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Mary Jane Watson (Marvel)

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This article is about the comics version of Mary Jane Watson. For other uses, see Mary Jane Watson.

“Face it, Tiger... you just hit the jackpot!”
―Mary Jane's catchphrase


Mary Jane "MJ" Watson is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics and the deuteragonist of the Spider-Man franchise. She is the second ultimate love of Peter Parker after the death of his first girlfriend, Gwen Stacy at the hands of the Green Goblin.

Background[]

Publication history[]

The character was created by Stan Lee and John Romita Sr., and made her first appearance in The Amazing Spider-Man #25.

Personality[]

Mary Jane Watson is a beautiful woman with red hair, green eyes and fair skin. She stands 5′8″ (1.73 m) and often wears tank tops, jeans, and sweaters. In her first appearance, she wears a black tank top, blue jeans jacket and blue jeans.

Powers and Abilities[]

With a bracelet device, Mary Jane can temporarily gain randomized super powers for extreme situations. Similar to slots, Mary Jane's powers are based on the luck per pull to activate her powers.

Possessions[]

  • Gun: Mary Jane carries a gun, despite Peter's aversions, which she used against the Green Goblin.
  • Web-Shooter Bracelet: When Peter developed organic web-shooters, he modified his original web-shooters into bracelets that she could wear discreetly, giving her an additional defensive weapon.
  • Modified Spider-Tracer: She also carries a modified spider-tracer with an amplified signal that can be traced over long distances.
  • Jackpot Bracelet: With a bracelet device, Mary Jane can temporarily gain randomized super powers. Similar to slots, Mary Jane's powers are based on the luck per pull to activate her powers.

Other Versions[]

Earth-65[]

Ultimate Marvel[]

In other media[]

Sam Raimi's Spider-Man Films[]

Main article: Mary Jane Watson (Spider-Man Films)

Marvel Cinematic Universe[]

Main article: MJ (Marvel Cinematic Universe)

Mary Jane was reinvented as a new character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Michelle Jones-Watson, who goes by the nickname MJ.

Marvel Animated Universe[]

Main article: Mary Jane Watson (Marvel Animated Universe)

Marvel Rising[]

Main article: Mary Jane Watson (Marvel Rising)

Like her Earth-65 counterpart, she is a member of the band, the Mary Janes and friends with Gwen Stacy.

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Films and Television[]

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Characters
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Supporting Characters: Gwen Stacy • Betty Brant • Ned Leeds/Hobgoblin • Black Cat • May Parker • Ben Parker • Mary Parker • Richard Parker • Bluebird • Eddie Brock • Firestar • Flash Thompson • Ganke Lee • Phil Urich/Green Goblin • Harold Osborn • Harry Osborn • Captain George Stacy • J. Jonah Jameson • Liz Allan • Lizard • Mary Jane Watson • Michele Gonzales • Michael Morbius/Living Vampire • Thomas Fireheart/Puma • Aaron Davis/Prowler • Anne Weying/She-Venom • Silver Sable • Venom (Eddie Brock)• Jessica Jones • Officer Vin Gonzales • Daredevil • Moon Knight • X-Men • Fantastic Four (Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic • Invisible Woman • Johnny Storm/The Thing • Johnny Storm/Human Torch • Iron Man • Captain America • Captain Marvel • Wolverine • Valeria Richards/Brainstorm • Franklin Richards/Powerhouse • Jefferson Davis • Rio Morales • See More

Enemies: Norman Osborn/Green Goblin • Otto Octavius/Doctor Octopus • Harry Osborn/Green Goblin • Shocker • Lizard • Doctor Doom • Kingpin • Black Order • Gabriel Stacy • Electro • Vulture • Abe Jenkins/Beetle • Spider-Slayers • Sinister Six • Scorpion • Absorbing Man • Dormammu • Venom • Carnage • Mephisto • Rhino • Loki Laufeyson • Whirlwind • Wrecking Crew (Wrecker, Bulldozer, Thunderball) • Piledriver) • Frightful Four (Medusa Amaquelin • Klaw • Wizard • Titania • Trapster) Ultron • Symbiotes (Carnage • Scream • Agony • Lasher • Phage • Sleeper • yellow • Riot)

