Marla Madison Jameson

Introduced in 1987's Web of Spider-Man #29, Marla Madison Jameson carved out a distinctive place in Marvel's Copper Age Spider-Man universe — and kept it for an impressive thirty years. She moves through some of the most storied corners of the Spider-Man mythos, sharing pages with J. Jonah Jameson, Peter Parker, Harry Osborn, and even Wilson Fisk, which speaks to the dramatic weight her presence carries. Her appearances are concentrated in the flagship titles — The Amazing Spider-Man, The Spectacular Spider-Man, and Spider-Man: Brand New Day — making her a quiet constant in one of Marvel's most beloved corners. With a key issue to her name and a catalog run stretching into 2017, she's the kind of character that rewards the dedicated reader who pays attention to the people around the wall-crawler, not just the hero himself.