Mary Jane Watson

After her mother Madeline left Philip, the Watson women stayed with various relatives.

One such relative that MJ was particularly fond of was her Aunt Anna, living in Queens, New York.

On the night of Ben Parker's murder, MJ spotted a frantic Peter running into his house with Spider-Man emerging from an upstairs windows only moments later.

At this she deduced that Peter Parker and Spider-Man were one and the same.

Confused by the emotions set off by the discovery, she chose to keep this information to herself.

After numerous attempts by Aunt May to pair Peter and MJ together, MJ finally paid a visit to the Parker home.

Unfortunately, as Spider-Man was fighting the Spider-Slayer robots, he was not at home.

Instead, she encountered Betty Brant and Liz Allen, who were both vying for Peter's affections at the time.

Dreaming of a career in either Broadway or film, MJ starred in high school productions such as Juliet in Romeo and Juliet, as Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire and in other various plays and productions.

When her mother fell seriously ill, Mary Jane gave up her acting at school and took a series of after-school jobs to help support the family.

When Madeline died, MJ left home and determined not to sacrifice her dreams of happiness as had her mother and sister.

Arriving at her Aunt Anna's house on a Saturday, MJ and Peter finally met face-to-face when Aunt May and Peter came over for Sunday dinner.

Knowing that Peter was Spider-Man, when a news bulletin about the escape of the Rhino interrupted the music program the pair were watching, MJ suggested they try and see if they could spot the criminal.

Agreeing to this, Peter later left her side with the excuse of having to take pictures for The Daily Bugle only to reappear battling as Spider-Man.

Peter soon introduced MJ to his other college friends, Gwen Stacy, Harry Osborn and Flash Thompson.

With the entanglement of the relationships, jealousy and rivalry were underlying constants between Stacy, Osborn, Parker and Watson.

During a gunfight at the Gloom Room where MJ worked as a dancer, she was put in danger when a criminal tried to use her as a human shield, but Spider-Man rescued her from the ordeal.

It was the first time the pair met while Peter was in his Spider-Man costume.

During a battle between Spider-Man and the Green Goblin atop the George Washington Bridge, Gwen Stacy died from the impact of Spider-Man's attempt to rescue her with his webbing.

When MJ tried to comfort Peter, he accused her of not being able to understand what it would feel like even though her own mother died.

She stayed to comfort Peter regardless.

Gwen Stacy's death had serious consequences for Mary Jane and Peter on-and-off friendship - feisty and carefree party girl Mary Jane, who had been one of Gwen's best friends, eventually became more serious and sensitive, while grief of loss brought Parker and Watson closer together.

MJ broke off her relationship with Harry Osborn as he was becoming more and more unstable following the death of his father, Norman.

Harry then nearly killed both MJ and Peter as he set off a bomb while flying around as the second Green Goblin.

On leaving for a trip to Europe, Peter and MJ exchanged a long and passionate kiss.

A kiss that would prove to be the turning point in their relationship as MJ realized the true depth of her feelings for Peter - feelings so strong that even a girl bearing a close resemblance to Gwen could not stop their romance.

She was maid of honor at Betty Brant's wedding to Ned Leeds.

Peter proposed to Mary Jane with a box of Cracker Jacks with the real diamond ring inside.

MJ turned him down, claiming to be too much of a free spirit to be tied down with marriage and settling down.

Though they remained friends, MJ continually grew upset over Peter constantly risking his life and breaking dates in order to fight various villains and criminals as Spider-Man.

When MJ finally finished college, she left New York to help her Aunt Anna settle down in Florida.

It was also a chance for MJ to escape from the dual life of Peter Parker and Spider-Man.

After a heated apartment battle between the Puma and Spider-Man, which she witnessed, MJ revealed to Peter that she had known of his dual identity for quite some time.

Shortly after opening up and telling Peter of her entire life story, Peter decided that he could trust MJ with his secret and the two vowed to stay friends and confidantes.

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