Spider-ManFunkoPop! collectors will soon be able to add Mary Jane Watson to their collection. Funko has unveiled a new Pop! figure of Mary Jane, which recreates her first comic book appearance fromThe Amazing Spider-Man#42 by writerStan Leeand artistJohn Romita Sr.The figure is approximately 3 and 3/4-inches tall, and features Mary Jane wearing a black shirt and purple pants. It also has speech bubble that says “Face it, Tiger… you just hit the jackpot!” The figure is scheduled to be released in August.
Before issue#42, Mary Jane was mentioned many times by Aunt May as someone she wanted to set Peter Parker up with on a date. However, Peter was not interested in going on a blind date with her. At the end ofThe Amazing Spider-Man#42, Peter finally met Mary Jane when he opened a door, and she greeted him with the classic line. The scene was later recreated inSpider-Man: The Animated Series, where Mary Jane was voiced bySara Ballantineand inThe Spectacular Spider-Man, where she was voiced byVanessa Marshall.
Mary Jane would go on to be Peter Parker’s primary love interest in the comic books. Peter and Mary Jane would later get married in 1987. However, this was later retconned in the controversial 2007-2008 storyline “One More Day.“Kirsten Dunstplayed Mary Jane in directorSam Raimi’sSpider-Mantrilogy, which starredTobey Maguire. The first film featured the now iconic kiss between Spider-Man and Mary Jane, where Spidey was hanging upside down from a web. Although she didn’t appear inThe Amazing Spider-Manfilms starringAndrew Garfield,Shaliene Woodleywas cast as the character for the second movie. However, her appearance wascut from the film. In 2018’sSpider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, the Mary Jane who was married toChris Pine’s version of Peter Parker was voiced byZoë Kravitz;however, the version of Mary Jane who is married toJake Johnson’s Peter B. Parker appeared inSpider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, voiced byMelissa Sturm.
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The Future of the Spider-Man Franchise
WhileSpider-Man: Across the Spider-Versewas just recently released in theaters, fans won’t have to wait long to see the sequel. The third film,Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse,is scheduled to be released on August 27, 2025. A fourthSpider-Manmovie starringTom Hollandand set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe is alsocurrently in development. However, a release date for the fourth MCUSpider-Manfilm has not yet been announced.
The Mary Jane Funko Pop! figure is now available to preorder onEntertainment Earth. It is scheduled to be released in August. In the meantime, check out the figure below:
