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around February 2006 (although

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April 2006) to coincide with the

romance Romance (from Vulgar Latin , "in the Roman language", i.e., "Latin") may refer to: Common meanings * Romance (love), emotional attraction towards another person and the courtship behaviors undertaken to express the feelings * Romance languages, ...

-themed holiday of

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. The series told several romantic stories featuring characters from the

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, with each issue focusing on a different area of the Marvel universe (

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s, etc.). Despite appearing to be a typical

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comic, February 2006, like every February (excepting

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s), had only four weeks.

Issues

My Mutant Heart

''My Mutant Heart'' was the first one-shot published and was an

-centric issue. The issue included the following stories: *''The Promise'' - A

Wolverine The wolverine (), (''Gulo gulo''; ''Gulo'' is Latin for "gluttony, glutton"), also referred to as the glutton, carcajou, or quickhatch (from East Cree, ''kwiihkwahaacheew''), is the largest land-dwelling species of the family Mustelidae. It is ...

story written by

Daniel Way Daniel Way is an American comic book writer, known for his work on Marvel Comics series such as '' Wolverine: Origins'' and ''Deadpool''. Career Way received the Xeric Grant in 2000 for his debut publication, '' Violent Lifestyle''. Through ''Vio ...

and with art by Ken Knutsden. Wolverine recalls an affair that he had in

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in 1943. *''How Love Works'' - A

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story written by

Peter Milligan Peter Milligan (born 24 June 1961) is a British comic book writer who has written extensively for both British and American comic book industries. In the UK, Milligan has contributed to numerous anthology titles including '' 2000 AD'', ''Revolv ...

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

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written and drawn by

Tim Fish Tim Fish (born 1970) is a comic book author and artist, known for the comics '' Cavalcade of Boys'' and its spin-off graphic novels, short stories for various anthologies and the original graphic novel '' Liebestrasse'', which was nominated for b ...

Web of Romance

This second issue focuses on

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as he tries to think of a gift to give to

Mary Jane Watson Mary Jane "MJ" Watson is a Character (arts), fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by Stan Lee and John Romita Sr., and made her first appearance in ''The Amazing Spider-Man' ...

for Valentine's Day. The story was written by Tom Beland and with art by

Cory Walker Cory Walker is an American comic book artist known for his work as a penciler on the Image Comics' series ''Invincible'', which he co-created with writer Robert Kirkman. With Kirkman he also collaborated on several comics for Image and Marvel ...

and

Cliff Rathburn Cliff Rathburn is an American comic book artist. He pencils, inks, colors and greyscales. Career Rathburn did some early work at DC Comics. He later known for providing the greyscale coloring for Robert Kirkman's long-running series '' The Walkin ...

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 Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby. Her first appearance was in ''The X-Men'' #4 (March 1964) ...

recalls her date with The Vision. *''The Silence of the Heart'' - (Art by Kei Kobayashi)

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contemplates her relationship with

Black Bolt Black Bolt (Blackagar Boltagon) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the character first appears in '' Fantastic Four'' #45 (December 1965). Black Bolt is the ...

. *''Love is Blindness'' - (Art by ''Toga'') A story without speech in which the Black Widow and Elektra fight over Daredevil.

Outlaw Love

Written by

Fabian Nicieza Fabian Nicieza (born December 31, 1961) is an Argentine-American comic book writer and editor who is best known for his work on Marvel titles such as ''X-Men'', ''X-Force'', ''New Warriors'', ''Nomad'', ''Cable'', ''Deadpool'' and '' Thunderbolts ...

and with art by Jon Proctor, this issue focuses on the relationship between supervillains the

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and

Ruby Thursday Ruby Thursday (Thursday Rubinstein) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She is usually depicted as a member of the Headmen. She is named for the Rolling Stones song, "Ruby Tuesday (song), Ruby Tues ...

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also appears, as do the

Sisters of Sin Sin (Sinthea Shmidt) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is the daughter of the Red Skull and an enemy of Captain America. Publication history Sin first appeared in ''Captain America'' #2 ...

(

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, Hoodwink, and Raunch) in a cameo.

Masked Intentions

Fabian Nicieza wrote this issue which presents two different stories of young superheroes in love. *''First Kiss'' - (Art by

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)

Squirrel Girl Squirrel Girl (Doreen Allene Green) is a superheroine appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Will Murray and writer/artist Steve Ditko, she first appeared in '' Marvel Super-Heroes'' vol. 2 #8, a.k.a. ''Mar ...

is infatuated with Speedball. *''Last Date'' - (Art by

Mike Norton Mike Norton is an American comic book artist and writer, known for his work on '' Battlepug''. Early life Mike Norton first discovered comics as a child when his father gave him a copy of ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #163, before he was old enoug ...

)

Justice Justice, in its broadest sense, is the principle that people receive that which they deserve, with the interpretation of what then constitutes "deserving" being impacted upon by numerous fields, with many differing viewpoints and perspective ...

and Firestar of the

New Warriors The New Warriors is a fictional superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. They traditionally consisted of teenage and young adult heroes, and were often seen to serve as a junior counterpart to Avengers (comics), ...

prepare for their wedding, but Firestar has cold feet. 2006 comics debuts Marvel Comics titles One-shot comic titles Romance comics