Kat Farrell

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caption=Kat Farrell
Art by Jim Cheung
comic_color=background:#ff8080
character_name=Kat Farrell
publisher=Marvel Comics
debut="Deadline" #1
creators=Bill Rosemann
full_name=Katherine 'Kat' Farrell
status=Active
supports=The Pulse
Young Avengers
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Kat Farrell is a fictional character existing in Marvel Comics' Marvel Universe, usually appearing in comic books featuring "Avengers"-related characters in New York City. She has an over-protective mother, a fish named Bilbo Baggins, and a smoking habit she is trying to quit. She is a top reporter for the Daily Bugle. Along with Ben Urich, she is in charge of the "The Pulse", the section of the Daily Bugle which focuses on superheros.

Her first appearance in the 2002 limited series "Deadline" featured her adventures as a reporter for the Daily Bugle. Kate was initially interested in reporting on 'real' heroes, such as police officers and firefighters. She did not like being forced to cover superheros, or as she derogatorily referred to them, 'Capes'.

Following six supervillain homicides, Kat is led to murdered judge Michael Hart, who presided solely over superhero crimes. Hart's wife had also been murdered. The police suspect that it was a double homicide or Hart had killed his wife first. Kat discovers that Hart had been murdered by the Tinkerer. He had returned, though, with supernatural powers.

Paul Swanson, fellow reporter, breaks into her apartment and kills her fish in an attempt to scare her off the case. Undeterred, she nevertheless decides to drop the story anyway, to protect Hart.

Kat also participates in the investigation of fellow journalist Teri Kidder's death.

She was the first to interview Luke Cage when he brought the villain, the Green Goblin AKA Norman Osborn, to justice.

Alternate versions

In the "The Pulse" #10, Kat's life, like most of earth, has been changed by House Of M reality alteration. She wants to write the truth but meets resistance because the ruling mutant class controls the newspapers. Ben Urich even encourages her to toe the line. She meets one of the few people who know about the true reality, Hawkeye. Angry enough to even seemingly assault her (he traps her with carefully placed arrows that pierce clothing), he soon reveals many things. In the true reality he is dead, killed by the woman who created House of M. Many signs of mutant repression are interpreted visually in different ways by Hawkeye.

It is not known whether Hawkeye, who has returned in this reality, remembers the alternate version of Kat.

Appearances

*"Deadline" #1-4
*"The Pulse" #2-5,11,13
*"Young Avengers" #1 and Special
*"New Avengers" #14-15