BARBARA CHASE

Real Name: Barbara "Babs" Chase

Identity/Class: Normal human

Occupation: Unrevealed

Group Membership: None

Affiliations: Raymond (last name unrevealed), Vickie (last name unrevealed)

Enemies: None

Known Relatives: Ellen (aunt, last name unrevealed)

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: Unrevealed city, likely USA

First Appearance: My Love II#4/3 (March, 1970)

Powers/Abilities: Barbara Chase was a normal human with no outstanding special abilities. She lacked self-confidence, but felt social stigma.

Height: 5'4" (by approximation)
Weight: 120 lbs. (by approximation)
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Ginger

History:

(My Love II#4/3 (fb) - BTS) - Living with her Aunt Ellen, Barbara Chase often dated wealthy college boys. Barbara regularly visited her hairdresser Raymond for hair appointments, but mutual attraction blossomed between them. However, Barbara's long-time friend Vickie was also secretly drawn to Raymond and so encouraged her friend to forget her romantic notions due to his lower income and social standing.

(My Love II#4/3) - Barbara went again to the beauty shop, where she flirted with Raymond. He finally invited her on a date. Afterward, Vickie tried to dampen her friend's excitement, but the romantic evening date proved fulfilling. Returning to her aunt's place, Barbara, a little embarrassed at being so romantically caught up, told Ellen that he was just a friend. Barbara then followed Vickie's recommendation to end the affair on the next date.

   A few months passed during which Vickie stopped contacting Barbara. The two met by chance in a car park, but Vickie was evasive. Afterward, Barbara was shocked to discover that Vickie had become engaged to Raymond. Later, Barbara watched the wedding couple from the sidelines, then wandered off alone. She resolved to have greater self-confidence and to follow her heart in the future.

Comments: Created by Stan Lee (writer), Gene Colan (pencils), Jim Mooney (inks).

These romance stories often had the flavor of the time in which they were written, and nothing else to tie them into Marvel's sliding timescale. As such, it's likely that the stories took place at the time of publication rather than being part of the sliding timescale.

Profile by Grendel Prime.

CLARIFICATIONS :
Barbara Chase has no known connections to:

• CHASE, CHRISTIE - wife of Quentin @ Power Man I#30
  
• CHASE, COLE - father of Trevor, killed by Sabretooth @ X-Factor I#132
  
• CHASE, JULIE - mother of Trevor, killed by Sabretooth @ X-Factor I#132
  
• CHASE, O.Z. - bounty hunter, "owner" of Cerberus, ally of Dazzler, hired by Dust to bring her in, rescued her alongside Beast @ Dazzler I#38
• CHASE, QUENTIN - investigator @ Power Man I#29
• CHASE, RANDALL - Hellfire Club employee, guard of White Queen, exposed Emma's plans to Firestar, killed by Emma's agents @ Firestar I#2
• CHASE, Lt. SLOAN - New York Police Department @ Web of Spider-Man I#114
• CHASE, TREVOR - adolescent mutant, ally of Mystique, badly beaten by Friends of Humanity @ X-Factor I#127
• CHASE, ZEBEDIAH - Old West-era, ginger-haired robber, possessed by Ranaq @ Alpha Flight I#18
  
• CHASE, Mr. - mercenary assassin, captured Nahrees for Terrence Haller, held his own against the Inhumans until killed by Jolen @ Inhumans V#9
  
• or any other "Barbara" or "Chase" characters

images: (without ads)
My Love II#4/3, p5, pan4 (main image)
   p2, pan1 (headshot)

Appearances:
My Love II#4/3 (March, 1970) - Stan Lee (writer & editor), Gene Colan (pencils), Jim Mooney (inks)

First posted: 05/21/18

Last updated: 05/21/18

Any Additions/Corrections? please let me know.

Non-Marvel Copyright info
All other characters mentioned or pictured are ™  and © 1941-2099 Marvel Characters, Inc. All Rights Reserved. If you like this stuff, you should check out the real thing!
Please visit The Marvel Official Site at: http://www.marvel.com.

Special Thanks to www.g-mart.com for hosting the Appendix!

Back to Characters