Betty Brant

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Betty Brant is a female comic character who features in Marvel Comics.

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Betty Brant

She had a blonde haired brother by the name of Bennett Brant. (Amazing Spider-Man v1 #11) At some point, her mother gave Betty a heart shaped pendant before dying. (Amazing Spider-Man v1 #665)

When she was younger, she and her brother came to befriend Gordon Savinski who was a student at Empire State University. At some point, he became involved with Betty but they would eventually break up. Around this time, Savinski came to involve Bennett in gambling where they came to lose and end up owing money to the gangster Blackie Gaxton. After that point, Gordon severed ties with Bennett leaving his former friend deep in debt. (Untold Tales of Spider-Man v1 #12)

Her secretarial job at the Bugle was taken to help her brother Bennett Brant pay back his gambling debts. (Amazing Spider-Man v1 #11)

Peter had already noticed his attraction to Betty, and was impressed when she stood up to J. Jonah Jameson over publishing slandering articles against Spider-Man. They began dating shortly afterwards, when Betty was impressed by Parker's kindness when taking care of his ill Aunt May. (Amazing Spider-Man v1 #9)

With the help of Doctor Octopus, Blackie Gaxton kidnapped both Bennett and Betty as insurance against anyone preventing him leaving the country. Bennett was double-crossed when Gaxton refused to free him of his debts and was fatally shot during a melee between Gaxton's gang, Doctor Octopus and Spider-Man. At first, Betty blamed Spider-Man for the death of her brother and told Spider-Man that she never wanted to see him again, but she realized later on that she was wrong and that he had only been trying to help. (Amazing Spider-Man v1 #11) However the blossoming romance between Betty and Peter continued but was cut short, when Betty feared that Peter cared more for his classmate Liz Allan. (Amazing Spider-Man v1 #13) This misunderstanding led to their relationship finally coming to an end. (Amazing Spider-Man v1 #17) Soon after Peter and Betty's break up she started dating fellow Daily Bugle employee reporter Ned Leeds. (Amazing Spider-Man v1 #18)

Upon his return, she and Ned began dating again. (Amazing Spider-Man v1 #29) Eventually, Leeds decided to propose to Betty though secretly she still loved Peter. Parker then did his best to alienate her for her own good. (Amazing Spider-Man v1 #30)

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Personality and attributes

She was also seen to wear the pendant her mother gave her. (Amazing Spider-Man v1 #665)

In fact, she took a job as a secretary at the Daily Bugle because she used her earnings to pay back her brother Bennett's gambling debt. (Amazing Spider-Man v1 #11)

When she was younger, she and her brother came to befriend Gordon Savinski. In that time, Betty dated Gordon but the two eventually broke up. (Untold Tales of Spider-Man v1 #12)

In time, she became one of Peter Parker's best friends and almost like an older sister to him. The pair made it into a tradition where every first Friday of the month they would have a standing movie night which they watched together. (Amazing Spider-Man v1 #665)

After breaking up with Parker, she became involved with journalist Ned Leeds. (Amazing Spider-Man v1 #18)

Powers and abilities

Notes

  • Betty Brant was created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko where she made her first appearance in Amazing Spider-Man v1 #4 (September, 1963).

Alternate Versions

In other media

Television

  • In Spider-Man, Betty Brant appeared in the setting of the 1967 animated television series where she was voiced by actress Peg Dixon.

Films

  • In Sam Raimi's Spider-Man Trilogy, Betty Brant made a number of appearances in the shared continuity setting.
    • In Spider-Man, Betty Brant appeared in the live-action film where she was portrayed by actress Elizabeth Banks.
    • In Spider-Man 2, Betty Brant returned in the live-action sequel where she was again portrayed by actress Elizabeth Banks.
    • In Spider-Man 3, Betty Brant appeared again in the live-action film where she was once more portrayed by actress Elizabeth Banks.

Video games

Appearances

  • Amazing Spider-Man v1: (1963)

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