What is Ned Leeds?
'''Ned Leeds''' is a [[fictional character]] from [[Marvel Comics]]. He was created by [[Stan Lee]] and [[Steve Ditko]] for a ''[[Spider-Man]]'' [[comic book]] in 1964. == Fictional character biography == Ned Leeds worked for a [[newspaper]] called the ''[[Daily Bugle]]''. He and [[Peter Parker]] both liked the same [[girl]] named [[Betty Brant]] with Ned eventually marrying her with [[Peter Parker]] as the [[best man]]. Then Spider-Man started having to [[fight]] a [[supervillain]] known as the '''[[Hobgoblin (comics)|Hobgoblin]]''' who turned out to have Ned Leeds as his [[secret identity]] but then it turned out that Ned Leeds was actually being [[brainwash]]ed all along and he was eventually [[kill]]ed in a [[comic book]] from 1986. ==In other media== Ned Leeds was played by [[Jacob Batalon]] in the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]] (MCU) media franchise in which he’s [[Peter Parker (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Peter Parker]]’s best [[friend]] and [[sidekick]]. [[Category:Marvel Comics characters]] [[Category:Marvel Comics supporting characters]] [[Category:Spider-Man]]