Scott Campbell

Invincible Iron Man #7
Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2016
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Invincible Iron Man #7
 
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Variant cover art by David Lopez

Women of Power variant

Amazing Spider-Man #15
Marvel ⋅ 2016
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Amazing Spider-Man #15
 
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Cover art by Alex Ross

Key issues in volume 4 that fall between #789 and above can be found in volume 1, Marvel Legacy Numbering

Amazing Spider-Man #15
Sketch ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2016
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Amazing Spider-Man #15
 
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Variant black & white cover art by J. Scott Campbell featuring Mary Jane Watson in 'Iron Spider' armor

Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows #1
Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2017
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Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows #1
 
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Variant cover art by Artgerm featuring Mary Jane, limited to 3,000 copies

Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows #1
Sketch ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2017
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Variant sketch cover art by Artgerm

Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows #1
1:1000 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2017
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Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows #1
 
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Variant cover art by John Romita Sr

Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows #1
Store Exclusive ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2017
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Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows #1
 
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Variant cover art by Tyler Kirkham

Amazing Spider-Man #25
Web Exclusive ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2017
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Amazing Spider-Man #25
 
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Variant cover art by J. Scott Campbell

Webstore exclusive

Weapons of Mutant Destruction: Alpha #1
Non-Key
Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2017
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Weapons of Mutant Destruction: Alpha #1
 
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Variant cover art by Artgerm featuring Mary Jane as Weapon X

Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man #1
Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2017
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Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man #1
 
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Variant cover art by Artgerm

Amazing Spider-Man #800
Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2018
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Amazing Spider-Man #800
 
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Variant cover art by Adam Hughes

Amazing Spider-Man #2
Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2018
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Amazing Spider-Man #2
 
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Variant cover art by J. Scott Campbell

Amazing Spider-Man #2
Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2018
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Amazing Spider-Man #2
 
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Variant cover art by J. Scott Campbell

Amazing Spider-Man #2
Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2018
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Amazing Spider-Man #2
 
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Variant cover art by J. Scott Campbell

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