History FanPreferredCouple / ComicBooks

* ''ComicBook/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'' has had many an OfficialCouple during its run, but Peter Quill/Starlord and Gamora tend to get the most shipping, even ''before'' they actually began a romance in the comics. It actually helped bleed into other media, as the [[Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy movies]] and [[VideoGame/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyTheTelltaleSeries video games]] have them be a couple (or give them some serious ShipTease).

* A lot of people forget or are unaware that Archie and Veronica were the original OfficialCouple of ''ComicBook/ArchieComics''; it's only because of readers viewing Betty as being a BetterThanCanon match for him that BettyAndVeronica even became a ''question''. The newspaper comic version does a much better job of emphasizing Archie/Veronica, but this still just doesn't help at all. During the last couple of decades, the writers have tried to make the triangle more even; Betty gets about as many dates with Archie, and Veronica has several other (one-shot) boyfriends.

** Almost all fans love [[ComicBook/{{Nightwing}} Dick]] [[Characters/{{Nightwing}} Grayson]] and [[ComicBook/BirdsOfPrey Barbara]] [[Characters/{{Batgirl}} Gordon]] together ([[BettyAndVeronica excepting]] the [[ComicBook/TeenTitans Dick/Starfire]] [[ShipToShipCombat fanbase]], that is). They've gone back and forth between being canon or not, but usually the two are incredibly close. While both had new love interests for a long while in the New 52 there was always tons of ShipTease whenever the two interacted, and it seemed the writers for everything the two appeared in very much wanted the two together but just weren't allowed or something. The only love interest who got even a slight degree of support was Helena Bertinelli, who ''was'' in a relationship with Dick Pre-Flashpoint, and even ''then'' it was considered nice for a ''temporary'' romance, and as part of the FishOutOfWater nature of Dick's series.

* Just try finding a ComicBook/TeenTitans fan who ships [[ComicBook/WonderGirl Donna Troy]] with her (late) husband, Terry Long. You might find a few people who still defend the wedding issue of New Teen Titans as a classic; but Terry's demanding behavior, coupled with the large age gap between the pair, meant that the ship itself quickly became CondemnedByHistory. No one was upset when the two divorced, or when Terry eventually died. Creator/MarvWolfman thought that Donna would be happiest with an older man, but fans did not agree, and preferred seeing Donna with [[Franchise/GreenLantern Kyle Rayner]] (a ship that Wolfman himself hated).
%%* Many ''Comicbook/TeenTitans'' fans were thrilled when Beast Boy and Raven got together. Then came 2006's ''[[TimeSkip One Year Later]]'', during which they broke up. The fans were less than thrilled. Then the fandom rejoiced when the two finally grew up and reunited in the 100th issue of 2000s Teen Titans run in 2011... which ended up being the final issue of that run due to the ComicBook/{{New 52}} reboot that same year. Shoot.

%%* Lenore and [[OurVampiresAreDifferent Ragamuffin]] from ''ComicBook/LenoreTheCuteLittleDeadGirl'' and ''how''. To the point where most fanart and fanfiction involve the two of them. It doesn't help that they have a bucket filled with NoYay and RelationshipWritingFumble, especially in the original comics.

* ComicBook/SpiderMan[=/=]ComicBook/MaryJaneWatson. Mary Jane's relationship with Peter was mostly written out of the books following ''ComicBook/OneMoreDay'', and different love interests have been brought in to be Peter's romantic partner since (like Deb Whitman or Carlie Cooper). However, Mary Jane is still popular with many fans and from the very start of their relationship, many fans have preferred Peter to be with MJ. The duo remain a couple in some places, however, such as the ''ComicStrip/SpiderMan'' newspaper strip and the alternate universe ''ComicBook/RenewYourVows''. The main universe version of Peter and MJ eventually got back together when Nick Spencer took over the writing of ''Amazing Spider-Man'' in 2018.

** Bruce himself has had many girlfriends over time, yet the woman ''most'' fans want to see him with is Selina Kyle, Catwoman. Notably, the Golden Age versions of them ''were'' together and even had a daughter, Helena Wayne (the original Huntress), who has endured in the mainstream comics in spite of anything else that happens. Over recent years, Selina being presented as Batman's one true love has received a major boost in mainstream works--from the Dark Knight trilogy, to the Arkham video games, to the Gotham TV series, and finally to the comics themselves, this couple has received the same kind of fundamentally important treatment as other comic couple standbys like Lois/Clark or Barry/Iris. [[spoiler: So it was particularity [[CriticalBacklash egregious]] for Bruce/Selina fans that after announcing that Batman and Catwoman would get married Tom King the writer back paddled in Batman #50 with Selina being the RunawayBride, with the crappy justification of "Batman can't be Batman if he's HappilyMarried" aka StatusQuoIsGod.]]

** In ''ComicBook/XMan'', one of the strangest versions of this emerged with Nate Grey (the titular X-Man) and Maddie Pryor. [[IncestIsRelative Nate's surname (and being Cable's counterpart) should clue you into the beginning of the weirdness]] - but that was just the tip of the iceberg. The {{UST}} was gleefully played up by the writers, and Maddie became an ''epic'' scale {{Tsundere}}: she murdered Nate's other girlfriend at the time, Threnody, and her very existence initially required her feeding on his psychic energy. Nate was disturbed when he found out who she was, but that didn't stop her. Oh no. Just take a look at the... ''suggestive''

* In ''ComicBook/TheMightyThor'', the [[JustForPun mightiest]] pairing is easily the FoeYay[=/=]HoYay[=/=]NotBloodSiblings-Yay of Thor/Loki. This is most likely because they're the two most established characters in the series, and have a few really heartwarming moments that the shippers run with. Plus, on the het side, the Thor/Jane (or Don/Jane, it's gotten confusing) Thor/Sif, and Thor/Amora shippers are too busy fighting with each other to deal with Thor/Loki shippers.

[[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/marveldatabase/images/7/75/X-Man_Vol_1_41.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20080519172859 cover]] of issue 41, literally saying [[IfICantHaveYou that if she couldn't have him... no one could]].

** [[Comicbook/RobinSeries Tim Drake]] and [[ComicBook/{{Batgirl 2009}} Stephanie Brown]] is by far the most favorite pairing for these two characters. Even [[ComicBook/{{Batgirl 2000}} Cassandra Cain]] can't keep up with that. The fans had decided about this very early in Tim's own series and any attempt to get different pairings was doomed to failure. The writers are clearly aware of this, otherwise the ship tease during their very first meeting in the New-52 wouldn't be there.
** Speaking of Cassandra, her most popular pairing aside from Cassandra/Stephanie (whose following, in itself, surpasses any of her canon love interests put together) would probably be with Jason Todd. In this case, it's pretty much PairTheSpares, combined with the potential intrigue of them having basically opposite personalities and both mostly operating on the edge of the Bat-family.

* ''Comicbook/SpiderGirl'' has May and Wes and before the ShipSinking, [[spoiler:May/Normie]].

* Many ''Comicbook/TeenTitans'' fans were thrilled when Beast Boy and Raven got together. Then came 2006's ''[[TimeSkip One Year Later]]'', during which they broke up. The fans were less than thrilled. Then the fandom rejoiced when the two finally grew up and reunited in the 100th issue of 2000s Teen Titans run in 2011... which ended up being the final issue of that run due to the ComicBook/{{New 52}} reboot that same year. Shoot.
** Just try finding a ComicBook/TeenTitans fan who ships [[ComicBook/WonderGirl Donna Troy]] with her (late) husband, Terry Long. You might find a few people who still defend the wedding issue of New Teen Titans as a classic; but Terry's demanding behavior, coupled with the large age gap between the pair, meant that the ship itself quickly became CondemnedByHistory. No one was upset when the two divorced, or when Terry eventually died. Creator/MarvWolfman thought that Donna would be happiest with an older man, but fans did not agree, and preferred seeing Donna with [[Franchise/GreenLantern Kyle Rayner]] (a ship that Wolfman himself hated).

** Like many other comic book examples, Rogue and Gambit used to be an item, and after the writers split them up in the '00s they continued to be preferred by the fans. Usually one of the first questions a new writer for one of these characters gets is "Are you going to hook them back up yet?" In this case, Gambit and Rogue have had an on-again-off-again since the early 1990s, and are considered one of the most memorable couples in the entire franchise. A number fans prefer Rogue's MentorShip relationship with ComicBook/{{Magneto}} but everybody else were less eager to accept the idea of Rogue choosing an aged tyrant over a sexy thief. One memorable depiction was "X-Men" (2nd series) vol. #41 (February 1995). Earth-616 is dying (it got better) and its characters are erased. While expecting certain death, Gambit and Rogue spend their last moments kissing and embracing each other.
*** Marvel finally gave into the shippers and [[HappilyMarried hitched]] Gambit and Rogue in X-Men Gold #30, making them X-Men's longest enduring couple since the 90s.

