Mary Jane Watson

Not to be confused with Mary Jane (Scooby Doo).

Mary Jane in the comics

Mary Jane Watson (also known as MJ) is a character from the Spider-man universe, and is the love interest of Peter Parker/Spider-man.

Biography

In the comics, Peter Parker meets her, and falls for her right away. The two start dating shortly after, until Peter leaves her for Gwen Stacy. MJ begins dating Harry Osborn, but remains friends with Peter. 

After Harry and MJ break up, and Gwen's death, MJ and Peter begin dating again. She gets upset that he often ditches her, but forgives him when she finds out that he is Spider-man. The two eventually get married.

In Other Media

Animated Series

Mary Jane in the 1990s animated series

Mary Jane was a major love interest in the 1990s Spiderman animated series. After having an on-and-off relationship with Peter, MJ was killed by the Green Goblin when he dropped her into a black hole he had created. MJ later reappears alive and well and Peter becomes much more devoted to her. They eventually got married. This happiness is short-lived as this MJ is revelaed to be a clone whose cellular structure was unravelling. She eventually turned to liquid, leaving Spiderman depressed.

Film

Mary Jane Watson (Raimi Trilogy)

In Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse there are two Mary Janes from different parallel universes. One was happily married to Peter Parker, but had to deal with him getting killed while the other was briefly married to Peter but when their relationship became strained.

In Spider-Man: Far From Home, Peter starts a fling with a girl who goes by the initials "MJ".