Who Is Vera Cantor? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Vera Cantor is a Marvel comic book character, with over 105 comic issue appearances. Vera was X-Man Beast's girlfriend, during the first X-Men team formation, back in the 1960s. Mimic was introduced as her former boyfriend.

Who is Vera Cantor?

Origin Vera Cantor worked in a New York library and was a close friend to Zelda Kurtzberg. Eventually the two girls would move into an apartment together strengthening their friendship. Zelda would also rope Vera into a joint date, Zelda keen on Bobby Drake and setting up Zera for a blind date with Hank McCoy. Both woman would be unaware that Drake and McCoy were actually the mutant superheroes Iceman and the Beast respectively. Vera would also have to contend with a one sided affection from Calvin Rankin who also coincidentally was the mutant Mimic. The two woman would frequently get frustrated at the two young X-Men, because they would often run out during dates (to fight some menace as Iceman and Beast) every time they were together. Creation Vera Cantor is a Marvel comic book character introduced in The X-Men #19 released in April 1966. The character created by Stan Lee, Jay Gavin and Dick Ayers.

Key facts

Vera Cantor is of human origin and first appeared in "Lo! Now Shall Appear the Mimic!". The character is published by Marvel. With 105 recorded issue appearances, Vera Cantor ranks among the most featured characters in comics.