Mary Jane

(Marvel, 2004)
™ and © Marvel Characters, Inc.

Over the years, Spider-Man fans have only known Mary Jane Watson through the eyes of Peter Parker: as knockout love interest, wife, and in the Ultimate Universe, confidante. This series gives the teenaged Mary Jane a chance to shine on her own as a high school girl torn by the same problems and fears most girls face—family, school, friends, and boys. Of course, Mary Jane’s life is especially complicated by one boy in particular: the masked superhero known as Spider-Man.

This Marvel Age series may be primarily intended for younger readers, but it also gives longtime fans the chance to meet their hero’s rich and diverse supporting cast all over again. Flash Thompson, Liz Allen, and Harry Osborn are among the characters explored, and enlivened, in this engaging series, by Sean McKeever and Takeshi Miyazawa.

— Andy Richardson

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