Originally, Gert was meant to give Molly the name "Bruiser". Chase was originally called John, and Gert was called Gertie. Nico's source of power was not originally going to be her mother's Staff, but Robert Minoru's spellbook. Her parents were still magicians, but posed as wealthy antique dealers this cover story was ultimately used for Gert's time traveling parents. Molly was supposed to be thirteen years old in the original pitch instead of eleven. Also, Molly's sibling-like relationship with Chase was originally supposed to be with Gert. This would eventually become the cover story of Karolina's parents. However, in the original pitch for the series, Molly's parents were Hollywood actors. Vaughan's original proposal she is named after Vaughan's younger sister, Molly Hayes Vaughan. Molly was one of the few Runaways to actually keep the name she had in Brian K. Her parents were originally real estate agents, as opposed to famous actors. This name would eventually be given to the character's mother.
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In Vaughan's original pitch for the series, Karolina Dean was originally called Leslie.
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The imprint was unsuccessful, and "Pride & Joy" (and the series Runaways that continued it) was one of the very few series from that imprint to continue being published and to do well in sales. "Pride & Joy" was launched in 2003 as a part of Marvel's Tsunami imprint, the goal of which was to attract new readers, particularly young readers and the manga audience. Vaughan's tenure on the series ran from April 2003 to 2007.