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* MeaningfulEcho: In the first issue, after accidentally revealing he knows where Mary Jane is, Spider-Man stutters out a flustered LameExcuse ("It's one of my special powers!") before quickly scurrying away in embarrassment. At the end of the "Homecoming" arc, after walking her home from the diner, Peter Parker scurries away in a similarly flustered and embarrassed fashion. [[SecretIdentity Almost is if they were the same person...]]
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* CharacterDevelopment: MJ gradually becomes a bit more confident in herself and what she wants, Liz becomes less of an AlphaBitch, Flash becomes less of a bully and Harry becomes ''more'' of an underhanded, scheming jerk (hey, character development isn't always nice).
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** ChildhoodFriendRomance: All over the place, it first starts with Flash and Liz dating, with Flash having a secret crush on Mary Jane. Then Mary Jane starts dating Harry. Then Flash and Liz break up and so do Mary Jane and Harry. After a while Flash falls out of love with MJ and then starts dating Liz again.
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** ChildhoodFriendRomance: All over the place, it first starts with Flash and Liz dating, with Flash having a secret crush on Mary Jane. Then Mary Jane starts dating Harry. Then Flash and Liz break up and so do Mary Jane and Harry. After a while Flash falls out of love with MJ and then starts dating Liz again. And while it never actually happens, it's heavily implied that Mary Jane and Peter are going to end up as this.
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* DudeNotFunny: In-universed. In a flashback panel in one issue, Flash sees Peter quietly slinking through the school corridors, obviously upset about something, and makes a snide taunt towards him. One of his friends, appalled, has this reaction... and then realises that Flash hasn't heard the news about [[DeathByOriginStory what happened to Peter's Uncle Ben the previous night]].
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Mary Jane Watson is a popular, sweet-natured and well-liked teenage girl at Midtown High in Queens, who is part of the popular crowd, along with her best friends: [[AllGuysWantCheerleaders head cheerleader]] (and [[AlphaBitch queen bitch]]) Liz Allan, [[JerkJock star athlete]] Flash Thompson and wealthy Harry Osborn, who is clearly interested in Mary Jane in a romantic sense (feelings which Mary Jane is not entirely sure that she shares). Although 'MJ' is apparently happy-go-lucky and cheerful to everyone she encounters, it's all [[StepfordSmiler a lie, of course]]; underneath it all, Mary Jane is unhappy, lonely and insecure, feelings which she keeps bottled up in order to project her cheery facade.
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* DemotedToExtra: Since the series focuses on Mary Jane, many of the classic characters (such as Aunt May, J. Jonah Jameson, several villains) are either de-emphasized or absent altogether.
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* DemotedToExtra: Since the series focuses on Mary Jane, many of the classic characters (such as Aunt May, J. Jonah Jameson, several villains) are either de-emphasized or absent [[AdaptedOut absent]] altogether.
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* HarsherInHindsight: InUniverse. Done intentionally where Liz says that she bets Mary Jane would "love to bump[[ILetGwenStacyDie bump [[ILetGwenStacyDie Gwen Stacy]] off a bridge." Mary Jane replies by saying that wasn't funny.
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* HarsherInHindsight: InUniverse. Done intentionally where Mary Jane's friend Liz says that she'd "Love she bets Mary Jane would "love to drop [[ILetGwenStacyDie bump[[ILetGwenStacyDie Gwen Stacy]] off a bridge." Mary Jane said replies by saying that wasn't funny.
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* {{Expy}}: Mary Jane in this series is based off Kirsten Dunst's version from [[Film/SpiderManTrilogy the Spider-Man film trilogy]], except kept in high school, allowed more time to develop, and not [[DistressedDamsel placed in nearly as much distress.]]
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* AdaptationalBadass: ''The Looter!'' The character is genuinely seen as one of the biggest losers in the supervillain community in the normal Marvelverse, rivaled only by Stilt-Man and Leap-Frog. Here, he's far more adept, and actually gets away from Spiderman for their first '''five''' battles.
* ItsNotYouItsMyEnemies: Spiderman initially turns down MJ asking him out because of how insanely dangerous his life is.
