Robbie Robertson | |
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Name: | Joseph Robert Robertson |
Alias(es): | Robbie |
Affiliation: | The Daily Bugle |
Portrayed by: | Hilly Hicks |
First appeared: | The Amazing Spider-Man |
Appears in: | 1 Film |
Joseph "Robbie" Robertson is a supporting character in the Spider-Man comics by Marvel. He was created by Stan Lee and John Romita Sr. in 1967. In the 1977 film The Amazing Spider-Man he was portrayed by then actor Hilly Hicks. The character was used only in the movie and was not reprised for the subsequent television series.
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Robertson is an editor at the New York newspaper The Daily Bugle and a close confidant of publisher J. Jonah Jameson. He is also friendly and supportive of Peter Parker and his secret alter-ego Spider-Man than other Bugle staff members. In the film, Robertson is decades younger than his comic counterpart, portrayed as being in his late 20's/ early 30's.