Marvel Marks 60 Years of Mary Jane Watson
Marvel announced Mary Jane: Face It, Tiger #1, a giant-sized anniversary one-shot to mark 60 years since Mary Jane Watson's full debut in Amazing Spider-Man #42 by Stan Lee and John Romita Sr.
The one-shot will feature new stories spanning her most iconic eras, written by J.M. DeMatteis, J. Michael Straczynski, Ann Nocenti, and Ashley Allen, with art by Phil Noto, Alina Erofeeva, Andrea Broccardo, and Luigi Zagaria.
"Since we first saw her in ASM #42, we ALL hit the jackpot!" said Spider-Editor Nick Lowe. "Mary Jane has had one heck of a journey from supporting character in a love-triangle all the way to super hero! It's super rare for a supporting character to become a main character, but Ms. Watson is one of those rare breeds and we're all lucky to be a part of her story!"
Mary Jane: Face It, Tiger #1 is on sale August 5. The main cover is by Jim Cheung, with a variant and virgin variant by David Nakayama. Marvel also teased a new series of Mary Jane Watson Variant Covers from a lineup of artists to be announced in the weeks ahead.
