AMBER
Real Name: Amber (last name unrevealed)
Identity/Class: Human
Occupation: Unrevealed
Group Membership: None
Affiliations: Flash Thompson, Mary Jane Parker, Peter Parker
Enemies: None
Known Relatives: None
Aliases: None
Base of Operations: New York City, New York
First Appearance: Amazing Spider-Man I#328
(January, 1990)
Powers/Abilities: Amber possessed no known
superhuman abilities. Demanding and unreasonable, she had very little
concern for the wellbeing of others. Amber was a smoker.
Height: 5'7" (by approximation)
Weight: 120 lbs. (by approximation)
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Black
History:
(Amazing Spider-Man I#328 (fb) - BTS) - Not too long after breaking up
with his former girlfriend Blaze, the insecure prize fighter Flash
Thompson met Amber. Even though she was demanding, unreasonable and
thoroughly unlikable she showed enough interest in him for the two to
start dating.
(Amazing Spider-Man I#328 - BTS) - Flash wanted to introduce the newest
love of his life to his best friends Peter and Mary Jane Parker and
invited the couple out to dinner at Windows on the World, on the top
floors of the World Trade Center. Before Peter and Mary Jane arrived,
the demanding Amber had already ordered a steak but was annoyed when it
was too rare for her taste. She sent it back, demanding a better one.
The waiter had just delivered the clearly pink piece of meat when Peter
and Mary Jane showed up.
(Amazing Spider-Man I#328) - Amber was too busy eating her steak to look
up even as Flash introduced her to the Parkers. Barely acknowledging her
guests, she spit out a piece of steak because it tasted "yucky". She
summoned the waiter, calling him "gar-kon" and claimed the steak was now
burnt. She ignored the exasperated waiter's protests and demanded
another one. Then she went off on the restaurant, calling the fancy
establishment a dump and complaining bitterly about not even being
allowed to smoke at the table after dinner. Flash tried to carry on a
normal conversation, telling the Parkers his career as a prize fighter
was slowly taking off and that he was almost ready to get paid for
fights. He then invited Peter and Mary Jane to accompany him and Amber
to the movies after dinner. Already fed up with the boorish girl, Mary
Jane was quick to make up an excuse for not being able to tag along.
(Amazing Spider-Man I#330 - BTS) - Flash and Amber broke up.
Comments: Created by David Michelinie (writer), Erik Larsen
(pencils), Al Gordon (inks)
Amber was part of a running gag involving Flash Thompson's terrible luck
with (and taste in) women David Michelinie introduced when he was on Amazing
Spider-Man. For a few issues, poor Flash would introduce Peter
and Mary Jane to the newest love of his life, all women who were clearly
a terrible match for him but the love struck Flash was always blind to
their obvious faults. None of the women stuck around for more than an
issue and the revolving door of love interests seemed an innocent gag
until Flash showed up with Felicia Hardy in #329.
Profile by Norvo.
CLARIFICATIONS:
Amber should not be confused with
images: (without ads)
Amazing Spider-Man I#310, p10, pan1 (mainimage)
Amazing Spider-Man I#310, p10, pan3 (closeup)
Appearances:
Amazing Spider-Man I#328 (January, 1990) - David Michelinie (writer),
Todd McFarlane (pencils & inks), Jim Salicrup (editor)
First Posted: 05/12/2018
Last Updated: 05/12/2018
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