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She was originally portrayed as the personal secretary for The Daily Bugle publisher J. Jonah Jameson and a romantic interest of Peter Parker, Spider-Man’s alter ego who works as a Bugle photographer. The Daily Bugle is a fictional New York City newspaper that is a regular fixture in the Marvel Universe. ... J. Jonah Jameson (also known as J.J., Jolly Jonah Jameson , or J.J.J.) is a fictional supporting character featured in Marvel Comics’s Spider-Man series. ... Alter Ego has multiple meanings: Alter Ego is a game for the Commodore 64 computer. ...

She subsequently enters into a disastrous marriage with Ned Leeds, a Daily Bugle reporter. After Leeds’ death and many years of turmoil, she emerges as a top reporter for the Bugle. Ned Leeds is a comic book character in the Marvel Comics universe, part of the supporting cast of Spider-Man, first introduced in 1964 in The Amazing Spider-Man # 25, by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko. ... A Female Reporter A reporter is a type of journalist who researches and presents information in certain types of mass media. ...

Fictional character history

Betty Brant was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her mother had originally been Jameson's "girl Friday" and Betty took the position after her mother's death. Peter Parker (secretly Spider-Man) and she were attracted to each other because Betty wanted a normal, ordinary man, and they were romantically linked. However, her brother was accidentally murdered during a fight with Spider-Man and Doctor Octopus, and she blamed Spider-Man. Later she forgave Spider-Man when she realized he was trying to protect them. Nickname: City of Brotherly Love, Philly, the Quaker City Motto: Philadelphia maneto (Let brotherly love continue) Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701 Mayor John F. Street (D) Area    - City 369. ...

A year later, Betty broke up with Peter, and she eventually married Bugle reporter Ned Leeds. However the marriage proved turbulent as Ned was often posted overseas. When he was stationed in Paris she found the life impossible and left Ned to return to New York. She turned to Peter Parker once more and the two had a brief affair. However Ned followed her home and she was caught between the two men. Peter regretted getting involved with Betty again and allowed the affair to break abruptly, driving her back into the arms of Ned. This article is about the capital of France. ...

Later on in the series, it became clear that Ned Leeds was in fact the villain Hobgoblin, although this fact was later retconned into Ned's having been a pawn of the real Hobgoblin. As Leeds became more hostile, Betty drifted into the arms of old friend Flash Thompson. A jealous Leeds framed Thompson as the Hobgoblin, but when the two battled, the Hobgoblin's mask slipped, and Betty discovered that Ned and the Hobgoblin were one and the same. This revelation, coupled with Ned's murder by the Foreigner, sent Brant over the edge into insanity. Ned Leeds is a comic book character in the Marvel Comics universe, part of the supporting cast of Spider-Man, first introduced in 1964 in The Amazing Spider-Man # 25, by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko. ... The Hobgoblin is a fictional character, a supervillain appearing in the Marvel Comics universe as an enemy of Spider-Man who uses a variant of persona of the Green Goblin. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Eugene Flash Thompson is a supporting character in Marvel Comics’s Spider-Man series. ...

Betty joined the Students of Love cult, led by the Teacher, before being saved by Flash and Spider-Man. Because her house had been sold during her time with the cult, Betty stayed with Flash for a time. During this, the demonic events of Inferno happened, overwhelming much of New York City. Betty and Flash were attacked by demonic duplicates of Spider-Man and Ned Leeds. Betty overcame physical and psychological barriers and succeeded in destroying the monsters. This article does not discuss cult in its original meaning. ... Inferno has been used as the name of several comic book characters and series: Inferno was a crossover in which the X-Men battled demons led by Jean Greys clone Madelyne Pryor. ...

Flash and Betty drifted apart as Betty's recovery continued. She rejoined the staff of the Daily Bugle as an investigative reporter whose newfound courageous assertiveness and investigative skill impressed her colleagues. She finally cleared Ned's name when she revealed that Roderick Kingsley was the real Hobgoblin. She remains a recurring character in the Spider-Man comics. Layout of the Bugle The Daily Bugle is a fictional New York City newspaper that is a regular fixture in the Marvel Universe, most prominently in Spider-Man and its derivative media. ... The Hobgoblin is a fictional comic book supervillain appearing in Marvel Comics as an enemy of Spider-Man who uses a variant of the persona of the Green Goblin. ...

