History Characters / SpiderWoman

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!Character pages for ''ComicBook/SpiderWoman''.

This page refers to characters from the ''ComicBook/SpiderWoman'' comic book series.

'''Remember''', this page is for characters and examples from the Prime Marvel Universe Spider-Woman series only. Please do not list characters, or examples from other shows, movies or alternate universes here. If you have thought of a trope that fits a Spider-Woman from another universe please take that example to its respective page.

'''WARNING:''' There are unmarked spoilers on these pages for all but the most recent comics.

!!Prime Marvel Universe [[note]]Earth-616[[/note]]
[[index]]
* [[Characters/SpiderWomanTitleCharacter Spider-Woman]]
* [[Characters/SpiderWomanSupportingCharacters Supporting Characters]]
* [[Characters/SpiderWomanEnemies Enemies]]

!!Ultimate Marvel Universe [[note]]Earth-1610[[/note]]
* [[Characters/UltimateSpiderMan2000 Ultimate Spider-Woman]]

!!Spider-Gwen Universe [[note]]Earth-65[[/note]]
* [[ComicBook/SpiderGwen Gwen Stacy / Spider-Woman]]

[[/index]]

* [[Characters/UltimateSpiderMan Ultimate Spider-Woman]]

** [[Characters/MarvelComicsSilk Silk / Cindy Moon]]

* [[Characters/SpiderWomanAllies Allies]]

** [[Characters/SpiderWomanJessicaDrew Spider-Woman / Jessica Drew]]

** [[Characters/MarvelComicsSilk Silk]]

* [[Characters/SpiderWomanAllies Spider-Woman Allies]]
* [[Characters/SpiderWomanEnemies Spider-Woman Enemies]]

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!!Spider-Women

[[folder:Jessica Drew (616)]]
!!Jessica Drew
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!!! '''Debut:''' ''Marvel Spotlight'' #32 (February 1977)

The first and probably most well known is Jessica Drew. She was created at the last minute when Marvel found out that Creator/{{Filmation}} animation studios was going to create their own super heroine by the name of Spider-Woman; since the comic version managed to come out first, Filmation was forced to change their character's name to "Web Woman". The character first appeared in ''Marvel Spotlight'' #32 (February, 1977), created by Archie Goodwin, Sal Buscema, and Jim Mooney. Jessica was the star of ''Spider-Woman'' vol. 1, which lasted for 50 issues (April, 1978-June, 1983).

When Jessica was little, she was infected with uranium radiation and was in danger of dying. Her father used an experimental spider serum to save her, and put her in a tube to accelerate the serum's growth, saving her life but aging her rather rapidly to the point that [[YoungerThanTheyLook she looks, and acts, much older than she is]]. She was raised in Wundagore by the cow-woman Lady Bova, eventually left to make her way in the human world, fell in love... then accidentally killed her first love with her latent superpower: bio-electric blasts. Accused of being a witch, Jessica fled Wundagore and was taken to ComicBook/{{HYDRA}}, tricked into thinking that it was a good place for refugees, even though it's actually a terrorist group. She was trained in martial arts and learned to harness her powers more effectively. These include the discovery of her other powers such as Wall Climbing and Pheromones, which attract men and women. Oh, and she was given her codename, first Arachne, but quickly changed to Spider-Woman (tt should be noted that the preceding paragraph is the result of decades of {{Retcon}}ning with at least two complete origin changes, including one where she was a hyper-evolved spider. Jessica rivals ComicBook/{{Hawkman}} in the ContinuitySnarl category).

On her first mission to assassinate ComicBook/NickFury, Jessica came to realize that HYDRA was wrong, so she rebelled and was left on her own to cope with her power and with her daily life. It was tough, but eventually she managed to overcome her problems, especially after the {{Crossover}} with Spider-Man, who advised her to use her power for good; she later became a {{bounty hunter}} and a private detective. She also gained a RoguesGallery, the most notorious being Morgan le Fay, whom she eventually finished in her book's finale, at the cost of her soul being separated from her body, and she requested her magician friend cast a spell that [[RetGone would erase her from the memories of everyone that ever knew her]].

However, the spell was faulty and eventually her body was found by ComicBook/TheAvengers, which led to a story arc where they tried to get her soul back to her body. They succeeded, but with a cost: Spider-Woman's powers were gone. Jessica later led a normal life with her friend Lindsay [=McCabe=], moving to Madripoor and briefly getting involved with the adventures of Franchise/{{Wolverine}}. Of course, her powers slowly started to come back, but they tended to be fluctuous and unstable. She was also attacked by Charlotte Witter, a supervillain taking the same code name, and for a time, along with the 2nd Spider-Woman Julia Carpenter, mentored the third Spider-Woman Mattie Franklin.

Over time, however, Nick Fury once again contacted Jessica in order to stabilize her power as Spider-Woman by infiltrating HYDRA. Unfortunately, that turns out to be a trap by the Skrulls, who ambushed and captured her. The Skrull Queen Veranke chose to replicate Jessica to kickstart her eventual [[ComicBook/SecretInvasion invasion]], while Jessica was held prisoner in the Skrull ship. Veranke joined the ComicBook/NewAvengers, participated through ''ComicBook/HouseOfM'', ''ComicBook/CivilWar'' and even ''ComicBook/WorldWarHulk'', until it was time for the invasion of Skrulls. The Avengers defeated Veranke and she was killed by ComicBook/NormanOsborn, with the ship carrying Jessica and the other Skrull prisoners crashing on Earth. While there were a few who welcomed her back (such as ComicBook/CarolDanvers and in a way, Franchise/{{Wolverine}}), the rest of the world's heroes looked at her funny, the image of her face seemingly becoming synonymous with Veranke, and she ended up being vilified by the world.

On Wolverine's suggestion, Jessica joined the New Avengers, despite some members still being highly suspicious of her. While she did her job as an Avenger well enough, she was still haunted with her time of capture and vilification by the world, causing her to take on jobs offered by SWORD in order to hunt down any remaining Skrulls, whom she now hated. An encounter with a particularly strong Skrull eventually overpowered her and revealed the reason why Veranke chose her as the person to impersonate: because she was completely alone and thought to be insignificant, so the rest of Earth's heroes wouldn't care about what would happen to her. Just in time for the New Avengers, even those who were formerly suspicious at her, to come to her rescue and remind her that [[YouAreNotAlone people care about her, that she's got friends, and that she's not alone]]. With this, Jessica defeated that particular Skrull and resumed being a full-time New Avenger, declining further jobs by SWORD.

She participated in [[ComicBook/{{Siege}} the Siege of Asgard]] and her efforts eventually cleaned her image of "having Veranke's face". Despite her doubts, she's handpicked as one of the members of the mainline Avengers, and has fought on their side ever since.

In 2014, Jessica received [[ComicBook/SpiderWoman2014 another solo series again]] as part of the ComicBook/SpiderVerse BatFamilyCrossover, written by Dennis Hopeless (of Comicbook/AvengersArena and Comicbook/AvengersUndercover fame). After Spider-Verse, with a new lease on life (and a new costume), Jessica quit the Avengers and devoted herself to helping normal, everyday people.

