The following contains spoilers for Spider-Man: The Lost Hunt #1, on sale now from Marvel Comics.

Spider-Man is as defined by his personal relationships as he is his fights with villains, with one of his closest romantic interests being Mary Jane Watson. Much to the chagrin of fans, their marriage came to an end following the events of the infamous Spider-Man: One More Day (by J. Michael Straczynski and Joe Quesada), and the comics were never the same again. Thankfully, a new comic book seems to be ignoring this nuptial arrangement, at least for the sake of a throwback.

Spider-Man: The Lost Hunt #1 (by J.M. DeMatteis, Eder Messias, Belardino Brabo, Neeraj Menon, Cris Peters, and V.C.'s Joe Caramagna) takes place in the era of "The Clone Saga," a storyline almost as reviled as One More Day. Thus, it has a Peter Parker and Mary Jane who, while not necessarily happy, are firmly established as married. This could suggest that Marvel editorial's sentiments toward the Spider-Marriage are changing, or that this new story is simply in a brand-new continuity.

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Spider-Man: The Lost Hunt Revisits a Not-So-Classic Era

Gregor is the new Kraven the Hunter in Spider-Man: The Lost Hunt

Spider-Man: The Lost Hunt #1 is a narrative sequel to J.M. DeMatteis and Mike Zeck's beloved and dark Spider-Man tale, Kraven's Last Hunt. It also takes place toward the last quarter of the Clone Saga, with Peter by this point believing that he is the clone of Ben Reilly. Having recently relocated to Portland, Oregon to start a new life with his wife Mary Jane, Peter's powers were also dampened, leaving his old costumed ways strictly in the past.

The premise of The Lost Hunt involves Gregor, an associate of Kraven the Hunter and his son the Grim Hunter. Both of these villains died due to Spider-Man, even if the Wall-Crawler wasn't directly responsible for their deaths. Out for blood and knowing all about Peter's former life, Gregor aims to ruin the newfound peace that Peter and M.J. have. What makes this mission so perilous, however, is the marital status of Mr. and Mrs. Parker.

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Spider-Man: The Lost Hunt Contradicts 'One More Day'

Spider-Man and Mary Jane during One More Day Marvel Comics event, embracing.

In The Lost Hunt, Peter and Mary Jane are firmly stated as being husband and wife, just as they had been for years by the time of the Clone Saga. This contradicts the "new continuity" that was established after the events of One More Day, in which a deal with the devilish Mephisto erased their marriage. It was stated by Marvel's editorial team that the past stories all happened, but that Peter and Mary Jane simply weren't married, as hard as that may be to parse. Since this new story confirms them as husband and wife, however, that may not be the case for at least one Marvel continuity.

Spider-Man comics in the past few years have played around with the idea of putting MJ and Peter back together, with some fans suspecting that One More Day could finally be overturned. This hasn't happened yet, however, with the current Peter Parker of the mainstream Marvel Universe still an unmarried man. Thus, it can be ascertained that Spider-Man: The Lost Hunt isn't truly in continuity with the mainstream Spider-Man comic line, instead existing in an alternate universe. The most likely explanation is that it's in the same world as the Spider-Girl comics from Tom DeFalco.

These books were in the "MC2" continuity and spun off from a version of the Clone Saga. In that universe, Peter and M.J. had a daughter named May Parker, who develops spider powers of her own inherited from her dad. Of course, the events of the story, or at least a version of them, could be canonized in the 616 universe. More than likely, however, DeMatteis' The Lost Hunt is intentionally meant to be separate from the current continuity of Spider-Man, instead hewing true to one of his most successful eras.