Spider-Man isn't the only one to climb walls in the city! Jessica Drew may not have had an easy life, but she chooses to protect people as Spider-Woman! The character first appeared in Marvel Spotlight #32, February 1977, created by Archie Goodwin and the designer Sal Buscema.
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Real name: Jessica Miriam Drew.
Skills: spider powers, emergency beams, flight, immune to poisons.
Weaknesses: prone to loss of power, hates rats.
Enemies: Hydra, Morgana Le Fat, Charlotte Witter.Is Spider-Woman a relative of Spider-Man? Only in the web of life! Jessica Drew's origins have nothing to do with Peter Parker's radioactive bite.
TELL ME MORE! Jessica Drew's scientific parents, Jonathan and Miriam Drew, are trying to "improve" human DNA with the skills of spiders. When Jessica becomes seriously ill, Jonathan injects her with an experimental version of the spider's serum to save her life, thus giving her spider superpowers at the same time.
When the good guys get bad... and good again!! When Spider-Woman loses her powers, a Hydra agent promises to restore them if she joins S.H.I.E.L.D as a double agent. Nick Fury encourages her to accept to overthrow Hydra from the inside!
KAPOW! Jessica's body produces bio-electric energy, which she channels into a powerful poisonous beam!
There has been more than one version of Spider-Woman:
Jessica Drew: superheroine, special agent and Avenger.
Julia Carpenter: ex government agent, now powerful seer Madame Web.
Charlotte Witter: Human-spider hybrid controlled by Doctor Octopus to attack other Spider-Woman, get their powers and kill Spider-Man.
Mattie Franklin: Teenager who defeats Charlotte Witter.ALTERNATIVE UNIVERSE! Jessica Drew from the Ultimate Universe is a modified clone of Peter Parker, aka Spider-Man.
Magical chaos. Spider-Woman has the legendary witch Morgana le Fay as historical enemy. She even went back in time to fight against this evil sorceress!
REALLY?! During an escape of super villains, Spider-Woman joins the new Avengers. But she is the heroine - she is the skull queen Vernake! The alien shapeshifter is planning a secret invasion of Earth!
SPECIAL AGENT SPIDER! Spider-Woman is an experienced secret agent who works for S.H.I.E.L.D. undercover, track down alien threats to the S.W.O.R.D and be part of the Secret Avengers team together with the ex-boy Hawkeye, the expert Black Widow and the mad scientist M.O.D.O.K!
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Heroes and Villains
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