In 2019, Spider-Woman would join the black ops team known as ''ComicBook/{{Strikeforce}}''. This quickly became a notable transition, as Jessica returned to the classic costume she was most famous for starting with this series.

!!Comic volumes with their own pages:

* ''ComicBook/SpiderWoman2014''

Jessica has appeared in other media besides the Marvel comics:

[[AC:Video Games]]
* ''VideoGame/MarvelUltimateAlliance'': Playable character in the first game, and NPC in the 2nd game.
* ''VideoGame/MarvelAvengersAlliance'': One of the recruitable heroes in the game.
* ''VideoGame/SpiderManWebOfShadows'': Appears as an NPC.
* ''Videogame/SuperHeroSquadOnline'': Appears as a playable hero.
* ''VideoGame/AvengersAcademy'': A teenage version of Jessica Drew appears as a playable hero.
* ''VideoGame/LEGOMarvelsAvengers'': Ultimate Jessica Drew appears as a playable hero.

[[AC:Western Animation]]
* ''WesternAnimation/SpiderWoman'': A 1979 animated series by Creator/DepatieFrelengEnterprises starring her. Also features occasional appearances by Franchise/SpiderMan himself.

!!Tropes for Jessica
* AmbiguouslyBi:
** In the mainstream universe Jessica's had a steady relationship with men but she's also had ''a lot'' of [[HoYay/ComicBooks Les Yay]] with some female characters, especially her "best friend" ComicBook/CarolDanvers. Also with her long-standing live in partner Lindsay [=McCabe=]. And her extreme foe yay relationship with known bisexual and hedonist Gypsy Moth. Blurring this further is that her [[ComicBook/UltimateSpiderMan Ultimate Marvel]] self is openly lesbian, though this is because her Ultimate Marvel self is actually a female clone of Peter Parker, thus possessing a lot of the same qualities (beyond being openly lesbian, [[HasAType she has the same types]] as Peter: [[HeroesWantRedheads redheads]] and [[MatzoFever Jewish girls]]).
** When Captain Marvel asks her opinion of the [[ComicBook/{{Thor 2014}} new Thor]]: "One word, Carol: ''hawt.''"
* ArchEnemy: Back in the day, Jessica's was [[Myth/KingArthur Morgan Le Fay.]] Now it's Madame Hydra, who is insane enough to believe she is her mother. She is not; Jessica's mother is dead.
* BerserkButton: Don't insinuate Jessica being a Skrull or try to control her mind. She'll try to kill you for that.
* BigSisterMentor / CoolBigSis: Towards Anya, see [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/0a6f1cdc290a85227c2d4b1f03070b93.png here]] and [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/c6063059b4fd40acb8711a8d62372099.png here]]. More recently towards Spider-Gwen and Silk
* BoundAndGagged: [[{{Fanservice}} Hoo boy, does Jessica get to this situation often in her early runs]]. [[spoiler:[[UpToEleven Even Skrull Queen Veranke experienced this once while impersonating Jess.]]]]
* BrokenBird: Some incidents turned her into this, such as Skrull Queen impersonating her, among others.
* BroughtDownToNormal: She loses her powers from the '80s and '90s. Outside of guest appearances as a private detective, her character had been retired and replaced by Julia Carpenter. Her character has since been revitalized and with her powers back, she's active again as Spiderwoman.
* CallForward: The ''Origin'' mini-series features one Miles Warren as a colleague of Jessica's father. Warren eventually leaves their project to [[ComicBook/TheCloneSaga pursue cloning research]].
* ContinuitySnarl: Poor Jessica has had at least ''three'' different origin stories over the years:
** Originally, she was one of the High Evolutionary's experiments in engineering new humanoid species from animal stock; in Jessica's case, she was a spider artificially evolved into a perfectly humanoid form. This was why she had abilities akin to, yet different from, those of ComicBook/SpiderMan, and also why she had the ability to attract men but repulse women with her pheromones.
** Then she became the daughter of a pair of scientists who was poisoned by the uranium deposits near their lab; her father injected her with a serum made from spider genes in an effort to cure by infusing her with the resistant to radiation possessed by spiders. He then put her in a "genetic accelerator" to enhance the serum's progression, which caused her to A: gain spider-powers, and B: rapidly age until she was a child in the body of a young adult. The "spider evolved into a human" backstory was retconned as a false set of memories implanted in her.
** Another comic, "Spider Woman: Origin", retconned it again, most notably stating that whilst her parents were experimenting on a way to graft useful genes from spiders to humans, Jessica's pregnant mother was zapped with a splicing beam and Jessica was imbued with spider-genes in her mother's womb.
* DarkMistress: Earth-001's Jessica Drew [[UnholyMatrimony is in relationship]] with Morlun. [[spoiler: Earth-616's Jessica once impersonated her.]]
* DoubleStandardAbuseFemaleOnMale: Subverted in ''ComicBook/{{Hawkeye}}'' #9; Jessica finds out that Clint cheated on her and slaps him twice, but when she tries to hit him a third time he stops her and tells her that she's not allowed to do that, no matter how mad she is. The ending does have Clint talking to a neighbor and strongly hints that he wants to get back together with her, but that apparently isn't happening.
* DudeMagnet: One of her powers is to produce pheromones that makes men want her (and cause women to be repulsed by her). Unfortunately, she can't really direct it; it's either on or off, so she relies on a perfume to correct it.
* DudeWheresMyRespect: During an incident in ComicBook/SpiderGwen, Jessica tries to use her Avengers credentials to get take-out food delivered to an odd location. It didn't appear to work.
* [[invoked]]DyeHard: Jessica was naturally redheaded (though in the Bendis origin revision, she's blonde like her mother). She dyed her hair black. In fact, Jessica's [[AdaptationalVillainy villainous]] alternate reality counterpart from [[AlternateUniverse Earth-001]] in ''ComicBook/SpiderVerse'' keeps her auburn hair.
* {{Expy}}: ComicBook/JessicaJones, aka Jewel, began life as basically Jessica Drew in all but name. ''ComicBook/{{Alias}}'' was originally to star Drew, but that didn't work because over in ''Avengers,'' Drew was going to turn out to have been impersonated by Queen Veranke for some time, and she was just generally going in an entirely different direction. Creator/BrianMichaelBendis changed her last name and ''Alias'' went ahead as planned.
* FanDisservice: While on a mission for S.W.O.R.D., Jessica is ambushed by a supervillain team known as The Intelligencia who take her as a prisoner. [[http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-E8ITj2baE8c/TslINazGY2I/AAAAAAAACL4/TKt3wp9EmWM/s1600/jessicadrewhumiliatedbybendis.jpg She later wakes up naked]] and is interrogated while she's still naked. [[spoiler:[[RunningGag On the other hand, Skrull Queen Veranke also had similar experience while impersonating Jess.]]]]
* {{Flight}}: She can fly, although it is unclear as to the range and extent of this power.
* HeadTurningBeauty: Jessica ([[spoiler: or better, the Skrull Queen Veranke posed as her]]) get this reaction from Iron Man and Luke Cage when she appears in her [[MaleGaze sexy]] red and yellow costume in ''ComicBook/NewAvengers''.
-->'''Iron Man''': ''"Well, Agent Drew, in the most P.C., non-threatening, professional way, I'd like to say..."''\\
'''Luke Cage''': ''"Damn, girl."''\\
'''Iron Man''': ''"Exactly."''
* HeroWithBadPublicity: Just to show just how messed up Jessica's life is, this is her past (being an ex-agent of HYDRA) and present life (still being thought of as the Skrull Queen). Who knows if this'll change in the future.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: Jess is this with ComicBook/CarolDanvers. Sometimes the "heterosexual" part [[HoYay can be questionable]].
* ImprobableWeaponUser: In 2021's ''Spider-Woman'' #11, she attacks two sword wielding bank robbers with a '''scooter'''!
* ItsPersonal: Jessica ''really'' hates Skrulls after ''ComicBook/SecretInvasion''. Part of the reason why she joins SWORD is because it gives her more opportunities to kick Skrull ass.
* LongLostRelative: It turns out Jessica's employer on the 2020 series Michael Marchand is actually her brother.
* LukeIAmYourFather: In this case, mother. Merriem Drew, Jessica's mother, was supposedly killed in a werewolf attack decades ago. In ''Spider-Woman'' (vol. 1) #44 (June, 1982), Merriem was revealed to be alive and un-aging, in the person of Viper/Madame Hydra, the latter being a long-established super-villainess. Jessica and Viper were also stated to be "mirror images" of each other. This was retconned away in "Captain America" (vol. 1) #281 (May, 1983), "revealing" that both ladies had been manipulated by Chthon into thinking they were related.
* MaleGaze: Not so prevalent nowadays, but used to be that Jessica's butt was often seen just as much as her face. In fact it even inspired a few controversies.
* MaternallyChallenged: Jessica seemingly doesn't care for kids. When the other Avengers are cooing over the newborn Danielle Cage and Mary Jane tells her to "look at this baby", Jessica's only response is "That ''is'' a baby. Get it away from me." However, [[spoiler: this was during the time Veranke was posing as Jessica]]. Getting pregnant caused her no small amount of soul-searching, but in the end she decided she would make her best go of it.
* MsFanservice: Jessica usually wears a very form-fitting costume that highlights her large bust, broad shoulders, long toned yet shapely legs, and voluptuous yet toned body.
* MostCommonSuperpower: Jessica is shown to be very busty.
* {{Pheromones}}: Jessica involuntarily produces these, [[LoveIsInTheAir making men attracted to her]] while repelling women.
* PlatonicLifePartners: This is something that has been quite consistent with Jessica across all eras: She and Peter are shown to be quite good friends, but never go beyond that. It helps that during their first encounter in comics, Peter was one of the first guys to give her a hand at her troublesome life.
** A videogame made her joke they never dated, but she does find him cute.
** It helps that in the Ultimate universe, Jessica is Peter's clone, so of course they will never go beyond anything.
* PowerIncontinence: Jessica had to learn to keep her pheromones in check, at first. She still can't quite do it.
* PregnantBadass: Post-''ComicBook/SecretWars2015'', and then no longer so when she gives birth in the following series.
* RetGone: In the conclusion of the original comic series, this was supposed to happen to her. After being unable to return her soul to her body, she requested that her friend Magnus casts a spell that makes everyone forget that she ever existed. In the end... the spell was faulty, and she's BackFromTheDead.
* RoguesGallery: Jessica fought a surprising number of villains during her initial 50-issue series, including the Brothers Grimm, the Needle, Daddy Long Legs, Turner D. Century, the Flying Tiger, the Waxman, Gypsy Moth, Morgan le Fay, the Human Fly, Hammer and Anvil, the Hangman, Nekra and Dr. Karl Malus.
* RoguesGalleryTransplant: In ''ComicBook/MarvelNOW2016'', she fights the Hobgoblin, one of [[Franchise/SpiderMan Peter Parker]]'s old rogues.
* SeductiveSpider: She's an attractive spider-themed superheroine who's spider-based powers include pheromones to manipulative men...and sometimes some women.
* ShesGotLegs: Jessica (especially in her original red and yellow costume) is not only has an attractive body, but she also has very attractive legs.
* ShockAndAwe: Jessica can fire bio-electric blasts from her hands.
* SingleSubstanceManipulation: One of her rogues, Gypsy Moth, was a mutant with the ability to manipulate cloths and fabrics.
* StatusQuoIsGod: Her costume getting changed from the iconic skin-tight bodysuit to a more modest costume in her [[ComicBook/SpiderWoman2014 2014 series]], which was the first time the costume was changed in ''37 years''. It also only lasted a comparatively brief five years, as Jessica would return to the old suit once again in ''Strikeforce''.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute:
** When dating Hawkeye, Jessica fell into this. A woman connected to S.H.I.E.L.D., who is great at hand-to-hand combat, traumatized by Skrulls, and smarter than him? Does this describe Jessica or [[ComicBook/{{Mockingbird}} Bobbi Morse]], Hawkeye's ex?
** For that matter, Bendis reinvented Jessica by emphasizing her early days with HYDRA, making her a spider-themed espionage character with a morally ambiguous past...which could all be said of Clint's other ex, [[Comicbook/BlackWidow Natasha Romanoff.]]
* TeamMom: Although later quite literal, Jessica was seen acting as a mentor and confidante to ComicBook/SpiderGwen, who had popped over to Earth 616 to ask Jessica to help her remove some handcuffs she'd acquired during a confrontation with Earth 65's Captain America.
** Although she's not very maternal, even after becoming a mother herself (also see Maternally Challenged above). Comes across more like the cool wine aunt to the Spider kids.
* {{Troll}}: Tells Spider-Gwen that she'll have to melt off a pair of handcuffs that Gwen had acquired using her bio-electricity. Gwen initially protests, saying that as a former spy, Jess should know ways to just pop the locks. Jess points out that as a super-heroine, Gwen is going to have to expect the occasional flesh searing electrical burn. Gwen closes her eyes to brace herself, and then says she can feel her flesh beginning to burn when... Jessica pops the locks with a small screwdriver.
* UncannyValley: Invoked in-universe. In the 1970s comics, this was Jessica's shtick; her comic's tagline was "To Know Her Is to Fear Her!" She is, biologically, literally part spider, and was raised by {{Beast M|an}}en to boot. When she finally enters the human world, nearly everyone is instantly, instinctively afraid of her, making it extremely hard for her to find work or shelter, and leaving her terribly alone. Still, through tremendous effort, she eventually overcomes this and makes a good life for herself, making for a very inspiring [[CharacterDevelopment character arc]]. However, ExecutiveMeddling later [[PutOnABus put her on a bus]] for 20 years, and when she was finally brought back into the limelight, this whole aspect of her origin was {{retcon}}ned away. Most readers today seem to think that all her pheromones ever did was make men swoon over her.
* WackyCravings: In Radioactive Spider-Gwen #3, Jessica eats several single serving packets of butter.
* WhosYourDaddy: She's yet to reveal who the father of her newborn son is; the only certainty is that it isn't [[ComicBook/IronMan Tony Stark]] (he was the only one who asked, and her reply was to dump a plate of food on him; clearly she has a reason to keep it secret). It's revealed she got pregnant through artificial insemination, though who donated the sperm remains unknown.
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[[folder:Julia Carpenter]]
!!Julia Carpenter
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!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Secret Wars'' #6 (October 1984)

The second Spider-Woman is a mother from Cleveland named Julia Carpenter. She first appeared in ''ComicBook/{{Secret Wars|1984}}'' #6-7 (October-November, 1984), created by Jim Shooter and Mike Zeck. She mostly appeared in team books, but was the star of ''Spider-Woman'' vol. 2, a 4-issue mini-series (November, 1993-February, 1994).

Carpenter got tricked into entering a program to create a superhero, under the guise of "Athletic Study", and was accidentally injected with a different spider serum, granting her super strength, wall-climbing and the ability to project psychic webbing from her fingerprints. She was given the identity of Spider-Woman by the Commission on Superhuman Activities, although she preferred "Arachne" (suggestion overruled). Her first major involvement was the {{Crossover}} event ''Secret Wars'' when her corner of Cleveland was ripped out by the Beyonder to form the Battleworld, in which she met Spider-Man and gave him the inspiration of the design for his Alien Symbiote black suit (which would later become known as ComicBook/{{Venom}}). She was then roped into joining the newly-formed [[BoxedCrook Freedom Force]] (ComicBook/{{Mystique}}'s Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, pardoned and given a government sanction, although other heroes would be added to the roster). Julia didn't make any friends on the team, however, when she helped free the Avengers from the Vault after the Force had arrested them on trumped-up charges. However, instead of locking her up, [=CSA=] director Valerie Cooper (Julia's college friend, who'd been responsible for turning her into Spider-Woman) gave her a second chance to serve her country, although she'd be officially classified as a rogue agent. Julia eventually got caught up with the West Coast Avengers, joining that team and severing her ties with the [=CSA=]. While with the Avengers, she was caught in a conflict with the criminal trio Deathweb, whose powers were derived from the same source as Julia's, and whom she defeated when they threatened her daughter Rachel and her parents. Soon afterward, when the Avengers shut down the West Coast branch, she joined ComicBook/IronMan's new team, Force Works, but after that team folded, she retired from superhero activity to continue raising Rachel.

The retirement, however was cut short when she, along with Jessica, was attacked by Charlotte Witter, and she was rendered wheelchair-bound. However, she still took a resistance and mentored the 3rd Spider-Woman, Mattie Franklin. Some time later, she was involved with the ''ComicBook/CivilWar'', joining ComicBook/IronMan's Pro-Registration side, and taking the name "Arachne", but eventually she reveals that she was TheMole for the Anti-Registration side. Before she could change sides, however, she was beaten down by [[ComicBook/CarolDanvers Ms. Marvel]] and was forcefully separated from Rachel as her punishment. The loss of Rachel caused Julia to nearly slip into insanity; she broke out of the prison in the Negative Zone, and went to Colorado to search for Rachel. In a fit of rage, she attacked a superpowered girl named Arana, but her instability cost her victory and she was beaten, whereas she met Ms. Marvel again who apologized and promised to search for Rachel. But despite doing so, and even the success of reuniting with Rachel, it was clear that the friendship between Julia and Carol was strained.

Julia eventually moved to Canada and joined Omega Flight. She would end up unused for a while, until the ''Franchise/SpiderMan'' story arc ''Grim Hunt'', in which she was captured by Kraven the Hunter, who wanted to destroy every trace of the Spider family. Julia ended up being picked as the successor of Madame Web and the process of the inheritance made her blind. She eventually passed on her Arachne costume to Arana.

Julia has appeared in other media besides the Marvel comics:

[[AC:Video Games]]
* ''VideoGame/MarvelUltimateAlliance'': Appears not in person, but as an alternate skin for Jessica Drew, so she's fighting with Jessica's moveset.
* ''Videogame/SuperHeroSquadOnline'': Appears as a playable hero with her own dialogue and moveset.

[[AC:Western Animation]]
* ''WesternAnimation/IronMan: The Animated Series'': Appears as a recurring main character. Voiced by Creator/JenniferHale.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Ultimate Spider-Man}}'': Appeared as Madame Web, voiced by Creator/CreeSummer.
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!!Tropes for Julia
* ActionMom: Harm Rachel at your own risk.
* AdaptationDyeJob: Julia goes around with orange hair, red hair or blonde, [[DependingOnTheArtist depending on who drew her]].
* AntagonisticOffspring: To her father during and after ''ComicBook/CivilWar'', as he considers her bringing war to his frontyard, forbids Julia from visiting Rachel to give Rachel a normal life (not helped that she lost Rachel's custody to him since she was arrested and is legally forbidden to visit her without his permission), and calls the police when Julia does visit Rachel unwelcomed [[NotHelpingYourCase and then takes Rachel away from her]].
* AstralProjection: As Madame Web, she has ability to project her consciousness outside her body and travel.
* BlindSeer: As Madame Web she's blind, but can see along the strands of the Web of Life to predict the future.
* BreakTheCutie: In ''ComicBook/CivilWar'', she's given a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown by Ms. Marvel and arrested [[HarmfulToMinors right in front of her daughter]].
* CivvieSpandex: As Madame Web and after she gave her old costume to ComicBook/AnyaCorazon, Julia wears new spandex costume which is covered with either a BadassLongcoat or shorter trenchcoat, [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/7bc41e19d5ebb7bfeaa81d57fcefefbc.jpg such as this]].
* CoolShades: After she became Madame Web, she wears sunglasses most of the time.
* CostumeCopycat: Inverted. It was Spider-Man who copied her costume when he needed a new one in ''Secret Wars''.[[note]](For the sake of elaboration: while the Venom symbiote was crawling over his body in response to him wanting a new outfit, he was mentalizing Julia's Spider-Woman suit)[[/note]]
* HappilyMarried: Averted. Her husband doesn't take her superhero career well, and they were eventually divorced. [[spoiler:He's eventually killed by Deathweb.]]
* HealingFactor: Julia is able to recover from mild to moderate injuries somewhat faster and more efficiently than an ordinary human. She is capable of fully healing on her own in a matter of days that would require an ordinary human to undergo surgery. Julia is also physically immune to all known types of poisons.
* InsistentTerminology: Call Julia Spider-Woman or Spider-Girl after she gets to use her intended alias, and she'll correct you that "It's Arachne."
* LegacyCharacter: Julia gave her old costume to Anya so she can continue her superheroing as Spider-Girl, as Julia succeeds the late Madame Web.
* MamaBear: Harming Julia's daughter means you put a "Please Kick Me" sign on your butt.
* MsFanservice: Similar to Jessica, Julia usually wears a wears a very formfitting costume that highlights her very voluptuous yet muscular body, large bust, broad shoulders and long toned yet shapely legs.
* MostCommonSuperpower: Just like with Jessica, Julia is very buxom.
* PsychicPowers: Her webbing is psychokinetic. As Madame Web, she has ability to perceive aspects of the future, sensitivity to psychic energies in her environment allows her to see her immediate area and events taking place far away, teleportation, and {{telepathy}}: ability to read minds and project thoughts.
* ShesGotLegs: Just like Jessica, Julia (especially in her original black and white costume) is not only has a very voluptuous yet muscular body, but she also has very long toned yet shapely legs. This trope is even lampshaded by Rhodey Rhodes (when he was Iron-Man) when he was checking her out during the Secret War.
* TeethClenchedTeamwork: Julia during her stint with Freedom Force. She was also the TokenGoodTeammate, at least until they added Crimson Commando, Stonewall and Super Sabre to the team.
* {{Teleportation}}: Just like the original Madame Web, she can teleport herself to any location.
* WhatTheHellHero: When the heroes construct a ''Spider-Sense'' jammer to cut off the Queen from the mutated New Yorkers, they cut off Julia's precognition in the process. She teleports in, verbally lambastes them for doing so, then teleports away leaving them confused.
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[[folder:Martha "Mattie" Franklin]]
!!Martha "Mattie" Franklin
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!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''The Spectacular Spider-Man'' #262 (November 1998)