Adaptations
2000s Film Series: Peter Parker/Spider-Man • Norman Osborn/Green Goblin • Harry Osborn • Mary Jane Watson • Aunt May • Doctor Octopus • Sandman • Eddie Brock/Venom

The Amazing Spider-Man: Peter Parker/Spider-Man • Dr. Curt Connors/Lizard • Gwen Stacy • George Stacy • Flash Thompson • Harry Osborn/Green Goblin • Max Dillion/Electro

Yost Universe: Betty Brant, Spider-Man (Yost Universe)

Marvel Animated Universe: Spider-Man • White Tiger • Nova • Iron Fist • Power Man • Squirrel Girl • Mary Jane Watson • Aunt May • Cloak and Dagger • Hawkeye • Iron Man • Ant-Man • Doctor Strange • Black Widow • Captain America • Nick Fury • Phil Coulson • Kraven the Hunter • Venom • The Frightful Four (Thundra • Batroc • Wizard) • Carnage • Doctor Doom • Flash Thompson • Miles Morales • Scarlet Spider • Petra Parker • Nightmare • Werewolf by Night • Blade • Frankenstein's Monster • Dracula
The Spectacular Spider-Man: Peter Parker/Spider-Man, Harry Osborn, Gwen Stacy, Kenny Kong, Flash Thompson, Randy Robertson, Sally Avril, Mary Jane Watson, Betty Brant, Glory Grant, Hobie Brown, New York City Police Department (Captain George Stacy and Vin Gonzalez), Green Goblin, Venom, May Parker, Anna Watson, Ben Parker, Sinister Six (Lizard, Electro, Kraven the Hunter, Sandman, Tombstone), Rhino, J. Jonah Jameson, Robbie Robertson, Black Cat, Silver Sable, Black Cat, Doctor Octopus

2017 series: Peter Parker/Spider-Man • Miles Morales/Spy-D • Gwen Stacy/Spider-Gwen/Ghost-Spider • Anya Corazon/Spider-Woman • Ironheart • Ms. Marvel • Tony Stark/Iron Man

Into the Spider verse: Miles Morales (Spider-Man) • Spider-Man • Gwen Stacy • Peter B. Parker • Spider-Man Noir • Peni Parker • Spider-Ham • May Parker • Ganke Lee • Wilson Fisk / Kingpin • Prowler • Doctor Octopus • Tombstone • Scorpion • Green Goblin

Video Games
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organizations: The Avengers (West Coast, New Avengers, Cosmic Avengers, Secret Avengers, Young Avengers), Hydra, SHIELD, AIM, Guardians of the Galaxy, Dark Avengers, X-Men, Fantastic Four, Infinity Watch, Black Order, Defenders, Offenders, Eternals, Inhumans, Midnight Sons, Acolytes, Brotherhood of Mutants, Celestials, Chitauri, Enclave, Frightful Four, Grapplers, H.A.M.M.E.R., The Hand, Hydra, Kree, Legion of the Unliving, Lethal Legion, Maggia, Masters of Evil, Mindless Ones, Roxxon Energy Corporation, Secret Empire, Serpent Society, Sinister Six, Skrulls, Sons of the Serpent, Squadron Sinister, Symbiotes, U-Foes, Wrecking Crew, Zodiac

Animation
Next Avengers: James Rogers • Torunn • Henry Pym Jr • Azari • Francis Barton Ultron, Tony Stark/Iron Man, Thor Odinson, Hawkeye

