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Parker, Mary Jane

Mary Jane was the daughter of Philip and Madeline Watson. Her niother was a drania student who dreamed of being an actress, while her father was an aspiring novelist.They met and fell in love at college, and married as soon as they graduated, with Philip taking a teachingjob to support his family while he /orked on his first novel.The couple had rwo Gayle and Mary Jane, and put her acdng carecr on hołd to at home and care for the girls.

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FIRST MEETING

G.umg out of her Aunt Anna s w indów. Mary Janc first saw Peter Parker when sho was 13 years old. Siu* later discovered chat lu* was secretly Spidfk-Man when she spotted him sneaking out of his Aunt May s house. Aunt Anna kept trying to get them together, but the outgoing Mary Jane didn’t want anything to do with the sensitiw boy who bid behind a tnask.When they eventually met. however, she discovered that she was attracted to Peter after all. Feigning indiflerence, she Hirted with his rival Flash Thompson and dated Harry Osborn (nr Gru n Gobłin). his best friend and roommate.

Parker, Mary Jane

FACTRUE

REAL NAME

Mary Jane Watson-Parker OCCUPATION

Fashion model. *B* mov»e actress. former star ot daytime TV drama. BASE New York City

HEIOHT 5ft8m WEIGHT 120 Ibs EYES Green HAIR Red

FIRST APPEARANCE

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Mwy Jane has no 9pecial powers, but she ts a tatontod dancer. model and actross: rotons hor fun-loving and optmstc Outlook desprte the numerous dangers and inals ot bemg mamed to Spidw-Man.

UNSETTLED YOUTH

Frustrated with his i nabili ty to complcte his novel. Philip began switching jobs. hoping cach new location would spark his crvativitv. As a result. Mary Jane was constantly changing schools and having to make new fricnds.Tb cope with tln>. she developed an extrovert personality and became a bit of a class clown. The marriage ofMary Janes parents was never happy, and they cventualły <. illed it quits. But Madeline and the girls had a good relationship with Philips elderly sister, Anna Watson. w ho Uved ne\t door to the Parker tarnik. and kept in touch with her after the split.

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Mary Janc became a close friend of Owen Stac:y, who was dating Peter at the timc.When Gwcn tragically died. Mary* Jane comforted Peter. Peter cvemually proposed to her, but she dcclined and left town. However, she returned a few years later and they resumed tlieir relationship. Peter proposed again, and this timc Mary Janc accepted.

Mary Jane tried to get used to Peters double life, but being married to Spider-Man put a lot of strain on the marriage.The couple separated for a while after Peter reseued Mary Jane from a stalker. who had taken hcr hostage and faked her dcath. Althougli Mary Jane has always wanted to be an actor, she has worked tiiainly as a Professional dancer and as a fashion model. I lo\vcver she did land a smali role on a soap opera called Secret Hospital. TO

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