The third Spider-Woman is less known and more into the mythos of Spider-Man. Martha "Mattie" Franklin (2 o'clock on the top picture, don't worry, she got her own distinctive costume later) is the niece of J. Jonah Jameson, who thinks Spider-Man [[{{Fangirl}} is cool]]. Mattie first appeared in ''Spectacular Spider-Man'' #262 (November, 1998), created by John Byrne and Rafael Kayanan. She assumed the Spider-Woman identity in ''Amazing Spider-Man'' vol. 2 #5 (May, 1999).

Mattie attended the Gathering of Five - a mystical ceremony that bestows the five people gathered with power, insanity, immortality, knowledge, or death - in place of her father, giving her super-powers when she was chosen to receive power. Later, Spider-Man had a TenMinuteRetirement, so Mattie donned a costume similar to his and called herself Spider-Woman, taking his place in crime-fighting. Spider-Man realized this and helped her a bit after he returned. Initially arrogant and dismissive towards Spider-Man, Mattie later attempted to initiate a romantic relationship with him when Mary Jane was assumed dead, but was turned down.

Mattie became the star of ''Spider-Woman'' Vol. 3, which lasted for 18 issues (July, 1999 - December, 2000). Charlotte Witter made regular appearances as an opponent for Mattie, who defeated her by absorbing her powers and those of the other Spider-Women. With the blessing of Jessica Drew, Mattie officially took up the mantle of Spider-Woman, but her life took a dark and depressing swerve. She briefly appeared in Jessica Jones's comic ''Alias'', where it was revealed that her boyfriend was drugging her to harvest Mutant Growth Hormone from her body, and was rescued by Jones and Jessica Drew and returned to her uncle. Becoming an amateur detective, Mattie took it upon herself to investigate the Slingers, a group of four superheroes wearing the costumes Spider-Man had once used to clear his name. When she was caught by Ricochet, she had sex with him in order to waylay his suspicions, an act she later regretted.

She was listed as a potential recruit for the Initiative during the Civil War, but the next time Mattie appeared was during the ''Grim Hunt'' arc, and she was less lucky than the rest. [[BackForTheDead She was one of the first characters sacrificed by the Kravinoffs]], with her dying words being a message to Madame Webb, to tell Spider-Man she forgave him for not saving her and not to blame himself for her death.
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!!Tropes:
* AllYourPowersCombined: Mattie absorbed Charlotte Witter's powers, as well as those of Jessica Drew and Julia Carpenter.
* AmateurSleuth: Possibly inspired by Jessica Jones, Mattie Franklin investigated the Slingers for a while.
* AscendedFangirl: In contrast to her uncle, Martha was a Spider-Man fangirl. After teaming up with him she initially deems him to be a BrokenPedestal, but she later comes to respect and admire him again.
* BackForTheDead: After being absent for much of the 2000's, Mattie came back for the ''Grim Hunt'' arc, where she was sacrificed by Sasha Kravinoff to resurrect her son Vladimir. It backfired and Vlad was resurrected as a leonine monster.
* BackFromTheDead. In ''ComicBook/{{Silk}}'' she's cloned by New U in ''ComicBook/DeadNoMoreTheCloneConspiracy''. [[spoiler:She succumbs to cellular degeneration after saving Silk from Carrion-virus afflicted clones, a la Ben Reilly.]]
* CombatStilettos: Mattie wore a set of high heels in one of her many outfits.
* CostumeCopycat: Her first costume was a version of Peter's red-and-blues without the webbing pattern.
* CostumeEvolution: Mattie went through multiple costumes, starting with a version of Spider-Man's without the webbing motif and finishing with a black uniform with a stylized red spider-emblem and underarm webbing.
* DiedInYourArmsTonight: At the end of ''ComicBook/DeadNoMoreTheCloneConspiracy'', she sacrifices herself to save Silk and dies in Cindy Moon's arms, crumbling to dust.
* FlyingBrick: Martha's original powerset to an unknown level sans the spider-powers, until she got them.
* ForgottenFallenFriend: We never saw Jameson or Marla's initial reactions to Mattie's death; the former never even referenced it until ''ComicBook/DeadNoMoreTheCloneConspiracy'' and the ''ComicBook/GoDownSwinging'' arc, both of which came out around a decade after Mattie's murder.
* HandBlast: She can shoot bolts of crimson energy from her hands, derived from Jessica Drew's powerset.
* HeroicSeductress: Mattie ends up playing this card when Ricochet catches her digging through his apartment as part of her secret investigation into the Slingers, having sex with him to waylay his suspicions. After leaving the team, she says she regrets this.
* HopelessSuitor: In ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' Vol. 2 #14, Mattie tries to take advantage of Mary Jane's apparent death to seduce Peter despite the age difference between them - with Peter being in his 20's and Mattie being 15. It doesn't work, but the cover shows her yanking his mask off to initiate a ForcefulKiss.
* HumanSacrifice: She's turned into one by the Kravinoff family in order to resurrect Vladimir Kravinoff, the Grim Hunter.
* KidHero: Like her idol Spider-Man, Mattie was 15 when she got her powers.
* LeotardOfPower: One of her costumes was a purple leotard with a spider emblem on the chest, gloves, and high-heel shoes.
* LetsYouAndHimFight: She gets into a fight with Silkworm, but after bonding over their shared suspicions over New-U and closeness to J. Jonah Jameson, they become friends.
* SpiderLimbs: Originally belonging to Charlotte Witter, Martha possessed four psionic spider-legs growing from her back. Having them grown out was their natural state, but Martha could conceal them in her back with concentration, though this left her with feelings of pressure. On occasion, Martha was shown firing brilliant bursts of energy from the legs that left her enemies stunned.
* UnlimitedWardrobe: Mattie went through nine costumes before settling on one.
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[[folder:Charlotte Witter]]
!!Charlotte Witter
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!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Amazing Spider-Man'' Vol. 2 #5 (May 1999)