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* LovesMyAlterEgo: Mary JaneJane starts out the series with a huge crush on Spiderman, but when the two actually go on a date, she finds that there isnt much of a connection between them, and Spiderman becomes a confidante instead. Instead, MJ begins having eyes for her Adorkable classmate Peter Parker...
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* LoveDodecahedron: Take a seat; Mary Jane starts off in a relationship with Harry Osborn. At the same time, Flash Thompson, the boyfriend of Liz Allan, Mary Janes best friend, also has a [[YourCheatingHeart not-so-secret crush]] on Mary Jane. Mary Jane also happens to have a crush on [[LovesMyAlterEgo Spider-Man,]] who himself [[WillTheyOrWontThey may or may not have a thing]] for the super heroine Firestar. [[LampshadeHanging Overwhelmed by all of this nonsense]], Mary Jane swears off boys, only to later develop a crush on [[GiveGeeksAChance Peter Parker.]] The moment she's ready to confess it turns out she's too late because he's now in relationship with Gwen Stacy. Dejected, [[RunningGag Mary Jane kinda-sorta gets back together with Harry Osborn who kinda-sorta may also have feelings for Felicia Hardy]]. In the end, both Peter and Mary Jane end up single, [[EveryoneCanSeeIt and everyone can see the inevitable happening]], but it ironically never does.
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* LoveDodecahedron: Take a seat; Mary Jane starts off in a relationship with Harry Osborn. At the same time, Flash Thompson, the boyfriend of Liz Allan, Mary Janes Jane's best friend, also has a [[YourCheatingHeart not-so-secret crush]] on Mary Jane. Mary Jane also happens to have a crush on [[LovesMyAlterEgo Spider-Man,]] who himself [[WillTheyOrWontThey may or may not have a thing]] for the super heroine Firestar. [[LampshadeHanging Overwhelmed by all of this nonsense]], Mary Jane swears off boys, only to later develop a crush on [[GiveGeeksAChance Peter Parker.]] The moment she's ready to confess it turns out she's too late because he's now in relationship with Gwen Stacy. Dejected, [[RunningGag Mary Jane kinda-sorta gets back together with Harry Osborn who kinda-sorta may also have feelings for Felicia Hardy]]. In the end, both Peter and Mary Jane end up single, [[EveryoneCanSeeIt and everyone can see the inevitable happening]], but it ironically never does.
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Under [=McKeever's=] pen, the book lasted for two four-issue mini-series (focusing on the build-up to the Homecoming Dance) and a twenty-issue run, which Miyazawa drew up until issue fifteen (where he was replaced for the last few issues by David Hahn). After [=McKeever=] left to work for DC Comics, Marvel started the series again at issue one with Terry Moore (''StrangersInParadise'') (''ComicBook/StrangersInParadise'') writing and Craig Rousseau on pencils (it was originally supposed to be [[Comicbook/{{Runaways}} Adrian Alphona]], but he quit comics).
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* HarsherInHindsight: InUniverse.
** Done intentionally where Mary Jane's friend says that she'd "Love to drop [[ILetGwenStacyDie Gwen Stacy]] off a bridge." Mary Jane said that wasn't funny, the readership physically cringed.
** Also a meta example: Marvel releases this series glorifying Mary Jane and Peter's relationship at the same time the infamous ''ComicBook/OneMoreDay'' erases said relationship from the main universe.
** Done intentionally where Mary Jane's friend says that she'd "Love to drop [[ILetGwenStacyDie Gwen Stacy]] off a bridge." Mary Jane said that wasn't funny, the readership physically cringed.
** Also a meta example: Marvel releases this series glorifying Mary Jane and Peter's relationship at the same time the infamous ''ComicBook/OneMoreDay'' erases said relationship from the main universe.
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* HarsherInHindsight: InUniverse.
**InUniverse. Done intentionally where Mary Jane's friend says that she'd "Love to drop [[ILetGwenStacyDie Gwen Stacy]] off a bridge." Mary Jane said that wasn't funny, the readership physically cringed.
