Who Is Bethany Cabe? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Bethany Cabe is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Bethany Anne Camilla Cabe van Tilberg, with over 173 comic issue appearances. Bethany Cabe is a former bodyguard and private investigator. She worked as Tony Stark's bodyguard and eventually became his lover. She is one of the few people in Tony's close knit inner circle. She was the most prominent love interest of Tony Stark.

Who is Bethany Cabe?

Creation David Michelinie and Bob Layton created Bethany Cabe for the story in Iron Man #117 (1978). Michelinie wrote the script, John Romita, Jr penciled the art and Layton inked the art. Origin Years before she became a security specialist and bodyguard, Bethany Cabe married Alexander van Tilberg. The West German government named van Tilberg as its junior ambassador to the United States shortly before the marriage. Cabe didn't have a career at the time or aspirations to have a job. Happy at first in the initial months of the marriage, Cabe later believed that van Tilberg placed his career ahead of her and considered her a trophy wife to impress his diplomatic colleagues. Van Tilberg became dependent on pills and angrily refused to discuss the situation with Cabe. She left him as he appeared to be ruining his life and refused any help.

Key facts

Bethany Cabe is of human origin and first appeared in "The Spy Who Killed Me". The character is published by Marvel. With 173 recorded issue appearances, Bethany Cabe ranks among the most featured characters in comics.