The granddaughter of Madame Webb, Charlotte Witter was a fashionista with connections to the black market. This got her involved with Doctor Octopus, who abducted her and experimented on her to activate her latent psychic abilities. Tortured into being his slave, Charlotte stole the abilities of Jessica Drew, Julia Carpenter, and Mattie Franklin, before being sent to kill Spider-Man. She succeeded in capturing him, but he escaped. Charlotte was defeated by the three depowered Spider-Woman and her powers were drained by Mattie Franklin. Charlotte was placed in the care of her grandmother, who foiled her attempts to assassinate Spider-Man using her connection to Mattie's new spider-legs and returned her powers to dormancy. Charlotte hasn't been heard from again.
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* BeingTorturedMakesYouEvil: Although Charlotte wasn't a saint to begin with as she's also involved with black markets, what really drives her into villainy is ComicBook/DoctorOctopus conditioning her through torture, sensory deprivation, and starvation until she obeyed his every command so long as he provided her with a steady diet of human blood. She initially refused his order and even attempted to kill him.
* BlondesAreEvil: She's the only Spider-Woman who's a villain.
* BloodLust: Thanks to Otto's torture and conditioning, Charlotte has an almost vampiric thirst for blood.
* BroughtDownToNormal: Charlotte's power has been absorbed by Mattie, and what little power she had left was suppressed by her grandmother. She's not dead, but [[PutOnABus she's never been heard again afterwards]].
* CombatStilettos: Charlotte's boots are high-heeled.
* DarkActionGirl: Charlotte is a villainous Spider-Woman.
* FromNobodyToNightmare: Charlotte was just a fashion designer and practitioner of black markets until Doc Ock kidnapped her and conducted genetic testing using spider DNA, altering her physical appearance and transforming her into a spider-human hybrid.
* GreenAndMean: The only Spider-Woman who dresses in green and the only one who's villainous.
* ImpossiblyLowNeckline: Charlotte's costume.
* LeotardOfPower: Charlotte is easily the least modest of all Spider-Women.
* MindRape: Charlotte can hypnotize males using eye contact.
* MultiArmedAndDangerous: Witter had psionic spider legs that emanated from her back.
* OperaGloves: Charlotte wears green ones on both of her arms.
* PowerParasite: Charlotte can absorb the powers of other Spider-Women, until Mattie Franklin [[LaserGuidedKarma absorbed all her powers and the powers she had absorbed]].
* PsychicPowers: Charlotte has strands of psionic force that could be woven into adhesive "psi-webs" and psionic spider legs that emanated from her back. She also has inherent precognitive abilities, {{telepathy}} and psionic detection.
* RapunzelHair: Her hair appears to go all the way to her thighs.
* ShesGotLegs: Charlotte, thanks to her outfit of choice.
* ShockAndAwe: Charlotte has ability to generate bio-electric "venom blasts", stolen from Jessica Drew.
* WallCrawl: Witer had the ability to adhere to almost any surface.
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!!Alternate Versions of Spider-Woman

[[folder:Jessica Drew (1610)]]
!!Jessica Drew[=/=]Spider-Woman[=/=]Black Widow III
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!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Ultimate Spider-Man'' #98 (October 2006)

