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If you still haven’t asked that all important question, today is the day. Today is National Proposal Day.

We here at Four Color Holidays have reviewed Peter Parker, aka Spider-Man’s, adventures in asking for Mary Jane’s hand in marriage the previous two years. This year, we’re looking at Jennifer Walters and her engagement to another Four Color Holiday alumnus, John Jameson.

Walters was Stan Lee’s last Bronze Age creation. The “Man” would only write the first issue before turning duties over to David Anthony Kraft with pencils by Mike Vosburg.

She-Hulk was a mild-mannered lawyer who received a blood transfusion from her cousin, Bruce Banner. His gamma-irradiated blood gave her Hulk-like powers. This premise was good for 25 issues originally.

Walters bounced around the Marvel U appearing in various titles, finally earning a running guest spot in the Avengers. Following the first Secret Wars mini, She-Hulk joined the Fantastic Four.

She would also star in her own Marvel Graphic Novel in 1985.

Not until 1989 did she return for a second solo series, Sensational She-Hulk. John Byrne wrote and drew issues 1-8, 31-46 and 48-50. The title ran 60 issues.

After, She-Hulk remained in guest-star limbo longer, not returning to a self-titled book again until 2004. The book was cancelled after an initial run of 12 issues, but promised to return the following year.

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It did and this is where she finds herself accepting the first of two rings.

John Jameson had long been a background character in the Marvel Universe. He first appeared in Amazing Spider-Man issue one. He would return off and on until he became a major character as Man-Wolf in ASM 124.

While the two do marry, it proves to be part of a plot by Eros who “zapped us with one of his love whammies.”

The marriage is annulled and life continued for both.

While not the best representation of proposal day, it is a fun read as She-Hulk is guided by Dan Slott through the first 21 issues of the 38-issue run.

Just perusing the story arc makes me wanna pull the series and read it again.

Anyway, if unattached and seeking the impetus to pop the question, today is the day.

And, if you chicken out again, find this series and console yourself with some good storytelling and a little comfort food.