I ♥ Marvel

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I ♥ Marvel (aka I Heart Marvel or I Love Marvel and commonly written as I (heart) Marvel) was a series of connected one-shots published by Marvel Comics around February 2006 (although cover-dated April 2006) to coincide with the romance-themed holiday of Valentine's Day.

The series told several romantic stories featuring characters from the Marvel comics universe, with each issue focusing on a different area of the Marvel universe (X-Men, supervillains, etc.).

Despite appearing to be a typical fifth-week event comic, February 2006, like every February, had only four weeks.

Contents 1 Issues 1.1 My Mutant Heart 1.2 Web of Romance 1.3 Marvel Ai 1.4 Outlaw Love 1.5 Masked Intentions

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[edit] My Mutant Heart

My Mutant Heart was the first one-shot published and was an X-Men-centric issue. The issue included the following stories:

• The Promise - A Wolverine story written by Daniel Way and with art by Ken Knutsden. Wolverine recalls an affair that he had in Berlin in 1943.
• How Love Works - A Doop story written by Peter Milligan with art by Marcos Martin. A private investigator follows a woman who is having an affair with Doop.
• My Girlfriend, The Thief! - A story about Cannonball written and drawn by Tim Fish.

[edit] Web of Romance

This second issue focuses on Spider-Man as he tries to think of a gift to give to Mary Jane Watson for Valentine's Day. The story was written by Tom Beland and with art by Cory Walker and Cliff Rathburn.

[edit] Marvel Ai

Marvel Ai (subtitled Ai = Love or Ai is Japanese for Love) was the third issue and featured various Marvel heroes and manga-inspired art. The stories included were all written by C.B. Cebulski and were as follows:

• Meld With You - (Art by Tomoko Taniguchi) The Scarlet Witch recalls her date with The Vision.
• The Silence of the Heart - (Art by Kei Kobayashi) Medusa contemplates her relationship with Black Bolt.
• Love is Blindness - (Art by Toga) A story without speech in which the Black Widow and Elektra fight over Daredevil.

[edit] Outlaw Love

Written by Fabian Nicieza and with art by Jon Proctor, this issue focuses on the relationship between supervillains The Answer and Ruby Thursday. Bullseye also appears.

[edit] Masked Intentions

Fabian Nicieza wrote this issue which presents two different stories of young superheroes in love.

• First Kiss - (Art by Paco Medina) Squirrel Girl is infatuated with Speedball.
• Last Date - (Art by Mike Norton) Justice and Firestar of the New Warriors prepare for their wedding, but Firestar has cold feet.