Betty Brant Leeds

Being raised by a single parent, Betty had to drop out of High School to take care of her sick mother's, who was rendered in a coma at the hands of loan sharks in search of Betty's brotehr Bennett. She took her job at the Daily Bugle as secretary of JJJ. There, she met the young new photographer Peter Parker. She would become Peter's first girlfriend. Betty had a soft spot for Peter because she saw that he only wanted the job for the money and to take care of his aunt. But due to a previous bad experience, Betty feared that Peter might be reckless and that he might die while taking pictures of Spider-Man.

This caused a rift between the two. Also, Liz Allan would develop a crush on Peter, and would want to spend more time with her classmate. This would infuriate Betty. Later, when Bennett died at the hands of a Spidey-Ock fight, Betty blamed Spider-Man for her brother's death. Peter's secret identity would drive the two apart. From there, she'd remain friend's with Peter, but she'd date fellow Bugle employee, and star reporter, Edward 'Ned' Leeds. Betty would later marry Ned after several months of dating. During the time Ned was being controlled by the Hobgoblin, he became more and more aggressive. This also caused Betty to have an affair with Flash Thompson. When Ned would die, Betty would start to lose it; she'd even join a cult, and started thinking that Ned was still alive. In the end, she'd get over all of that. From the time Ned died and the return of Norman Osborn, Betty left her post as secretary and become a reporter. Her relationship with Flash's friendship had been a rocky one, and, at times, she really didn't like speaking to him at all. Eventually, she would decide to help Flash overcome his alcohol abuse problem. The two would get close to each other, but after many months together, she would dump Flash due to his poor attitude. She still is a reporter for the Bugle.