First Appearance: "
Night of the Lizard"
First Comic Appearance: the Amazing Spider-Man, issue 196 (1979)
A.K.A.: Deb
Love Interests: Michael Morbius, Flash Thompson
Eye Color: Blue
Team(s): n/a
Position: Scientist; student at ESU
See Also: Flash Thompson,
Michael Morbius
Debra Whitman is described by Peter to be "the little sister I never had...or wanted."
Debra's a scientific genius, and went to school with Peter at ESU and was taught by Dr. Connors. While she is a friend to Peter, she's never gotten herself involved with his heroics, though she came awfully close in "Night of the Lizard" in which she encounters The Lizard.
Although Michael Morbius was already in a serious relationship with Felicia Hardy, Debra couldn’t help falling in love with him. When he was believed to be living in a cave (after his transformation into a bat), she had a crisis in which she began partying every day and started neglecting her studies, though after helping Mrs. Connors turn the Lizard back into Curt Connors, she realized she wasn’t done with science and went after him in an attempt to see him again and obtain his love. With all of her efforts, he remains in love with Felicia Hardy; she got involved in a relationship with Flash Thompson, though she’ll always love Michael Morbius.