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A sequel was released in March 2024, ''ComicBook/JackpotAndBlackCat''.



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* HeroesWantRedheads: Felicia notes that Ben Reilly has teamed up with Madelyne Pryor, who is also a redhead, and wonders what it is about redheads that men are so obsessed with. Though it should be noted that Ben [[FaceHeelTurn is not being heroic this time]].
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''Mary Jane & Black Cat'' is a 5-issue miniseries by Creator/JedMacKay. As the name implies, the series stars Mary Jane Watson and Felicia Hardy, aka the Black Cat, two of Franchise/SpiderMan's most famous love interests. The book ties into the ''ComicBook/DarkWeb'' crossover that focuses on Spider-Man and ''ComicBook/XMenTheKrakoanAge'', although only the first two issues are officially part of that crossover.

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''Mary Jane & Black Cat'' is a 5-issue miniseries by Creator/JedMacKay. As the name implies, the series stars Mary Jane Watson and Felicia Hardy, aka the Black Cat, two of Franchise/SpiderMan's ComicBook/SpiderMan's most famous love interests. The book ties into the ''ComicBook/DarkWeb'' crossover that focuses on Spider-Man and ''ComicBook/XMenTheKrakoanAge'', although only the first two issues are officially part of that crossover.






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* UniformityException: During their adventure, Felicia and MJ have to contend with all types of Limbo's indigenous inhabitants, and also a small army of [[Characters/MarvelComicsHydra Hydra]] soldiers from Earth.
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* GrandFinale: As of Summer 2023, this mini-series is the final installment of the overarching Black Cat MythArc [=MacKay=] has been telling across multiple books since Felicia's 2019 solo book.
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* HeroesWantRedheads: Felicia notes that Ben Reilly has teamed up with Madelyne Pryor, who is also a redhead, and wonders what it is about redheads that men are so obsessed with. Though it should be noted that Ben is [[FaceHeelTurn is not being heroic this time]].

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* HeroesWantRedheads: Felicia notes that Ben Reilly has teamed up with Madelyne Pryor, who is also a redhead, and wonders what it is about redheads that men are so obsessed with. Though it should be noted that Ben is [[FaceHeelTurn is not being heroic this time]].
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* HeroesWantRedheads: Felicia notes that Ben Reilly has teamed up with Madelyne Pryor, who is also a redhead, and wonders what it is about redheads that men are so obsesses with. Though it should be noted that Ben is [[FaceHeelTurn is not being heroic this time]].

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* HeroesWantRedheads: Felicia notes that Ben Reilly has teamed up with Madelyne Pryor, who is also a redhead, and wonders what it is about redheads that men are so obsesses obsessed with. Though it should be noted that Ben is [[FaceHeelTurn is not being heroic this time]].
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* {{Fingore}}: S'ym mentions that Madelyne Pryor cut off his fingers.

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* {{Fingore}}: S'ym mentions that Madelyne Pryor cut off his fingers.finger.
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When New York gets sucked into hell ([[ComicBook/BlackCatMarvelComics again]]), Felicia decides to check in on Mary Jane Watson for Peter's sake and finds that Mary Jane has acquired a mysterious device that grants her superpowers at random. As the two fight off demons, a portal sucks them into Limbo where they find themselves having to do a favor for the demon lord Belasco who offers to return them to Earth in exchange for a favor.

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When New York gets sucked into hell ([[ComicBook/BlackCatMarvelComics ([[ComicBook/Inferno1988 again]]), Felicia decides to check in on Mary Jane Watson for Peter's sake and finds that Mary Jane has acquired a mysterious device that grants her superpowers at random. As the two fight off demons, a portal sucks them into Limbo where they find themselves having to do a favor for the demon lord Belasco who offers to return them to Earth in exchange for a favor.
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''Mary-Jane & Black Cat'' is a 5-issue miniseries by Creator/JedMacKay. As the name implies, the series stars Mary-Jane Watson and Felicia Hardy, aka the Black Cat, two of Franchise/SpiderMan's most famous love interests. The book is a tie-in for the ''ComicBook/DarkWeb'' crossover that focuses on Spider-Man and ''ComicBook/XMenTheKrakoanAge''.

When New York gets sucked into hell ([[ComicBook/BlackCatMarvelComics again]]), Felicia decides to check in on Mary-Jane Watson for Peter's sake and finds that Mary-Jane has acquired a mysterious device that grants her superpowers at random. As the two fight off demons, a portal sucks them into Limbo where they find themselves having to do a favor for the demon lord Belasco who offers to return them to Earth in exchange for a favor.

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''Mary-Jane ''Mary Jane & Black Cat'' is a 5-issue miniseries by Creator/JedMacKay. As the name implies, the series stars Mary-Jane Mary Jane Watson and Felicia Hardy, aka the Black Cat, two of Franchise/SpiderMan's most famous love interests. The book is a tie-in for ties into the ''ComicBook/DarkWeb'' crossover that focuses on Spider-Man and ''ComicBook/XMenTheKrakoanAge''.''ComicBook/XMenTheKrakoanAge'', although only the first two issues are officially part of that crossover.

When New York gets sucked into hell ([[ComicBook/BlackCatMarvelComics again]]), Felicia decides to check in on Mary-Jane Mary Jane Watson for Peter's sake and finds that Mary-Jane Mary Jane has acquired a mysterious device that grants her superpowers at random. As the two fight off demons, a portal sucks them into Limbo where they find themselves having to do a favor for the demon lord Belasco who offers to return them to Earth in exchange for a favor.



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* AffablyEvil: S'ym is a pretty nice guy once you get past the fact that he's a demon who wants to rule Limbo and openly admits to planning to betray Mary-Jane and Felicia. Felicia even describes him as "kind of a sweetheart" for a demon.

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!!''Mary-Jane !!''Mary Jane & Black Cat'' provides examples of:

* AffablyEvil: S'ym is a pretty nice guy once you get past the fact that he's a demon who wants to rule Limbo and openly admits to planning to betray Mary-Jane Mary Jane and Felicia. Felicia even describes him as "kind of a sweetheart" for a demon.



* DidYouJustScamCthulhu: [[spoiler:When S'ym informs them that the only way Belasco can take the Soulsword back is if he kills whoever is holding it, Mary-Jane and Felicia come up with a plan that involves them using Mary-Jane's RealityWarper powers to split the Soulsword in two, meaning both of them have it. When they return to Belasco's palace, they make the demon lord guess which one of them is in possession of the sword; Belasco assumes that Felicia has it, only to be surprised when both of them produce both halves of the sword and defeat him. They also reveal that they lied about leaving S'ym to die and give him the Soulsword, allowing him to become the new ruler of Limbo.]]

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* DidYouJustScamCthulhu: [[spoiler:When S'ym informs them that the only way Belasco can take the Soulsword back is if he kills whoever is holding it, Mary-Jane Mary Jane and Felicia come up with a plan that involves them using Mary-Jane's Mary Jane's RealityWarper powers to split the Soulsword in two, meaning both of them have it. When they return to Belasco's palace, they make the demon lord guess which one of them is in possession of the sword; Belasco assumes that Felicia has it, only to be surprised when both of them produce both halves of the sword and defeat him. They also reveal that they lied about leaving S'ym to die and give him the Soulsword, allowing him to become the new ruler of Limbo.]]



* RealityWarper: [[spoiler:Hitting a 777 (a jackpot) on the device transforms Mary-Jane into a reality warper. However, she can only affect reality in her immediate vicinity and the power is only temporary like any other power the device gives her.]]

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* RealityWarper: [[spoiler:Hitting a 777 (a jackpot) on the device transforms Mary-Jane Mary Jane into a reality warper. However, she can only affect reality in her immediate vicinity and the power is only temporary like any other power the device gives her.]]



-->'''Mary-Jane''': [[spoiler:Felicia, you're giving me bad luck! With your powers!]]

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* YouKillItYouBoughtIt: Belasco offers to return Mary-Jane and Felicia in exchange for them getting him back his Soulsword from the Screaming Tower. [[spoiler:What Belasco doesn't tell them is that the Soulsword bonds to whomever is holding it and Belasco will have to kill that person to take it back.]]

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* YouKillItYouBoughtIt: Belasco offers to return Mary-Jane Mary Jane and Felicia in exchange for them getting him back his Soulsword from the Screaming Tower. [[spoiler:What Belasco doesn't tell them is that the Soulsword bonds to whomever is holding it and Belasco will have to kill that person to take it back.]]
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''Mary-Jane & Black Cat'' is a 5-issue miniseries by Jed [=MacKay=]. As the name implies, the series stars Mary-Jane Watson and Felicia Hardy, aka the Black Cat, two of Franchise/SpiderMan's most famous love interests. The book is a tie-in for the ''ComicBook/DarkWeb'' crossover that focuses on Spider-Man and ''ComicBook/XMenTheKrakoanAge''.

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''Mary-Jane & Black Cat'' is a 5-issue miniseries by Jed [=MacKay=].Creator/JedMacKay. As the name implies, the series stars Mary-Jane Watson and Felicia Hardy, aka the Black Cat, two of Franchise/SpiderMan's most famous love interests. The book is a tie-in for the ''ComicBook/DarkWeb'' crossover that focuses on Spider-Man and ''ComicBook/XMenTheKrakoanAge''.

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* DidYouJustScamCthulhu: [[spoiler:When S'ym informs them that the only way Belasco can take the Soulsword back is if he kills whoever is holding it, Mary-Jane and Felicia come up with a plan that involves them using Mary-Jane's RealityWarper powers to split the Soulsword in two, meaning both of them have it. When they return to Belasco's palace, they make the demon lord guess which one of them is in possession of the sword; Belasco assumes that Felicia has it, only to be surprised when both of them produce both halves of the sword and defeat him. They also reveal that they lied about leaving S'ym to die and give him the Soulsword, allowing him to become the new ruler of Limbo.]]



* FateWorseThanDeath: The prisoners of the Screaming Tower are kept alive by the tower's magic but are also driven mad by insatiable hunger and thirst that makes them attack anyone who enters the tower for prey.

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* FateWorseThanDeath: The prisoners of the Screaming Tower are kept alive by the tower's magic but are also driven mad by insatiable hunger and thirst that makes them attack anyone who enters the tower for prey.thirst.



* RealityWarper: [[spoiler:Hitting a 777 (a jackpot) on the device transforms Mary-Jane into a reality warper. However, she can only affect reality in her immediate vicinity and the power is only temporary like any other power the device gives her.]]




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* YouKillItYouBoughtIt: Belasco offers to return Mary-Jane and Felicia in exchange for them getting him back his Soulsword from the Screaming Tower. [[spoiler:What Belasco doesn't tell them is that the Soulsword bonds to whomever is holding it and Belasco will have to kill that person to take it back.]]
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* TheJinx: [[spoiler:The reason MJ keeps getting bad spins on her device is because Felicia's bad luck powers are affecting her. Since Felicia's bad luck powers are supposed to only work on her enemies, this shows that Felicia on some unconscious level sees MJ as an enemy.]]

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* TheJinx: [[spoiler:The reason MJ keeps getting bad spins on her device is because Felicia's bad luck powers are affecting her. Since Felicia's bad luck powers are supposed to only work on her enemies, this shows that Felicia on some unconscious subconscious level sees MJ as an enemy.]]
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* AffablyEvil: S'ym is a pretty nice guy once you get past the fact that he's a demon who wants to rule Limbo and openly admits to planning to betray Mary-Jane and Felicia. Felicia even describes him as "kind of a sweetheart" for a demon.


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* EyesDoNotBelongThere:
** The birds that attack Felicia, MJ and S'ym have eyes on their wings and bodies.
** The Guardians has large eyes across its body and even one huge eyeball at the end of its tongue.


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* TheJinx: [[spoiler:The reason MJ keeps getting bad spins on her device is because Felicia's bad luck powers are affecting her. Since Felicia's bad luck powers are supposed to only work on her enemies, this shows that Felicia on some unconscious level sees MJ as an enemy.]]


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* RightBehindMe: S'ym is describing how scary the Guardian is to MJ and Felicia, realizing just barely before it is too late that the Guardian has appeared and is right behind him.


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* WhamLine: From issue #3.
-->'''Mary-Jane''': [[spoiler:Felicia, you're giving me bad luck! With your powers!]]
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* FeatheredFiend: Among the Screaming Tower's pleasant surprises is a flock of demonic birds with [[EyesDoNotBelongThere eyes across their bodies]] and [[OverlyLongTongue creepy long tongues]].
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* {{Fingore}}: S'ym mentions that Madelyne Pryor cut off his fingers.