** In ''ComicBook/XMan'', one of the strangest versions of this emerged with Nate Grey (the titular X-Man) and Maddie Pryor. [[IncestIsRelative Nate's surname (and being Cable's counterpart) should clue you into the beginning of the weirdness]] - but that was just the tip of the iceberg. The {{UST}} was gleefully played up by the writers, and Maddie became an ''epic'' scale {{Tsundere}}: she murdered Nate's other girlfriend at the time, Threnody, and her very existence initially required her feeding on his psychic energy. Nate was disturbed when he found out who she was, but that didn't stop her. Oh no. Just take a look at the... ''suggestive'' [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/marveldatabase/images/7/75/X-Man_Vol_1_41.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20080519172859 cover]] of issue 41, literally saying [[IfICantHaveYou that if she couldn't have him... no one could]].

* Lenore and [[OurVampiresAreDifferent Ragamuffin]] from ''ComicBook/LenoreTheCuteLittleDeadGirl'' and ''how''. To the point where most fanart and fanfiction involve the two of them. It doesn't help that they have a bucket filled with NoYay and RelationshipWritingFumble, especially in the original comics.

!!Works with their own subpage:
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* ''[[FanPreferredCouple/PowerRangers Power Rangers]]''
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!!Other Works

** Just try finding a ComicBook/TeenTitans fan who ships [[ComicBook/WonderGirl Donna Troy]] with her (late) husband, Terry Long. You might find a few people who still defend the wedding issue of New Teen Titans as a classic; but Terry's demanding behavior, coupled with the large age gap between the pair, meant that the ship itself quickly became DeaderThanDisco. No one was upset when the two divorced, or when Terry eventually died. Creator/MarvWolfman thought that Donna would be happiest with an older man, but fans did not agree, and preferred seeing Donna with [[Franchise/GreenLantern Kyle Rayner]] (a ship that Wolfman himself hated).

* In ''ComicBook/TheMightyThor'', the [[JustForPun mightiest]] pairing is easily the FoeYay[=/=]HoYay[=/=]NotBloodSiblings-Yay of Thor/Loki. This is most likely because they're the two most established characters in the series, and have a few really heartwarming moments that the shippers run with. Plus, on the het side, the Thor/Jane (or Don/Jane, it's gotten confusing) Thor/Sif, and Thor/Amora shippers are too busy fighting with each other to deal with Thor/Loki shippers. Even though it's canon, most people regard Doctor Doom[=x=]Loki as a joke.
* An interesting situation occurs in the ''ComicBook/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic'' comic since many fans wanted Zayne to hook up with [[ActionGirl Jarael]] instead of his more obvious love interest, Shel. The reason this is an interesting situation is because [[spoiler:Zayne and Jarael become a couple in the last issue, thus making this a rare example of the FanPreferredCouple ''turning into'' the OfficialCouple]].

* Many ''Comicbook/TeenTitans'' fans were thrilled when Beast Boy and Raven got together. Then came 2006's ''[[TimeSkip One Year Later]]'', during which they broke up. The fans were less than thrilled. Then the fandom rejoiced when the two finally grew up and reunited in the 100th issue of 2000s Teen Titans run in 2011... which ended up being the final issue of that run due to the ComicBook/{{New 52}} reboot that same year. Shoot.
** Just try finding a ComicBook/TeenTitans fan who ships [[ComicBook/WonderGirl Donna Troy]] with her (late) husband, Terry Long. You might find a few people who still defend the wedding issue of New Teen Titans as a classic; but Terry's demanding behavior, coupled with the large age gap between the pair, meant that the ship itself quickly became DeaderThanDisco. No one was upset when the two divorced, or when Terry eventually died. Creator/MarvWolfman thought that Donna would be happiest with an older man, but fans did not agree, and preferred seeing Donna with [[Franchise/GreenLantern Kyle Rayner]] (a ship that Wolfman himself hated).
* ''Comicbook/SpiderGirl'' has May and Wes and before the ShipSinking, [[spoiler:May/Normie]].
* ComicBook/{{Hawkeye}} and ComicBook/{{Mockingbird}}, even after breaking up, are vastly preferred to the pairing of Hawkeye and Comicbook/SpiderWoman. Hawkeye and Mockingbird were married to each other for most of the 1980s and the early 1990s, before her apparent death in battle. She has been Hawkeye's longest-lasting relationship, even though their marriage explored their ideological differences and had plenty of conflict.
* Owing to a series of continuity reboots, ComicBook/{{Superman}} has zigzagged all over with FanPreferredCouple status. When the ComicBook/New52 launched, for the first time in the decades-long history of the characters, ComicBook/LoisLane and Superman were the Fan Preferred Couple, as he was paired with with ComicBook/WonderWoman instead of his classic love interest. Wonder Woman/Superman had a staunch foundation of supporters, and furthermore had been teased as a pairing for many years, besides being an OfficialCouple in various Main/{{Elseworlds}} stories. This departure from classic Superman--among others--proved ultimately to be more unpopular than not, so DC brought back the original Superman and Lois into the New 52 Universe for ComicBook/DCRebirth, which [[spoiler:saw the seeming death of ''New 52'' Superman and Lois, only for ''ComicBook/SupermanReborn'' to reveal that they were still alive, that Superman and Lois were split into their pre-''Flashpoint'' and ''New 52'' selves, and upon the halves of both Clark and Lois remerging, and history being altered closer to the pre-''Flashpoint'' one (including the Superman/Wonder Woman being {{Retgone}}d.]]
** Outside New 52 and Rebirth (mostly), Wonder Woman is frequently shipped with Batman as a good number of fans prefer the [[MasculineGirlFeminineBoy Goddess and mortal man]] dynamic over the God and Goddess status with Supes and Diana, especially since Batman isn't usually put in the same situation as Steve Trevor in the comics. The clash between a godly heroine who has no qualms about killing and a dark AntiHero who [[ThouShallNotKill refuses]] to kill makes for good chemistry, it's also helped by Bruce and Diana's relationship in the ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' cartoon which was one of the best parts of the show. Interestingly Batman and Wonder Woman's Earth 3 counterparts Owlman and Superwoman are an [[UnholyMatrimony item]] so even their evil AlternateUniverse opposites get the hint. A few comics pull the MayflyDecemberRomance and have the agless Diana look after a dying Bruce which is quite the TearJerker.
* The ''[[Franchise/{{Batman}} Batman]]'' franchise has numerous couples that fans prefer.
** Almost all fans love [[ComicBook/{{Nightwing}} Dick]] [[Characters/{{Nightwing}} Grayson]] and [[ComicBook/BirdsOfPrey Barbara]] [[Characters/{{Batgirl}} Gordon]] together ([[BettyAndVeronica excepting]] the [[ComicBook/TeenTitans Dick/Starfire]] [[ShipToShipCombat fanbase]], that is). They've gone back and forth between being canon or not, but usually the two are incredibly close. While both had new love interests for a long while in the New 52 there was always tons of ShipTease whenever the two interacted, and it seemed the writers for everything the two appeared in very much wanted the two together but just weren't allowed or something. The only love interest who got even a slight degree of support was Helena Bertinelli, who ''was'' in a relationship with Dick Pre-Flashpoint, and even ''then'' it was considered nice for a ''temporary'' romance, and as part of the FishOutOfWater nature of Dick's series.
** [[Comicbook/RobinSeries Tim Drake]] and [[ComicBook/{{Batgirl 2009}} Stephanie Brown]] is by far the most favorite pairing for these two characters. Even [[ComicBook/{{Batgirl 2000}} Cassandra Cain]] can't keep up with that. The fans had decided about this very early in Tim's own series and any attempt to get different pairings was doomed to failure. The writers are clearly aware of this, otherwise the ship tease during their very first meeting in the New-52 wouldn't be there.
** Speaking of Cassandra, her most popular pairing aside from Cassandra/Stephanie (whose following, in itself, surpasses any of her canon love interests put together) would probably be with Jason Todd. In this case, it's pretty much PairTheSpares, combined with the potential intrigue of them having basically opposite personalities and both mostly operating on the edge of the Bat-family.
** Bruce himself has had many girlfriends over time, yet the woman ''most'' fans want to see him with is Selina Kyle, Catwoman. Notably, the Golden Age versions of them ''were'' together and even had a daughter, Helena Wayne (the original Huntress), who has endured in the mainstream comics in spite of anything else that happens. Over recent years, Selina being presented as Batman's one true love has received a major boost in mainstream works--from the Dark Knight trilogy, to the Arkham video games, to the Gotham TV series, and finally to the comics themselves, this couple has received the same kind of fundamentally important treatment as other comic couple standbys like Lois/Clark or Barry/Iris. [[spoiler: So it was particularity [[CriticalBacklash egregious]] for Bruce/Selina fans that after announcing that Batman and Catwoman would get married Tom King the writer back paddled in Batman #50 with Selina being the RunawayBride, with the crappy justification of "Batman can't be Batman if he's HappilyMarried" aka StatusQuoIsGod.]]
* In ''ComicBook/{{Convergence}}'', many of these pairings that aren't in the ComicBook/{{New 52}} were revisited, including [[Comicbook/{{Superman}} Clark Kent and Lois Lane]], [[Comicbook/TheFlash Wally West and Linda Park]], and [[Comicbook/{{Nightwing}} Dick Grayson]] with [[Comicbook/{{Batgirl}} Barbara Gordon]] ''and'' [[Comicbook/TeenTitans Starfire]] (in separate universes). Stephanie Brown and Tim Drake share some BelligerentSexualTension as well.
* Due his relationship with Daisy being rather rocky at best, ComicBook/DonaldDuck has a few of these, the most notable being the one with Reginella, queen of the planet Pacificus, who he first encountered in the 1972 story "Donald Duck in the Underwater Adventure". She is considered a preferred option due her sweet nature, her tragic character, and being the one who actually has a chance (and would have already won ''four times'' [[StarCrossedLovers had something not always forced their separation]]), and is still popular enough to have [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsj6BZJFtsw a song dedicated to her]] and to receive new stories once every few years. The fact ''[[ShipperOnDeck Scrooge approves]]'' certainly helps.
* ''ComicBook/WallyWest'' has had several love interests in the past, both the comics and out of them, but fans of the character pretty much unanimously ship him with his long-time wife, Linda Park. So much so that them being apart in the ''ComicBook/DCRebirth'' era caused a lot of controversy and is generally seen as a big example of how DC messed up his return by refusing to let the two reunite. They were such a well-regarded couple that [[Series/TheFlash2014 the TV Series']] versions of the characters are shipped together despite ''never interacting'' and the fact Linda was a RomanticFalseLead for Barry instead is seen as a huge TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter by fans of the comics.
** His second most popular pairing is with [[WesternAnimation/YoungJustice Artemis]], albeit in a continuity where Linda did not appear.
* ''ComicBook/CarolDanvers'', the original ''Ms. Marvel'' and current ''Captain Marvel'', became a potential love interest for Spider-Man following ''One More Day''. After Spidey got her to go on a date with him, the two grow to be close friends (they bonded over a shared love of New York street food) and a battle where the Venom symbiote took control of her for a bit and hinted his crush on her was mutual. While it went nowhere because Spider-Man's then writer, Dan Slott, was against it, they remain good friends, and there is still a dedicated fanbase for the two - Carol's successor as Ms. Marvel, Kamala Khan, [[ShipperOnDeck openly ships them]], to Spidey's bafflement.
* Franchise/WonderWoman: Diana and ComicBook/{{Artemis}} is a common pairing due for fans who like the idea of a rivals-to-lovers relationship.
* After the team up comic ''ComicBook/SpiderManDeadpool'', the Spideypool ( ComicBook/SpiderMan x ComicBook/{{Deadpool}}) pairing really took off. Due to their developing friendship and the huge amount of HoYay between the two. Including the two being "heartmates" and being friends in their old age. They have [[https://archiveofourown.org/tags/Peter%20Parker*s*Wade%20Wilson/works the second most fanfics]] together on Website/ArchiveOfOurOwn for any Spider-Man media, after the platonic one between Peter and Tony, and the most for any Deadpool media.

** After the team up comic ''ComicBook/SpiderManDeadpool'', the Spideypool ( ComicBook/SpiderMan x ComicBook/{{Deadpool}}) pairing really took off. Due to their developing friendship and the huge amount of HoYay between the two. Including the two being "heartmates" and being friends in their old age. They have [[https://archiveofourown.org/tags/Peter%20Parker*s*Wade%20Wilson/works the second most fanfics]] together on Website/ArchiveOfOurOwn for any Spider-Man media, after the platonic one between Peter and Tony, and the most for any Deadpool media.

* Franchise/WonderWoman:
** Many fans who are familiar with the character from the Golden Age or [[Film/WonderWoman2017 the movie]] prefer Diana with Steve Trevor.
** Diana and ComicBook/{{Artemis}} is also a common pairing due for fans who like the idea of a rivals-to-lovers relationship.

* Many fans prefer [[ComicBook/FantasticFour Invisible Woman]] to be paired off with Namor rather than her own husband. Considering the playing-up of Mr. Fantastic's neglectful side AND having Sue and Reed be on opposite sides of the ComicBook/CivilWar, it seemed like a distinct possibility. (And, not surprisingly, it didn't happen. But they did tease us with it a bit.) Note that since meeting Susan, Namor has been married and widowed twice, and has had several "serious" relationships. Yet even modern canon stories depicted him as still smitten with Susan, the one that got away. A comic book depicted Franklin Richards explaining that he is used to Namor looking longingly at his mother.

** After the team up comic ComicBook/SpiderManDeadpool, the Spideypool ( ComicBook/SpiderMan x ComicBook/{{Deadpool}}) pairing really took off. Due to their developing friendship and the huge amount of HoYay between the two. Including the two being "heartmates" and being friends in their old age. They have [[https://archiveofourown.org/tags/Peter%20Parker*s*Wade%20Wilson/works the second most fanfics]] together on Website/ArchiveOfOurOwn for any Spider-Man media, after the platonic one between Peter and Tony, and the most for any Deadpool media.

** After the team up comic ComicBook/SpiderManDeadpool, the Spideypool ( ComicBook/SpiderMan x ComicBook/{{Deadpool}}) pairing really took off. Due to their developing friendship and the huge amount of HoYay between the two. Including the two being "heartmates" and being friends in their old age. They have [[https://archiveofourown.org/tags/Peter%20Parker*s*Wade%20Wilson/works the second most fanfics]] together on Website/ArchiveOfOurOwn for any Spider-Man media and the most for Deadpool media.

** After the team up ComicBook/SpiderManDeadpool comic the Spideypool ( ComicBook/SpiderMan x ComicBook/{{Deadpool}}) pairing really took off. Due to their developing friendship and the huge amount of HoYay between the two. Including the two being "heartmates" and being friends in their old age. They have [[https://archiveofourown.org/tags/Peter%20Parker*s*Wade%20Wilson/works the second most fanfics]] together on Website/ArchiveOfOurOwn for any Spider-Man media and the most for Deadpool media.

** After the team up ComicBook/SpiderManDeadpool comic the Spideypool ( ComicBook/
SpiderMan x ComicBook/{{Deadpool}}) pairing really took off. Due to their developing friendship and the huge amount of HoYay between the two. Including the two being "heartmates" and being friends in their old age. They have [[https://archiveofourown.org/tags/Peter%20Parker*s*Wade%20Wilson/works the second most fanfics]] together on Website/ArchiveOfOurOwn for any Spider-Man media and the most for Deadpool media.

** His second most popular ship is with [[WesternAnimation/YoungJustice Artemis]], albeit in a continuity where Linda did not appear.

* ''ComicBook/CarolDanvers'', the original ''Ms. Marvel'' and current ''Captain Marvel'', became a potential love interest for Spider-Man ''post-One More Day''. After Spidey got her to go on a date with him, the two grow to be close friends and a battle where the Venom symbiote took control of her for a bit and hinted his crush on her was mutual. Though it went no where because Spider-Man's then writer,Dan Slott, was against it. There is still a dedicated fanbase for the two and her successor as Ms. Marvel, Kamala Khan, [[ShipperOnDeck openly ships them]].

* ''ComicBook/CarolDanvers'', the original ''Ms. Marvel'' and current ''Captain Marvel'', became a potential love interest for Spider-Man ''post-One More Day''. After Spidey got her to go on a date with him, the two grow to be close friends and a battle where the Venom symbiote took control of her for a bit and hinted his crush on her was mutual. Though it went no where, due to Spider-Man's then writer, Dan Slott, was against it. There is still a dedicated fanbase for the two and her successor as Ms. Marvel, Kamala Khan, [[ShipperOnDeck openly ships them]].