A female clone of Peter Parker, Jessica Drew was one of two clones to survive the Clone Saga, and occasionally teams up with her "big brother". She joined SHIELD after the Ultimate Enemy series, and after [[spoiler:Peter's death]] she gave ComicBook/MilesMorales his new costume. She has since assisted Miles during the "Divided We Fall" event, and acted as his cynical superhero tutor. Both of them started a superhero group, the ComicBook/AllNewUltimates.
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* AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: The original Jessica Drew debuted while Peter was in college. This version debuts while he's in high school.
* AdaptationalSuperpowerChange: Mainstream Jessica has different powers from Peter, but as this version is an OppositeSexClone of Peter, she has the same powers as Peter (apart from the unique to her ability to shoot organic webbing from her fingertips).
* AlmostKiss: When she sees Kitty Pryde is safe during ''ComicBook/{{Ultimatum}}'', Jessica throws her arms around her and looks like she's about to kiss Kitty in relief, but the understandably shocked Shadowcat phases through her.
* AmbiguousSituation: It's unclear whether she survived the destruction of the Ultimate Universe alongside the rest of Miles' main supporting cast. A version of her was seen in ''ComicBook/WebWarriors'', but it's left unclear whether she was from Earth-1610 or Earth-61610. It's revealed in ''Spider-Men II'' that a version of her lives in a restored Ultimate Universe still as Black Widow III and as a member of the Ultimates.
* AngerBornOfWorry: She has a big problem with this for Miles.
* AppropriatedAppellation: Her name and super-hero title were both intended to be her names as a CIA agent. She kept them after making a break for it.
* AttractiveBentGender: Particularly for Johnny Storm, much to Peter's distress.
* BerserkButton: Wearing a replica of Peter's costume really ''was'' in bad taste, Miles.
* BigBrotherInstinct: The reason she was being a total asshat to Miles was because she was feeling intensely protective towards him and had no clue how to apply that beyond insulting him. She completely ignored her own objectives to try to keep Miles safe, though that usually ended up inhibiting ''his'' battlefield performance.
** She also did not like the fact that Miles willingly joined the Ultimates and enlisted in war because what Miles was involving himself into was far larger in scale than anything either Peter or Jessica have faced. After the battle, she tells Miles that while she wants him to succeed and learn from Peter and her mistakes, she felt that the Civil War was essentially a stupid war in which no one would learn anything from.
** She extends this to Bombshell as well as she deliberately tries to teach her what it means to be a hero.
* ChildSoldiers: Given she was created with the express purpose of being a CIA agent, she juuuuust barely squeaks into this one, physically being around her late teens. Chronologically speaking, she wouldn't even have been one.
* CivvieSpandex: Her Black Widow costume comes with a leather jacket.
* CloningBlues: This is a defining conflict for her. She doesn't have parents, and was created for the interest of science, as well as a madman's attempt to pervert every aspect of his enemy's life. She has memories of Peter Parker, but at the same time insists that she is not Peter Parker. She goes out her way to avoid being associated with anything related to Peter Parker, including Peter's friends and family and even alias (which is why she refused to [[TakingUpTheMantle take up the mantle]] after Peter's death and Miles' short retirement) and does everything she can to shy away from that identity. This leads her to go as far as dropping the identity of Spider-Woman and become Black Widow.
* ComingOutStory: Ultimate Jessica Drew revealed that she was gay in All-New Ultimates, ending years of speculation by fans. Her main complex about it was that since she was a clone of Peter Parker (who is straight), she couldn't tell if she shared the same attraction because she shared his genes. Heck, they both liked the same type of women: redheads and/or Jewish.
* CompositeCharacter: While she's uses the name "Jessica Drew", this version is basically a GenderFlip of Ben Reilly. Her costume also evokes Julia Carpenter and she even used Julia's name as an alias.
* CowboyCop: Of SHIELD. She conducted her own investigation of Roxxon without any authorization from SHIELD, deputized four other super powered teenagers, and shut down Roxxon and his minions down knowing that SHIELD has ties to them. When called out by Monica Chang, she just pointed out that SHIELD probably would not want to deal with a corporation that kidnapped and experimented on kids.
* DeadpanSnarker: As expected from a clone of Peter, but realizing that it is a character trait associated with Peter, she seems to not do it as much as him.
* {{Determinator}}: She conducted recon on Roxxon for 32 days straight and even when the investigation became nearly fatal, she did not stop trying to bring the company down. She waited an entire year to finally get revenge on Roxxon and is adamant to wipe out every Roxxon funded operation they had even after she got the President of the company arrested.
* DependingOnTheArtist:
** As Spider-Woman, whether her costume is black or red, and the exact dimensions of the white chest insignia depends on who is drawing her.
** As Black Widow, the size of her chest insignia depends on who's drawing her. She's also [[MostCommonSuperpower upped a couple of cup sizes]] in ''Scarlet Spiders''.
* DynamicEntry: How she "introduces" herself to Miles.
* FriendOnTheForce: ComicBook/MilesMorales, Cloak, Dagger and Bombshell are just teenagers with powers and good intentions. Jessica has powers and also the training and clearance of a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent, so she works as their "big sister" of sorts. Although S.H.I.E.L.D. was disbanded after ''Cataclysm'', her training and expertise was the reason she was elected leader of the ComicBook/AllNewUltimates.
* FullFrontalAssault: She mentions to Ben and Kaine that she had to fight naked once, and demands to get her costume back so she doesn't have to relive the experience.
* GeorgeJetsonJobSecurity: Going AWOL to put a stop to Roxxon makes her think that she has been kicked off the Ultimates. Of course, all this does is have the other members of the Ultimates ask if they can get fired or if they are even getting paid for this.
* GoingCommando: ''Scarlet Spiders'' #1 reveals that she's naked underneath her costume, leading to some awkward moments with Ben Reilly, who is also naked under his costumes. She didn't mind changing in front of Miles, but that was when they were under attack from Verna.
* HealingFactor: Spider-Woman was drugged, but her advanced molecular makeup allowed her to survive it. She had to be hospitalized, but anyone else would have died.
* ImportantHaircut: She cuts her hair short when she changes her codename from Spider-Woman to Black Widow.
* ImprobableAge: She was deputized as a SHIELD agent when she was approximately 16. Peter was told he had to wait until he was 18 to join. They changed their policy about teen super heroes after what happened to Peter Parker.
* KidHero: She's biologically seventeen, but isn't even two years old according to ''Scarlet Spiders'' #1.
* TheLeader: Jessica Drew formed the Young Ultimates team and has legal authority from SHIELD to command the team how she sees fit. She has the most experience of the group and she seems to like encouraging her teammates, especially when they do well.
* LegacyCharacter: She becomes [[spoiler:the third Black Widow]].
* LipstickLesbian: She revealed that she was gay - [[HasAType with a preference for]] "[[HeroesWantRedheads natural redheads]]" and "[[MatzoFever Jewish girls]]" - in All-New Ultimates, ending years of speculation by fans. Her main complex about it was that since she was a clone of Peter Parker (who is straight), she couldn't tell if she shared the same attraction because she shared his genes and memories.
* MostCommonSuperpower: Justified, [[DependingOnTheArtist possibly]] due to [[SheIsAllGrownUp puberty]]. As the 15 year-old Spider-Woman, Jess was fairly flat-chested and was once derided as a cheap Spider-Man knockoff with a B-cup by Bombshell. As the 17 year-old Black Widow, she seems to have gone up a cup size or two, especially in ''ComicBook/SpiderVerse'', but in some other appearances is still flat-chested.
* OppositeSexClone: Of Peter Parker. They're both really weirded out by it. Jess' case is weirder due to having Peter's memories right up until the genes that led to her creation were obtained, so in a way, she is what would happen if you somehow managed to literally turn Spider-Man into a girl one random day.
* PoorCommunicationKills: She is really, really bad about this.
** Her first encounter with Peter ended with her attacking him (though granted, she wasn't in good condition at the time).
** She also attacks Miles before trying figure out who or what he is.
** When she and Miles are dispatched with the rest of the Ultimates to fight in the Civil War, she waits until five minutes before they intercept the Hydra army to tell Hawkeye she wants to do her own thing.
** When she's forced to follow orders and partner with Miles, she spends the entire fight alternately insulting him or throwing him around--her aim seems to be to protect him, but again, she didn't try to persuade Miles to not fight until the fighting actually began.
** When she and Miles have made up, Miles continues to ask her why she's so interested in him and what exactly their connection is; as may be obvious, she defers telling him until she's ready, only saying vaguely that it's nothing bad about him.
** Continues to have these problems as the leader of the Ultimates. She enlists Kitty Pryde as a member of the group without asking if she even wanted to or if she was even interested. Kitty could not deny it because doing so in the situation would take away the gravitas of the new guard stepping up and it was at Captain America's funeral.
** When she is trying to convince Miles to take up the mantle again, she brings up his mother which only serves to piss Miles off.
* RelatedInTheAdaptation: This Jessica is a clone of Peter.
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: Against Roxxon. She kept tabs on them for a total of two years in comic book time and researched every member of the evil corporation as well as every research project they've done. It should be noted that while Peter Parker was alive, he was suspicious of Roxxon, but never paid much attention to them. Jessica Drew has made it her life's mission to bring them down.
* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: Drops being an agent of SHIELD and a member of the Ultimates when she found out that Roxxon sent mercenaries to attack Bombshell despite knowing that SHIELD has a contract with Roxxon.
* ShipTease:
** With Johnny Storm, much to Peter's [[MySisterIsOffLimits disgust and horror]].
** With Kitty Pryde in the finale issue of vol 1, and again in All New Ultimates.
* ShooTheDog: Her hostile behavior towards Miles is her attempt at this.
* SiblingTeam: With the original Spider-Man, and since she's [[OppositeSexClone kinda his twin sister]] it makes them BrotherSisterTeam.
* SuperpowerLottery: Same as Peter's, but with a few differences, namely that [[AllWebbedUp she shoots her webs from her fingertips rather than her wrists]], and they are not mechanical.
* TookALevelInBadass: Has come into her own in Volume 3, being Miles' overseer in SHIELD and leader of the new Ultimates.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: She hasn't been seen since the end of ''Ultimate Spider-Man'', leading to fans concerns she was erased with the rest of Earth-1610. It's revealed at the end of ''Spider-Men II'' that a version of her lives in a restored Ultimate universe alongside Ultimate Peter Parker and the Ultimates.
* WhatTheHellHero: She berates Miles on a regular basis.
* WhiteSheep: Her "brothers" were all either deformed, insane, or [[BreadEggsBreadedEggs deformed and insane]].
* YouFightLikeACow: Much like Peter she is a big fan of this. However, as she's trying to escape that association, she tones down the snark and becomes more serious in fights.
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[[folder:Gwen Stacy]]
!![[ComicBook/SpiderGwen Gwen Stacy]]
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!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Edge of Spider-Verse'' #2 (November 2014)

