Cynthia Bernhammer

Stepping onto the Marvel stage in the pages of Web of Spider-Man #59 in 1989, Cynthia Bernhammer is a Copper Age creation from the accomplished team of Gerry Conway and Alex Saviuk. Her brief but memorable run keeps genuinely rarefied company — sharing pages with Spider-Man, Peter Parker, the formidable Doctor Doom, and the perpetually scheming Nick Katzenberg across Web of Spider-Man and The Spectacular Spider-Man. Four appearances may be a slim count, but rubbing elbows with Victor Von Doom himself makes every panel count — a reminder that even supporting players in the Spider-Man corner of the Marvel Universe can find themselves in extraordinary circumstances.