'Marvel Animated Universe:
'Heroes: Iron Man • Captain America • Hulk • Black Widow • Hawkeye • Thor Odinson • Captain Marvel • Spider-Man • Falcon • Red Hulk • Wolverine • Iron Fist • Mr. Fantastic • The Thing • Punisher • Star-Lord • Gamora • Rocket Raccoon • Drax the Destroyer • Groot • Scott Lang • Vision • Black Panther • Bucky Barnes • Doctor Strange • Crystal Amaquelin • Black Bolt • Moon Knight • Inferno • Beetle • Songbird • Techno • Atlas • Meteorite • Red Guardian • Darkstar • Radioactive Man • Ursa Major • Ms. Marvel • Devil Dinosaur • Red Skull • M.O.D.O.K. • Abomination • Loki Laufeyson • Ultron • Whiplash • Leader • Doctor Doom • Nighthawk • Doctor Spectrum • Power Princess • Speed Demon • Super-Adaptoid • Destroyer • Grim Reaper • Crimson Dynamo • Taskmaster • Kraven the Hunter • Baron Strucker • Galactus • Thanos • Enchantress • Baron Zemo • Surtur • Morgan le Fay • Black Widow II • Vulture • Ghost • Dormammu • Dracula • Ultimo • Supergiant • The Beyonder • Titania • Nick Fury • Maria Hill • Jane Foster • J.A.R.V.I.S. • Odin Borson • J. Jonah Jameson • Hunter the White Wolf

Marvel Cinematic Universe
The Team: Iron Man • Captain America • Hulk • Thor Odinson • Black Widow • Hawkeye

Secondary Characters: Loki Laufeyson • Phil • Maria Hill • Erik Selvig • Nick Fury • Pepper Potts • J.A.R.V.I.S. • Quicksilver • Scarlet Witch • Vision • Falcon • Heimdall • Laura Barton • Helen Cho • Eitri • Wong • Star-Lord • Captain Marvel • Black Panther • Spider-Man • Gamora • Valkyrie • Nebula • Mantis • Drax the Destroyer • Rocket Raccoon • Groot • The Collector • Thaddeus Ross • Shuri • M'Baku • Ayo • Warsong • Ramonda • Ned Leeds • May Parker
Villains: Alexander Pierce • Thanos •The Other •Ulysses Klaue • Madame B. • List •Jasper Sitwell • Thanos' Forces (Black Order (Cull Obsidian (2014 Time Heist) • Ebony Maw (2014 Time Heist) • Proxima Midnight (2014 Time Heist) •Corvus Glaive (2014 Time Heist)), the Outriders, Chitauri, Sakaarans, Leviathans) • Red Skull, Doctor Doom
Neutral: Cooper Barton • Lila Barton • Nathaniel Barton
Organizations: Avengers •S.H.I.E.L.D. •Stark Industries •Asgardian Royal Family •HYDRA •Guardians of the Galaxy •Outriders

Games
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Objects
Captain America's Shield • Mjolnir • Iron Man (armor) • Iron Legion • Infinity Stones • Infinity Gauntlet • Aether • Cloak of Levitation • Eye of Agamotto • Orb • Pym Particles • EXO-7 Falcon • Scepter • Widow's Bite
Locations
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Series
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Heroes
Comics

Spider-Woman: Jessica Drew/Spider-Woman • Julia Carpenter/Spider-Woman II/Madame Web • Martha "Mattie" Franklin • Charlotte Witter/Spider-Woman • Gwen Stacy/Ghost-Spider/Spider-Woman • Mayday Parker/Spider-Girl/Spider-Woman • Jessica Drew/Ultimate Spider-Woman
Supporting: Cassandra Webb • Peter Parker/Spider-Man • Miles Morales/Spider-Man • Mary Jane Watson • George Stacy • Female "Spiders:" Peni Parker/SPdr • Cindy Moon/Silk • Annie Watson/Spiderling • Anya Corazon/Spider-Girl)
Villains: Green Goblin, Doctor Octopus, Venom, Hydra, Hobgoblin, Black Cat, Beetle, Juggernaut (Marvel), Kingpin (Marvel), Kraven the Hunter (Marvel), Lizard (Marvel) • Mystique (Marvel), Rhino (Marvel), Shocker (Marvel), Skrulls (Marvel), Taskmaster (Marvel), Tiger Shark (Marvel), Galactus, Vulture, Sinister Six

Movies/Television

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse: Gwen Stacy/Spider-Woman • Jessica Drew/Spider-Woman
Ultimate Spider-Man: Mary Jane Watson/Spider-Woman • Julia Carpenter/Madame Web • Petra Parker/Spider-Girl • Gwen Stacy/Spider-Woman


