Publication history[ edit ] Mary Jane Watson is mentioned in The Amazing Spider-Man 15 August , 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 with her face obscured, is never actually seen until The Amazing Spider-Man 42 November We, ourselves, felt that Mary Jane ended up being not only more attractive but more fun and more interesting, and we finally decided to let Peter end up with her, but it was Fans surprisingly liked Mary Jane more and demanded for her to replace Gwen's role as Peter Parker's main love interest as readers found Mary Jane more exciting and that "no matter how we [i.