** Also a meta example: Marvel releases this series glorifying Mary Jane and Peter's relationship at the same time the infamous ''ComicBook/OneMoreDay'' erases said relationship from the main universe.funny.
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** Also a meta example: Marvel releases this series glorifying Mary Jane and Peter's relationship at the same time the infamous ''ComicBook/OneMoreDay'' erases said relationship from the main universe.
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* NewTransferStudent: Felicia Hardy appears as this near the end of the first volume, having expelled from her last school because of her temper and being confrontational.
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* OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent: Mary Jane, however, actually ''is'' an ordinary high school student. The vast amount of the cast is this, the only one that isn't is well Peter.
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* OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent: Mary Jane, however, actually ''is'' an ordinary high school student. The vast amount of the cast is this, the only one that isn't isn't, of course, is well Peter.Peter (though it's never actually confirmed in-story).
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* YoungerAndHipper: While putting Mary Jane Watson, Harry Osborn, and Gwen Stacy in high school with Peter isn't a new idea, the ''ComicBook/UltimateSpiderMan'' book and the former two in the first Creator/SamRaimi ''Film/SpiderMan'' [[Film/SpiderManTrilogy film]] having beaten this comic to it, it is the first time Felicia Hardy is also in high school with them. This is notable because ''Ultimate'' kept her an adult when she appeared.
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* YoungerAndHipper: While putting Mary Jane Watson, Harry Osborn, and Gwen Stacy in high school with Peter isn't a new idea, the ''ComicBook/UltimateSpiderMan'' book and the former two in the first Creator/SamRaimi ''Film/SpiderMan'' [[Film/SpiderManTrilogy film]] ''Film/SpiderMan1'' film having beaten this comic to it, it is the first time Felicia Hardy is also in high school with them. This is notable because ''Ultimate'' kept her an adult when she appeared.
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* YoungerAndHipper: While putting Mary Jane Watson and Watson, Harry Osborn Osborn, and Gwen Stacy in high school with Peter isn't a new idea, the ''ComicBook/UltimateSpiderMan'' book and the former two in the first Creator/SamRaimi ''Film/SpiderMan'' [[Film/SpiderManTrilogy film]] having beaten this comic to it, it is the first time Felicia Hardy is also in high school with them. This is notable because ''Ultimate'' kept her an adult when she appeared.
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* YoungerAndHipper: While putting Mary Jane Watson and Harry Osborn in high school with Peter isn't a new idea, the ''ComicBook/UltimateSpiderMan'' book and the first Creator/SamRaimi ''Film/SpiderMan'' [[Film/SpiderManTrilogy]] [[Film/SpiderManTrilogy film]] having beaten this comic to it, it is the first time Felicia Hardy is also in high school with them. This is notable because ''Ultimate'' kept her an adult when she appeared.
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* YoungerAndHipper: While putting Mary Jane Watson and Harry Osborn in high school with Peter isn't a new idea, the ''ComicBook/UltimateSpiderMan'' book and the first Creator/SamRaimi ''Film/SpiderMan'' [[Film/SpiderManTrilogy]] having beaten this comic to it, it is the first time Felicia Hardy is also in high school with them. This is notable because ''Ultimate'' kept her an adult when she appeared.
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** Felicia Hardy's introduction in issue 17 includes references to her identity as Black Cat.
* NewTransferStudent: Felicia Hardy appears as this near the end of the first volume, having expelled from her last school because of her temper and being confrontational.
* NewTransferStudent: Felicia Hardy appears as this near the end of the first volume, having expelled from her last school because of her temper and being confrontational.
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* GreenEyedMonster: Gwen in this continuity.
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* AngstWhatAngst: Peter is generally well adjusted here. But it is averted in the flashback that shows when Uncle Ben just died.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: Lindsay from the drama club. She acts nice to Mary Jane at first, but when Mary Jane gets the lead role, she starts dating Harry, her ex to get back at her.
* BreakingTheFellowship: A far less dramatic example occurred after the prom. Due to the argument at the prom, the main cast's friendship is severely strained.
* CelebCrush: MJ towards Spidey
* ChickMagnet: Harry. Probably helps that he has normal hair here.
* BreakingTheFellowship: A far less dramatic example occurred after the prom. Due to the argument at the prom, the main cast's friendship is severely strained.
* CelebCrush: MJ towards Spidey
* ChickMagnet: Harry. Probably helps that he has normal hair here.
* ClingyJealousGirl: MJ is a reasonable example.
* DeadpanSnarker: [[CaptainObvious Spider-Man]]
* DeadpanSnarker: [[CaptainObvious Spider-Man]]
* GreenEyedMonster: Gwen in this continuity.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: Mary Jane and Liz Allen.
* LighterAndSofter: Spider-Man might be a light hearted superhero, but he is still one surrounded by death. Here at least no ones life is on danger.
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** ChildhoodFriendRomance: All over the place, it first starts with Flash and Liz dating, with Flash having a secret crush on Mary Jane. Then Mary Jane starts dating Harry. Then Flash and Liz break up and so do Mary Jane and Harry. After a while Flash falls out of love with MJ and then starts dating Liz again.
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** ChildhoodFriendRomance: All over the place, it first starts with Flash and Liz dating, with Flash having a secret crush on Mary Jane. Then Mary Jane starts dating Harry. Then Flash and Liz break up and so do Mary Jane and Harry. After a while Flash falls out of love with MJ and then starts dating Liz again.
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* ChildhoodFriends: MJ, Harry, Flash and Liz in this continuity.
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** ChildhoodFriendRomance: All over the place, it first starts with Flash and Liz dating, with Flash having a secret crush on Mary Jane. Then Mary Jane starts dating Harry. Then Flash and Liz break up and so do Mary Jane and Harry. After a while Flash falls out of love with MJ and then starts dating Liz again.
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[[caption-width-right:250:[-[[MasculineGirlFeminineBoy Our swashbuckling hero once again saves the gir]]-- [[DoubleTake waaaait a minute...]]-] ]]
Mary Jane Watson is a popular, sweet-natured and well-liked teenage girl at Midtown High in Queens, who is part of the popular crowd, along with her best friends: [[AllGuysWantCheerleaders head cheerleader]] (and [[AlphaBitch queen bitch]]) Liz Allan, [[JerkJock star athlete]] Flash Thompson and wealthy Harry Osborn, who is clearly interested in Mary Jane in a romantic sense (feelings which Mary Jane is not entirely sure that she shares). Although 'MJ' is apparently happy-go-lucky and cheerful to everyone she encounters, it's all [[StepfordSmiler a lie, of course]]; underneath it all, Mary Jane is unhappy, lonely and insecure, feelings which she keeps bottled up in order to project her cheery facade.
Over recent months, however, she has developed something of a crush on Spider-Man, a charismatic, quick-witted and confident SuperHero with whom she feels a connection, and after he saves her life when the train she is riding is attacked by a super-villain (and inadvertently lets slip a hint that he knows her), Mary Jane makes a resolution -- she is going to ask Spider-Man to be her date to the Homecoming Dance. However, she soon finds that following up her crush leads her life in unexpected directions, many of which seem to lead back to her developing friendship with the kind but {{geek}}y and [[SecretIdentity strangely behaving]] [[Comicbook/SpiderMan Peter Parker]]...
'''''Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane''''' is, of course, the popular Creator/MarvelComics character ComicBook/SpiderMan told from the point of view of his LoveInterest, Mary Jane. It explores Mary Jane's friendships with Flash, Liz and Harry (who are, of course, themselves key members of the ''Spider-Man'' cast of characters) and her developing friendships / romantic relationships with both Spider-Man and Peter Parker (whom, although it was strongly implied at times, was never directly revealed to be Spider-Man throughout the course of the book). Although primarily a TeenDrama aimed at teenage girls with little in the way of superhero exploits, it soon developed a following amongst a more diverse collection of fans owing to its clever and interesting writing (by Sean [=McKeever=]) and distinctive art (mainly by Takeshi Miyazawa).
