Kathryn Cushing

Kathryn Cushing is a supporting character in Marvel's Spider-Man titles, serving as a newspaper editor figure operating within Peter Parker's professional world. She has no superpowers, functioning as a civilian presence in Spider-Man's street-level corner of the Marvel universe.

Kathryn Cushing stepped onto the Marvel stage in 1986, born from the creative collaboration of Jim Owsley and Rich Buckler in the pages of The Spectacular Spider-Man — right in the thick of the Copper Age, when Spider-Man's corner of the Marvel universe was buzzing with some of its most dynamic street-level storytelling. Over the course of a remarkable 32-year presence, she carved out a steady place across all three of the classic Spidey titles — The Amazing Spider-Man, The Spectacular Spider-Man, and Web of Spider-Man — rubbing shoulders with Peter Parker, J. Jonah Jameson, Ben Urich, and Mary Jane Parker, which tells you she belongs firmly in the journalistic and civilian heart of Spider-Man's world. With a key-issue appearance to her name and a longevity stretching well into 2018, Kathryn Cushing is one of those quietly essential supporting players who gives the Daily Bugle's orbit its texture and depth — the kind of character that rewards readers who pay attention to the rich human tapestry behind the web-slinging.