Currently, she has met up with one of Peter's old college friends, Debra Whitman, during a book signing event for Debra's new book "Two-Faced". The book described her relationship with Peter Parker/Spider-Man, which ended in Debra being the victim. However, when it was later revealed that the book was actually altered by the Bugle's staff to make Spider-Man look like he ruined Debra's life, Betty secretly leaked information to the Daily Globe, exposing the fraud. Her boss, J. Jonah Jameson, furious with the possible libel suit, now orders Betty to find out who had given the information. Debra Whitman was a fictional character from the Spider-Man universe, and a brief love interest of Peter Parker in the Spectacular Spider-Man and Amazing Spider-Man comic titles in the late 70s and early 80s. ... The Daily Globe is a fictional New York City newspaper in the Marvel Comics Universe. ...

Ultimate Betty

In the Ultimate Marvel universe, Betty Brant is once again the loyal secretary of J. Jonah Jameson at the Daily Bugle. She's a headstrong woman, trying to get by in life and having as much fun on dates as she can get. She first appeared in Ultimate Spider-Man #8, where she worked herself up into a rage while trying to build the Bugle's website. Peter took over from her and got his job at the Bugle as a webdesigner.

This version of the character has a considerably different personality, even going as far as making bets about the deaths of missing coworkers.

In other media

The character has appeared in the Spider-Man 1960s animated series, voiced by Peg Dixon, where she was a prominent supporting character much in manner of Lois Lane. She also appeared in the Spider-Man 1980s animated series. In the 1990's animated incarnation she did not appear and Glory Grant was Jonah's secretary instead. As Betty Brant receded into the background in the comics in favor of other love interests, particularly Mary Jane Watson, she appears as a much more minor character, such as in the feature film series as played by Elizabeth Banks, and reappears in Spider-Man 2 and Spider-Man 3. Spider-Man is an animated television series that ran from September 9, 1967 to June 14, 1970. ... A character of a book, play, movie, TV show or other form of storytelling usually used only to give dimension to a main character, by adding a relationship with this character, although sometimes supporting characters may develop a complexity of their own. ... For the Dutch girl group, see Loïs Lane. ... Mary Jane Watson or Mary Jane Watson-Parker, depending on the adaptation, is (in the fictional world of Spider-Man) the wife of Peter Parker (Spider Man) and a supporting character in the Marvel Comics Spider-Man series. ... Tobey Maguire in Spider-Man Spider-Man is the name of an extremely successful movie (released on May 3, 2002) which stars Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst and Willem Dafoe and was directed by Sam Raimi. ... Banks in Heights Elizabeth Banks (born Elizabeth Maresal Mitchell on February 10, 1974) is an American actress. ... This article is about the 2004 film. ... Spider-Man 3 is a 2007 American superhero film written and directed by Sam Raimi, with a screenplay by Ivan Raimi and Alvin Sargent. ...

As one of the Bugle's staff and J. Jonah Jameson's secretary, Betty is usually seen either passing on messages to Jonah or receiving curt orders from him. Whilst she never dates Peter, a subtle attraction to him is apparent in the first two films. In Spider-Man 3, Betty seems to have found a way of getting her comeuppance on her boss, by being tasked by his wife to inform him to avoid getting agitated and to remember to take his numerous medications, which she does to comic effect through a loud buzzer/intercom; later, she is hit on by Eddie Brock, Junior, (whom she wants nothing to do with,) and a symbiote-influenced Peter Parker (who she is visibly attracted to), only to be interrupted by Jameson, who humorously says "That's not the position I hired you for!". Venom (Edward Eddie Charles Brock), is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics supervillain and anti-hero generally credited to David Michelinie and Todd McFarlane. ...

Betty Brant will appear in The Spectacular Spider-Man, starting with the first episode, "Survival of the Fittest." The Spectacular Spider-Man is a planned animated television series that is slated to air in March 1, 2008 on Kids WB on The CW. The TV series is named after the Marvel Comics series The Spectacular Spider-Man. ...

External links

• The Women of Marvel Comics Betty Brant Page
• Betty Brant's Profile at Spiderfan.org
• Betty Brant on the Marvel Universe Character Bio Wiki