Under [=McKeever's=] pen, the book lasted for two four-issue mini-series (focusing on the build-up to the Homecoming Dance) and a twenty-issue run, which Miyazawa drew up until issue fifteen (where he was replaced for the last few issues by David Hahn). After [=McKeever=] left to work for DC Comics, Marvel started the series again at issue one with Terry Moore (''StrangersInParadise'') writing and Craig Rousseau on pencils (it was originally supposed to be [[Comicbook/{{Runaways}} Adrian Alphona]], but he quit comics).
[[TheStoner Yes, that joke's been made already,]] [[ComicBook/OneMoreDay so has the other one.]]
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!!''Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane'' provides examples of the following tropes:
* AlphaBitch: Subverted; whereas Liz Allan has most of the (negative) character traits associated with the AlphaBitch, Mary Jane is actually more popular and well-liked.
* BerserkButton: Pretty much the one time we see Spider-Man lose his temper, it's when a supervillain he's been chasing notices and recognizes Mary Jane, who is present at their battle for an unrelated reason, and approaches her in astonishment as she (not recognizing him) backs away in fear.
-->'''Spider-Man:''' Hey! ''You don't go near her!''
* {{Elseworld}}: Although not strictly part of the mainstream Franchise/MarvelUniverse continuity, it is essentially set in the universe next door, with things not being that different.
* EmoTeen: A flashback storyline sees Mary Jane indulge in an Emo Teen period after breaking up with her first boyfriend. It's mercifully brief.
* FanNickname: "Bitches Love Spider-Man"
* GoshdangItToHeck: The relatively common teenage-girl exclamation of "Omigod!" (as in "Oh my God!") has become "Omigosh!"
* HarsherInHindsight
** Done intentionally where Mary Jane's friend says that she'd "Love to drop [[ILetGwenStacyDie Gwen Stacy]] off a bridge." Mary Jane said that wasn't funny, the readership physically cringed.
** Also a meta example: Marvel releases this series glorifying Mary Jane and Peter's relationship at the same time the infamous ''ComicBook/OneMoreDay'' erases said relationship from the main universe.
* HeroesWantRedHeads: Note the title.
* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: "The _____ Thing" (until vol. 2)
* JerkJock: Flash Thompson, as he is in the mainstream ''Comicbook/SpiderMan'' series. Played with in that even his best friends think he's a pretty unreasonable jerk to Peter Parker.
* {{Jerkass}}: Harry Osborn starts off as a fairly decent, if slightly flighty and shallow, guy at the beginning of the series, but gradually begins to become more of a jerk as time goes on.
* LimitedSocialCircle: Played with; although the series follows a core cast of about five or six friends, MJ is a popular and well-liked girl so we frequently see her talking to and hanging out with peripheral characters to underline this.
* LovableAlphaBitch: Liz Allan
* LoveDodecahedron: Take a seat; Mary Jane starts off in a relationship with Harry Osborn. At the same time, Flash Thompson, the boyfriend of Liz Allan, Mary Janes best friend, also has a [[YourCheatingHeart not-so-secret crush]] on Mary Jane. Mary Jane also happens to have a crush on [[LovesMyAlterEgo Spider-Man,]] who himself [[WillTheyOrWontThey may or may not have a thing]] for the super heroine Firestar. [[LampshadeHanging Overwhelmed by all of this nonsense]], Mary Jane swears off boys, only to later develop a crush on [[GiveGeeksAChance Peter Parker.]] The moment she's ready to confess it turns out she's too late because he's now in relationship with Gwen Stacy. Dejected, [[RunningGag Mary Jane kinda-sorta gets back together with Harry Osborn who kinda-sorta may also have feelings for Felicia Hardy]]. In the end, both Peter and Mary Jane end up single, [[EveryoneCanSeeIt and everyone can see the inevitable happening]], but it ironically never does.
* LovesMyAlterEgo: Mary Jane
* MemeticBadass: In-universe, Limo Girl.
* MythologyGag
** See HarsherInHindsight above.
** Issue 8 is [[http://bullyscomics.blogspot.com/2007/12/separated-at-birth-yall-dont-know-about.html nearly identical]] to ''UntoldTalesOfSpiderMan'' #16.
* OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent: Mary Jane, however, actually ''is'' an ordinary high school student.