Series
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Marvel Comics Characters
Main Characters: Tony Stark / Iron Man, James Rhodes/Rhodey/War Machine, Pepper Potts/Rescue,Riri Williams/Ironheart, Ho Yinsen, Toni Ho, Howard Stark, Maria Stark, Amanda Armstrong

Supporting Cast: Edwin Jarvis, Harold "Happy" Hogan, Bethany Cabe, Guardsman, Suzi Endo / Cybermancer, Rumiko Fujikawa, Jocasta, Mary Jane Watson, Patsy Walker / Hellcat, F.R.I.D.A.Y., J.A.R.V.I.S. , H.E.L.E.N., Dane Whitman/Black Knight, Sharon Carter, May Parker
Illuminati: Doctor Strange, Namor the Sub-Mariner, Black Bolt, Black Panther, Iron Man, Mr. Fantastic, Hank Pym/Yellowjacket, Professor X, Medusa, Doc Green, Captain Britain, Captain America, Beast, Amadeus Cho, Adam Brashear/Blue Marvel
S.H.I.E.L.D.: Nick Fury, Maria Hill, Phil Coulson, Jasper Sitwell
Avengers: Steve Rogers / Captain America, Hank Pym/Ant-Man I, Bruce Banner / The Hulk, Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow Clint Barton / Hawkeye, Peter Parker/Spider-Man, Scott Lang / Ant-Man II, Janet Van Dyne/Wasp, Teen Abomination, Pietro Maximoff/Quicksilver
Guardians of the Galaxy: Star-Lord, Groot, Rocket Raccoon, Gamora, Drax the Destroyer
Mutants: James Logan Howlett/Wolverine, X-Men
Fantastic Four: Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic, Susan Storm / Invisible Woman, Johnny Storm / Human Torch, Ben Grimm/Thing
Villains: Mandarin, Obidiah Stane/Iron Monger, Justin Hammer, A.I.M., Supreme Intelligence, Jason of Spartax, Annihilus, Badoon, Gladiator (Kallark), Thanos, Doctor Doom, Superior Iron Man, M.O.D.O.K.,Absorbing Man • A.I.M. • Anton Vanko • Arnim Zola • Attuma • Awesome Android • Baron Mordo • Baron Wolfgang von Strucker • Baron Zemo • Batroc • Beetle •Black Knight • Black Widow • Black Swan, Blackout • Blizzard • Boomerang • Bulldozer • Chameleon • Crimson Dynamo • Crossbones • Death's Head • Destroyer • Doctor Doom • Doctor Octopus • Ego • Electro • Ezekiel Stane • Fin Fang Foom • Fixer • Frost Giants • Force • Galactus • Ghost • Green Goblin • Grey Gargoyle • Harry Osborn • Hela • High Evolutionary • HYDRA • Justin Hammer • Kang the Conqueror • Kraven • Living Laser • Loki Laufeyson • Mad Thinker • Madame Masque • Madame Viper • Magneto • Maker • Malekith • Masked Marauder • Masters of Evil • Mephisto • Mole Man • Morgan le Fay • Norman Osborn • Korvac • Omega Red • Paladin • Piledriver • Puppet Master • Punisher • The Punisher (Earth-95126) • Quicksilver • Radioactive Man • Red Ghost • Red Skull • Rhino • Ronan • Roxxon • Sandman • Scarecrow • Scarlet Witch • Shocker • Shockwave • Simon Krieger • Sinister Six • Skrulls • Supreme Intelligence • Taskmaster • Ten Rings • Thunderball • Thunderbolt Ross • Tiger Shark • Titania• Ulik • Ultimo • Ultron • Vulture • Warlord Krang • Whiplash • Winter Soldier • Wizard • Wrecker • Yellow Claw

Marvel Cinematic Universe
Iron Man • Pepper Potts • War Machine • Happy Hogan • J.A.R.V.I.S. • Ho Yinsen • Howard Stark • Maria Stark • Iron Monger • Phil Coulson • Nick Fury • Black Widow • Christine Everhart • Whiplash • Justin Hammer • Spider-Man • Hulk • Harley Keener • Aldrich Killian • Matthew Ellis • Maya Hansen
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Ten Rings • Stark Industries
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