Mary Jane Watson-Parker

Few characters in Marvel's vast tapestry have proven as enduringly beloved as Mary Jane Watson-Parker, who made her catalog debut in 1987 and has never stopped mattering — 404 appearances and nearly four decades of publication history speak for themselves. She's a fixture of Spider-Man's world, sharing pages with the wall-crawler himself, May Parker, J. Jonah Jameson, Spider-Girl, and the Green Goblin across landmark titles like The Amazing Spider-Man, Spider-Girl, and Amazing Spider-Girl. With 12 key issues to her name, collectors have long recognized that her appearances carry real weight, and her presence stretching from the Copper Age all the way to 2026 marks her as one of Marvel's most resilient figures. If you're tracing the heart of the Spider-Man corner of the Marvel universe, Mary Jane Watson-Parker is essential reading.