* PerspectiveFlip: Non-villainous example; it's ''Comicbook/SpiderMan'' told from the point of view of Mary Jane (and a few other members of the supporting cast) instead of Peter Parker.
* PluckyGirl: Mary Jane -- her life isn't the easiest, but she keeps going anyway.
* ShoutOut: The book is mainly focused around the ''Franchise/SpiderMan'' cast of characters, but allusions are made to characters such as Comicbook/IronMan, the Comicbook/FantasticFour and the Comicbook/XMen.
* StepfordSmiler: Mary Jane
* TeenDrama
* {{Tsundere}}: Liz easily qualifies as a Type A.
* TwoPersonLoveTriangle: Guess. Go on. Guess. We'll wait.
* WrongGuyFirst
** Harry Osborn.
** [[spoiler: Also, Mary Jane initially pursues a relationship with Spider-Man, but realizes that she's actually in love with Peter Parker. There's [[SecretIdentity an irony here]]...]]
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Mary Jane Watson is a popular, sweet-natured and well-liked teenage girl at Midtown High in Queens, who is part of the popular crowd, along with her best friends: [[AllGuysWantCheerleaders head cheerleader]] (and [[AlphaBitch queen bitch]]) Liz Allan, [[JerkJock star athlete]] Flash Thompson and wealthy Harry Osborn, who is clearly interested in Mary Jane in a romantic sense (feelings which Mary Jane is not entirely sure that she shares). Although 'MJ' is apparently happy-go-lucky and cheerful to everyone she encounters, it's all [[StepfordSmiler a lie, of course]]; underneath it all, Mary Jane is unhappy, lonely and insecure, feelings which she keeps bottled up in order to project her cheery facade.
Over recent months, however, she has developed something of a crush on Spider-Man, a charismatic, quick-witted and confident SuperHero with whom she feels a connection, and after he saves her life when the train she is riding is attacked by a super-villain (and inadvertently lets slip a hint that he knows her), Mary Jane makes a resolution -- she is going to ask Spider-Man to be her date to the Homecoming Dance. However, she soon finds that following up her crush leads her life in unexpected directions, many of which seem to lead back to her developing friendship with the kind but {{geek}}y and [[SecretIdentity strangely behaving]] [[Comicbook/SpiderMan Peter Parker]]...
'''''Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane''''' is, of course, the popular Creator/MarvelComics character ComicBook/SpiderMan told from the point of view of his LoveInterest, Mary Jane. It explores Mary Jane's friendships with Flash, Liz and Harry (who are, of course, themselves key members of the ''Spider-Man'' cast of characters) and her developing friendships / romantic relationships with both Spider-Man and Peter Parker (whom, although it was strongly implied at times, was never directly revealed to be Spider-Man throughout the course of the book). Although primarily a TeenDrama aimed at teenage girls with little in the way of superhero exploits, it soon developed a following amongst a more diverse collection of fans owing to its clever and interesting writing (by Sean [=McKeever=]) and distinctive art (mainly by Takeshi Miyazawa).
Under [=McKeever's=] pen, the book lasted for two four-issue mini-series (focusing on the build-up to the Homecoming Dance) and a twenty-issue run, which Miyazawa drew up until issue fifteen (where he was replaced for the last few issues by David Hahn). After [=McKeever=] left to work for DC Comics, Marvel started the series again at issue one with Terry Moore (''StrangersInParadise'') writing and Craig Rousseau on pencils (it was originally supposed to be [[Comicbook/{{Runaways}} Adrian Alphona]], but he quit comics).
[[TheStoner Yes, that joke's been made already,]] [[ComicBook/OneMoreDay so has the other one.]]
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!!''Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane'' provides examples of the following tropes:
* AlphaBitch: Subverted; whereas Liz Allan has most of the (negative) character traits associated with the AlphaBitch, Mary Jane is actually more popular and well-liked.
* BerserkButton: Pretty much the one time we see Spider-Man lose his temper, it's when a supervillain he's been chasing notices and recognizes Mary Jane, who is present at their battle for an unrelated reason, and approaches her in astonishment as she (not recognizing him) backs away in fear.
