The Official BETTY BRANT Appreciation Thread!

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Web of Spider-Man #40 Jul 1988

"All You Need Is Love" Part 1 of 4.
Betty Brant Leeds has mysteriously disappeared, and Peter Parker and Flash Thompson are determined to find out why.
The 'Students of Love' cult has brainwashed her! Flash gets the first fight against the cult, and Spider-Man gets the second. Can the duo rescue Betty?


Story by Peter David. Art by Alex Saviuk and Keith Williams.
https://comicvine.gamespot.com/alex-saviuk/4040-7955/

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Web of Spider-Man #41 Aug 1988
"That Old-Time Religion" Part 2 of 4.
Spider-Man has successfully penetrated the headquarters of the Students of Love cult, but that only begins the trouble for the web-slinger!

After a brainwashed Betty Brant Leeds pulls off Spider-Man's mask,

Peter Parker must go undercover as a cult member.

Story by Peter David. Art by Alex Saviuk and Keith Williams.

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Web of Spider-Man #42 Sep 1988
"Pressure!" Part 3 of 4.

After being allowed to peacefully leave the cult headquarters,

Peter is not sure if Betty should be rescued 'by force' or left to leave someday of her own free will.
However, Flash Thompson does not have any doubts, so he teams up with a group of de-programmers and busts into the cult's estate!

Story by Peter David. Art by Alex Saviuk and Keith Williams.

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Web of Spider-Man #43 Oct 1988
"Autodafe or Nobody Expects the Spanish Inquisition" Part 4 of 4.
The Students of Love are not ready to let Betty go,

so they kidnap her along with Peter and Flash and bring everyone back to their headquarters.
Chaos erupts when one of the deranged cultists sets the building on fire!


Story by Peter David. Art by Alex Saviuk and Keith Williams.

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Should she stay strictly as a ordinary human supporting character or should she take on a unique superhero/anti-hero mantle?

To me, strictly as a ordinary human supporting character.

[Hypestyle]

Betty can be an embedded journalist doing a feature article about one of the new super teams, in the aftermath of Secret Empire.

[Digifiend]

Yeah, let her be a Lois Lane type. Civilian who can defend herself if need be (i.e. martial arts, improvised weapons) but not a superhero.

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Also everyone can agree that it is long overdue for her and Peter to officially be in a relationship.

Disagree! Sorry.

She's always been the sexy cougar in his life.

AGREE!

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Amazing Spider-Man #4 Sep 1963
First appearance of the Sandman in "Nothing Can Stop The Sandman!"

Intro Betty Brant

and Liz Allen.

Script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko