The Official BETTY BRANT Appreciation Thread!
I noticed that we don't have a thread for another (And one of the first) prominent women in the Spider-Man mythos, Ms. Elizabeth "Betty" Brant Leeds!!!
In light of the recent Elizabeth Banks Spider-Man gossip right now, I was reminded of this awesome character and how underrated she is. I am unsure of where she is right now in the main reality, but she has a supporting role in the Spider-Gwen series as one of the Mary Jane's.
Where would you like to see Betty in this day and age? Should she stay strictly as a ordinary human supporting character or should she take on a unique superhero/anti-hero mantle? Also everyone can agree that it is long overdue for her and Peter to officially be in a relationship. She's always been the sexy cougar in his life.
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Happy Birthday Christopher J. Priest!!!
In [B][I]Spider-Man vs. Wolverine #[/I][/B]1, writer Jim Owsley [B][SIZE=1]now known as Christopher J. Priest[/SIZE][/B] decided to do a story that was based on Spider-Man being completely out of his element, not only in terms of being outside of the United State in a country where he doesn’t speak the language, but stuck in a deadly game of espionage. Peter Parker and Ned Leeds are sent to Germany by J. Jonah Jameson to investigate a bad guy named Charlemagne. Wolverine shows up and tells Peter to back off. We soon see why...
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Happy Birthday Alex Saviuk!!!
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Web Of Spiderman Spider-Man issue #116, September 1994.
[B]Alex Saviuk[/B] drawn page featuring a machine gun wielding Betty Brant and villain F.A.C.A.D.E.
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Happy Birthday Sturdy Steve Ditko!!!
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Stan Lee provides the motivation for the break up between Peter Parker and Betty Brant at the same time that he opens narrative possibilities with relationships Parker will have with Gwen Stacy and Mary Jane Watson. [B][I]The Amazing Spider-Man #33 February 1966[/I][/B]. Art by [B]Steve Ditko[/B]!
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