Bethany Cabe
Bethany Cabe is a female comic character who features in Marvel Comics.
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Biography
Bethany Cabe
Years ago, she met West Germany's junior ambassador to the U.S. named Alexander van Tilberg and became charmed by him. This saw the two getting married several years ago and her falling in love with him. She quickly learnt though that Alex was more in love with his diplomatic career and saw Bethany as window dressing in fulfilling his work ambitions. His fixation on his career was to the point that he ignored everything else which included his wife with them sometimes going days without saying a word to one another. The stresses of the job led to him using pills to manage waking up and sleeping with this leading to arguments with Bethany. She attempted to dissuade him from using pills but in a rage he would tell her that he needed to work things out himself. Thus, she gave him a wide berth as she could not understand his insecurities and was hurt easily in those years. Letting her husband handle things himself, this culminated him driving his vehicle a month later where he lost control causing it to fall off a bridge. This led to his death though it could not be determined if this was because of a heart attack caused by the pills or slow reflexes caused by using the drugs. (Iron Man v1 #128)
Cabe first met Anthony Stark at a reception at the Carnelian embassy in New York City. Cabe and Stark became romantically involved with each other soon after Stark hired her as part of his security team. (Iron Man v1 #117)
When Stark first began drinking heavily, Cabe worried he was destroying himself as her husband had. Unlike van Tilburg, Stark asked for Cabe's help in overcoming his alcoholism and with her aid, he succeeded leaving alcohol. (Iron Man v1 #128)
Years later, Bethany was contacted by James Rhodes to assist him, Eddie March, Happy Hogan, Carl Walker, and Michael O'Brien - all of whom had used versions of Iron Man armor or similar suits. Although she had not worn an Iron Man armor, Jim felt she was familiar enough and could handle herself with the Iron Man Armor MK VIII against the threat known as Ultimo, who had already defeated Stark/Iron Man. After Ultimo was stopped, Tony Stark (who had just recovered from a near-death experience) offered her a position with the company again, this time as head of security. (Iron Man v1 #300)
Bethany later resurfaced in Tony's life many years later. Following the Skrulls' invasion of Earth, she was placed in charge of the War Machine Research and Development Facility in the mountains of Colorado. She began providing tactical support to Jim Rhodes and also coordinated her efforts with former arms dealer Parnell Jacobs aboard the Stark Satellite. (War Machine v2 #1)
Overview
Personality and attributes
To those close to her, she was known as Beth. (Iron Man v1 #126)
She was once married to Alexander van Tilberg who was strong, witty and intelligent with her falling in love with him. Bethany though came to learn that he was more in love with his career and that she was a required dressing for his diplomatic ambitions. The stresses of the job caused him to lash out and want to handle work himself. Cabe said that she was easily hurt in those days and she decided to let him handle his problems himself. She came to regret this after his death and believed that had she worked harder in staying with him that perhaps he would still be alive. (Iron Man v1 #128)
Powers and abilities
She once owned a private security consultant firm called Cabe & McPherson, Security Specialists which she owned alongside her best friend. (Iron Man v1 #126)
Notes
- Bethany Cabe was created by David Michelinie and Bob Layton where she made her first appearance in Iron Man v1 #117 (December, 1978).
Alternate Versions
- In Iron Man: The End v1 #1 (2008), an alternate version of Bethany Cabe appeared in The End reality designated as Earth-9199 in the Multiverse.
Appearances
- Iron Man v1: (1978)
- Tony Stark: Iron Man v1:
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