{{unreferenced, date=May 2019 ''I ♥ Marvel'' (aka ''I Heart Marvel'' or ''I Love Marvel'' and commonly stylized as ''I (heart) Marvel'') was a series of connected one-shots published by

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around February 2006 (although

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April 2006) to coincide with the romance-themed holiday of

Valentine's Day Valentine's Day, also called Saint Valentine's Day or the Feast of Saint Valentine, is celebrated annually on February 14. It originated as a Christian feast day honoring one or two early Christian martyrs named Saint Valentine and, throu ...

. 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 (

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

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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

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written and drawn by

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Web of Romance

This second issue focuses on

Spider-Man Spider-Man is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, he first appeared in the anthology comic book '' Amazing Fantasy'' #15 (August 1962) in the ...

as he tries to think of a gift to give to Mary Jane Watson for Valentine's Day. The story was written by

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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.

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 Chester B. Cebulski is an American writer and editor for Marvel Comics, known for his work on titles such as '' Marvel Fairy Tales''. As of November 2017, he holds the position of editor-in-chief. Early life Chester B. Cebulski is of Polish desc ...

and were as follows: *''Meld With You'' - (Art by

Tomoko Taniguchi is a Japanese '' shōjo'' manga artist who was born in Hokkaidō, then spent a year in college at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Taniguchi's manga have been published by MB ( My Birthday) in Japanese and by CPM Manga in English. She ...

) 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) 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

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Outlaw Love

Written by Fabian Nicieza and with art by

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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 ...

. Bullseye also appears, as do the Sisters of Sin (

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, Hoodwink, and

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) in a cameo.

Masked Intentions

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

Paco Medina Paco is a Spanish nickname for Francisco. According to folk etymology, the nickname has its origins in Saint Francis of Assisi, who was the father of the Franciscan order; his name was written in Latin by the order as ''Pater Communitatis'' (fath ...

)

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