Who Is Irene Merryweather? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Irene Merryweather is a Marvel comic book character, with over 315 comic issue appearances. A journalist and long-time friend and ally of the mutant known as Cable. Due to Cable's friendship with Deadpool, Irene also became friends with him.

Who is Irene Merryweather?

Origin Irene always wanted to be a serious reporter working for the Daily Bugle , but she got stuck working for the tabloid The Inquiring Eye. When asked by her editor to investigate Sebastian Shaw and the Hellfire Club , Irene gets drawn into a conspiracy to kill Cable . Irene returns to her office, but finds her co-workers killed by Hellfire Club agents, who attempt to kill her. Cable appears and saves her. He tells Irene that he is from the future and hires Irene to be his chronicler. Cable wants Irene to write down his life so that other people may know about him and his missions, should he get killed. Irene accepts, but soon finds out that working with Cable is not easy. Creation Irene Merryweather was created by James Robinson and José Ladrönn and first appeared in Cable Vol.1 issue 48 (1997).

Key facts

Irene Merryweather is of human origin and first appeared in "The Hellfire Hunt Part 1-Dirty Secrets". The character is published by Marvel. With 315 recorded issue appearances, Irene Merryweather ranks among the most featured characters in comics.