<Tr> <Th> Notable aliases </Th> <Td> Mary Jane Watson - Parker Spider - Woman </Td> </Tr> <P> Mary Jane "M.J." Watson is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . Created by Stan Lee and John Romita, Sr., the character made her first appearance in The Amazing Spider - Man #25 (June 1965). She has been the best friend, main love interest and wife of Peter Parker, the alter ego of Spider - Man . </P> <P> The character has been portrayed by Kirsten Dunst in the three Spider - Man feature films directed by Sam Raimi (2002--2007) and by Shailene Woodley in deleted scenes of the 2014 film The Amazing Spider - Man 2 . </P> <P> Mary Jane Watson, is first mentioned in The Amazing Spider - Man #15 (August 1964), and is initially used as a running joke of the series, as Peter Parker's Aunt May repeatedly attempts to set her unwilling nephew up on a date with her . Parker (also known as Spider - Man) consistently worms his way out of meeting Mary Jane who, aside from a brief appearance in #25 (June 1965) with her face obscured, is never actually seen until The Amazing Spider - Man #42 (November 1966). Peter David wrote in 2010 that artist John Romita, Sr. "made the definitive statement of his arrival by pulling Mary Jane out from behind the oversized potted plant (that blocked the readers' view of her face in issue #25) and placing her on panel in what would instantly become an iconic moment ." Romita has stated that in designing Mary Jane, he "used Ann - Margret from the movie Bye Bye Birdie as a guide, using her coloring, the shape of her face, her red hair and her form - fitting short skirts ." </P>

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