MARVEL Plans 60th Anniversary Celebration of MARY JANE WATSON This Summer
Six decades of Tigers and jackpots… Between now and August, expect a lot of references to “Face it, Tiger… you just hit the jackpot!” because this summer is Mary Jane Watson’s 60th anniversary and Marvel is planning a groovy celebration with a special one-shot and a line of MJ variant covers. Mary Jane: Face It, Tiger #1 will feature the talents of J.M. DeMatteis, Ann Nocenti, J. Michael Staczynski, Ashley Allen, Phil Noto, Alina Erofeeva, Andrea Broccardo and Luigi Zagaria, among others. The ish, with a main cover by Jim Cheung and a variant by David Nakayama, features “all-new stories spanning her most iconic eras, plus a glimpse at what’s next for the inimitable Mary Jane,” sez Marvel. (The Nakayama cover will also be available as a virgin variant.) The broader line of variant covers, which have yet to be revealed, will run across a variety of Marvel titles. My hope is that we’ll see a Facsimile Edition of The Amazing Spider-Man #42, in which Stan Lee and John Romita introduced Mary Jane with one of the most memorable entrances in comics history. The issue came out Aug. 9, 1966. Mary Jane: Face It, Tiger #1 is due August 5. We’ll also be giving Mary Jane her due here at 13th Dimension, but more on that down the road. — MORE — This Gorgeous MARY JANE WATSON Gallery Will Lift Your Spirits. Click here. — I’m a MARY JANE Fan But DES TAYLOR Makes a Great Case for GWEN STACY. Click...
Read more