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* TeethClenchedTeamwork: MJ and Felicia encounter S'ym in the Screaming Tower, also looking for the Soulsword. As S'ym has much needed strength to fight off the Tower's threats and Felicia has a compass to the sword that only works for her, they agree to help each other until the sword is found.

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* FateWorseThanDeath: The prisoners of the Screaming Tower are kept alive by the tower's magic but are also driven mad by insatiable hunger and thirst that makes them attack anyone who enters the tower for prey.



* HeartIsAnAwesomePower: When confronted by demons upon being sucked into Limbo, MJ tries to use her device to get a new power to fight them off. Despite her displeasure, she and Felicia are still able to fight off the demons.

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* HeartIsAnAwesomePower: When confronted by demons upon being sucked into Limbo, MJ tries to use her device to get a new power to fight them off. Despite her displeasure, she and Felicia are still able to fight off the demons. When they are confronted by the hungry prisoners of the Screaming Tower, MJ quips that feeding them pudding would likely be very useful.




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* WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway: MJ cannot control or predict what power her device will give her and sometimes she gets draws that result in worthless powers like shooting feathers. The soft, harmless kind.

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* CallBack: Felicia references the time New York got pulled into hell in her book, which was also written by [=MacKay=]. She views the fact that she is not responsible for it this time as a silver lining.

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** MJ references her experiences in [[ComicBook/TheAmazingSpiderMan2022 travelling to another world]] as why she isn't as freaked out by Limbo as one would expect her to be.

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* EquivalentExchange: Belasco's Soulsword is hidden in the Screaming Tower, which is usually hidden due to certain spells. Due to Limbo crossing over with Earth, the spells were weakened and Belasco was able to break them completely at the cost of skinning himself.



* MacGuffin: Belasco wants MJ and Felicia to take back his Soulsword, the weapon he needs to regain control of Limbo.

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* MacGuffin: Belasco wants MJ and Felicia to take back his Soulsword, the weapon he needs to regain control of Limbo.
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* HeartIsAnAwesomePower: When confronted by demons upon being sucked into Limbo, MJ tries to use her device to get a new power to fight them off. Despite her displeasure, she and Felicia are still able to fight off the demons.


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''Mary-Jane & Black Cat'' is a 5-issue miniseries by Jed [=MacKay=]. As the name implies, the series stars Mary-Jane Watson and Felicia Hardy, aka the Black Cat, two of Franchise/SpiderMan's most famous love interests. The book is a tie-in for the ''ComicBook/DarkWeb'' crossover that focuses on Spider-Man and ''ComicBook/XMenTheKrakoanAge''.

When New York gets sucked into hell ([[ComicBook/BlackCatMarvelComics again]]), Felicia decides to check in on Mary-Jane Watson for Peter's sake and finds that Mary-Jane has acquired a mysterious device that grants her superpowers at random. As the two fight off demons, a portal sucks them into Limbo where they find themselves having to do a favor for the demon lord Belasco who offers to return them to Earth in exchange for a favor.

The first issue was December 21st, 2022. The final issue was released April 26th, 2023.
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!!''Mary-Jane & Black Cat'' provides examples of:

* CallBack: Felicia references the time New York got pulled into hell in her book, which was also written by [=MacKay=]. She views the fact that she is not responsible for it this time as a silver lining.
* FlamingSword: In the first issue, MJ spins for a power to fight off a demonic water tank. She gets a sword and [[HotWings wings]] made of fire.
* HeroesWantRedheads: Felicia notes that Ben Reilly has teamed up with Madelyne Pryor, who is also a redhead, and wonders what it is about redheads that men are so obsesses with. Though it should be noted that Ben is [[FaceHeelTurn is not being heroic this time]].
* LowerDeckEpisode: The miniseries has no impact on the main ''Dark Web'' story.
* StealthSequel: The miniseries is a sequel to [=MacKay=]'s ''Mary Jane & Black Cat: Beyond'' one-shot, which in turn continued his Felicia Hardy narrative following the completion of his original 2019-2021 run. It also follows the events of ''ComicBook/IronCat''.
* SuperWristGadget: The device that grants MJ her powers resembles a small silver wristwatch. It grants her powers at random through a slot machine spin function.
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