-->'''Spider-Man:''' Hey! ''You don't go near her!''
* {{Elseworld}}: Although not strictly part of the mainstream Franchise/MarvelUniverse continuity, it is essentially set in the universe next door, with things not being that different.
* EmoTeen: A flashback storyline sees Mary Jane indulge in an Emo Teen period after breaking up with her first boyfriend. It's mercifully brief.
* FanNickname: "Bitches Love Spider-Man"
* GoshdangItToHeck: The relatively common teenage-girl exclamation of "Omigod!" (as in "Oh my God!") has become "Omigosh!"
* HarsherInHindsight
** Done intentionally where Mary Jane's friend says that she'd "Love to drop [[ILetGwenStacyDie Gwen Stacy]] off a bridge." Mary Jane said that wasn't funny, the readership physically cringed.
** Also a meta example: Marvel releases this series glorifying Mary Jane and Peter's relationship at the same time the infamous ''ComicBook/OneMoreDay'' erases said relationship from the main universe.
* HeroesWantRedHeads: Note the title.
* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: "The _____ Thing" (until vol. 2)
* JerkJock: Flash Thompson, as he is in the mainstream ''Comicbook/SpiderMan'' series. Played with in that even his best friends think he's a pretty unreasonable jerk to Peter Parker.
* {{Jerkass}}: Harry Osborn starts off as a fairly decent, if slightly flighty and shallow, guy at the beginning of the series, but gradually begins to become more of a jerk as time goes on.
* LimitedSocialCircle: Played with; although the series follows a core cast of about five or six friends, MJ is a popular and well-liked girl so we frequently see her talking to and hanging out with peripheral characters to underline this.
* LovableAlphaBitch: Liz Allan
* LoveDodecahedron: Take a seat; Mary Jane starts off in a relationship with Harry Osborn. At the same time, Flash Thompson, the boyfriend of Liz Allan, Mary Janes best friend, also has a [[YourCheatingHeart not-so-secret crush]] on Mary Jane. Mary Jane also happens to have a crush on [[LovesMyAlterEgo Spider-Man,]] who himself [[WillTheyOrWontThey may or may not have a thing]] for the super heroine Firestar. [[LampshadeHanging Overwhelmed by all of this nonsense]], Mary Jane swears off boys, only to later develop a crush on [[GiveGeeksAChance Peter Parker.]] The moment she's ready to confess it turns out she's too late because he's now in relationship with Gwen Stacy. Dejected, [[RunningGag Mary Jane kinda-sorta gets back together with Harry Osborn who kinda-sorta may also have feelings for Felicia Hardy]]. In the end, both Peter and Mary Jane end up single, [[EveryoneCanSeeIt and everyone can see the inevitable happening]], but it ironically never does.
* LovesMyAlterEgo: Mary Jane
* MemeticBadass: In-universe, Limo Girl.
* MythologyGag
** See HarsherInHindsight above.
** Issue 8 is [[http://bullyscomics.blogspot.com/2007/12/separated-at-birth-yall-dont-know-about.html nearly identical]] to ''UntoldTalesOfSpiderMan'' #16.
* OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent: Mary Jane, however, actually ''is'' an ordinary high school student.
* PerspectiveFlip: Non-villainous example; it's ''Comicbook/SpiderMan'' told from the point of view of Mary Jane (and a few other members of the supporting cast) instead of Peter Parker.
* PluckyGirl: Mary Jane -- her life isn't the easiest, but she keeps going anyway.
* ShoutOut: The book is mainly focused around the ''Franchise/SpiderMan'' cast of characters, but allusions are made to characters such as Comicbook/IronMan, the Comicbook/FantasticFour and the Comicbook/XMen.
* StepfordSmiler: Mary Jane
* TeenDrama
* {{Tsundere}}: Liz easily qualifies as a Type A.
* TwoPersonLoveTriangle: Guess. Go on. Guess. We'll wait.
* WrongGuyFirst
** Harry Osborn.
** [[spoiler: Also, Mary Jane initially pursues a relationship with Spider-Man, but realizes that she's actually in love with Peter Parker. There's [[SecretIdentity an irony here]]...]]
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