Nope, not ''[[ComicBook/GwenStacy that]]'' one. Introduced as part of 2014's ''ComicBook/SpiderVerse'' crossover event through one of the tie-in anthology stories, this Spider-Woman was created by Jason Latour, Robbi Rodriguez, and Rico Renzi. In the AlternateUniverse of Earth-65, Peter Parker was never bitten by the radioactive spider, but his best friend and neighbor Gwen Stacy was. Similarly to the main Marvel universe's Peter, she first used her powers for profit, using her abilities to bolster her music aspirations, before a snide comment from her father about the female webslinger pushed her into vigilantism. Meanwhile, Peter tries to be more like Spider-Woman so Gwen would no longer have to protect him, becoming the Lizard and going on a rampage. After Gwen subdues him, Peter ends up dying in her arms after turning back to normal, as her toying with him during the fight allowed more time for the poisonous Lizard serum to damage his organs to an extent reverting back didn't fix. The event ingrains Gwen with the desire to become a better hero so something like that will never happen again, made a little difficult with Spider-Woman now being seen a fugitive by the people of New York and a possible asset by criminal organizations like The Hand.

Gwen would go on to receive her own ongoing series following the events of ''Spider-Verse'' where she deals with all these problems and more, alongside the occasional multidimensional adventure that came as a result of her also being a member of the ComicBook/WebWarriors. Following the ''ComicBook/SpiderGeddon'' event, Gwen would begin fighting crime outside her native dimension more often, using the alias "Ghost-Spider" when doing so.
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!!Allies

[[folder:Anya Corazon]]
!!ComicBook/AnyaCorazon
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!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Amazing Fantasy'' Vol. 2 #1 (August 2004)

While not starting out as a member of the Spider-Family, Anya was a member of the mystical part of the Spider Society and usually acted as their hunter under the alias '''Araña''' (Spanish for "spider"). However, a crossover with Franchise/SpiderMan eventually made her renounce her allegiance and pursue her own path.

She was amongst the Pro-Registration heroes in the ''ComicBook/CivilWar'', acting as ComicBook/CarolDanvers' TagalongKid, and while questioning her worst moments, she continued to be on Carol's side, the two helping each other out, despite her father's misgivings. Carol once saved her from the mind control of Puppet Master, solidifying their relations.

Like the rest of the Spider-Family, she wasn't heard from any more until ''Grim Hunt'', where luckily for her, Araña managed to survive the events and helped Spider-Man defeat Kraven. In the aftermath, she was handpicked by Julia Carpenter as the successor of the Arachne suit and becomes Spider-Girl as Julia succeeds the late Madame Web.
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[[folder:Cindy Moon]]
!![[ComicBook/{{Silk}} Cindy Moon]]
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!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Amazing Spider-Man'' Vol. 3 #1 (June 2014)

Cindy Moon was introduced to the Marvel Universe in the ''Amazing Spider-Man'' #1 Volume 3 as part of the ''ComicBook/OriginalSin'' event. In it, it was revealed that the radioactive spider that bit Peter Parker, ''also'' bit a young Cindy Moon before it died. After being bit, her powers manifested and she was unable to control them until she was taught by Spider-Man ally, Ezekiel Sims. After receiving warning that Spider-Man foe Morlun was about to start his [[ComicBook/SpiderVerse biggest hunt ever]], she was placed into a bunker for most of her life hiding until being freed by Spider-Man. After Morlun is defeated, Cindy becomes a hero much like Spider-Man and starred in her own comic series, mainly taking Peter's place as a street level hero and dealing with her personal life and finding her family whom she lost contact with while she was in the bunker.

And even though she's the closest DistaffCounterpart of Spider-Man (same powers except stronger Spider-Sense and organic webbing, even bitten by the ''same spider''), she doesn't go by Spider-Woman, ironically.
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* BlondesAreEvil: She's the only blonde Spider-Woman and the only one who's a villain.

* MsFanservice: Jessica usually wears a very form-fitting costume that highlights her large breasts, broad shoulders, long toned yet shapely legs, and voluptuous yet toned body.

* MsFanservice: Similar to Jessica, Julia usually wears a wears a very formfitting costume that highlights her very voluptuous yet muscular body, large breasts, broad shoulders and long toned yet shapely legs.
* MostCommonSuperpower: Just like with Jessica, Julia has some very buxom breasts.

** Although she's not very maternal, even after becoming a mother herself (see Maternally Challenged above). Comes across more like the cool wine aunt to the Spider kids.

The second Spider-Woman is a mother named Julia Carpenter. She first appeared in ''ComicBook/{{Secret Wars|1984}}'' #6-7 (October-November, 1984), created by Jim Shooter and Mike Zeck. She mostly appeared in team books, but was the star of ''Spider-Woman'' vol. 2, a 4-issue mini-series (November, 1993-February, 1994).

Carpenter got tricked into entering a program to create a superhero, under the guise of "Athletic Study", and was accidentally injected with a different spider serum, granting her super strength, wall-climbing and the ability to project psychic webbing from her fingerprints. She was given the identity of Spider-Woman by the Commission on Superhuman Activities, although she preferred "Arachne" (suggestion overruled). Her first major involvement was the {{Crossover}} event ''Secret Wars'', in which she met Spider-Man and gave him the inspiration of the design for his Alien Symbiote black suit (which would later become known as ComicBook/{{Venom}}). She was then roped into joining the newly-formed [[BoxedCrook Freedom Force]] (ComicBook/{{Mystique}}'s Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, pardoned and given a government sanction, although other heroes would be added to the roster). Julia didn't make any friends on the team, however, when she helped free the Avengers from the Vault after the Force had arrested them on trumped-up charges. However, instead of locking her up, [=CSA=] director Valerie Cooper (Julia's college friend, who'd been responsible for turning her into Spider-Woman) gave her a second chance to serve her country, although she'd be officially classified as a rogue agent. Julia eventually got caught up with the West Coast Avengers, joining that team and severing her ties with the [=CSA=]. While with the Avengers, she was caught in a conflict with the criminal trio Deathweb, whose powers were derived from the same source as Julia's, and whom she defeated when they threatened her daughter Rachel and her parents. Soon afterward, when the Avengers shut down the West Coast branch, she joined ComicBook/IronMan's new team, Force Works, but after that team folded, she retired from superhero activity to continue raising Rachel.

!Jessica Drew
--> '''Debut:''' ''Marvel Spotlight'' #32 (February 1977)

!Julia Carpenter
--> '''Debut:''' ''Secret Wars'' #6 (October 1984)

!Martha "Mattie" Franklin

--> '''Debut:''' ''The Spectacular Spider-Man'' #262 (November 1998)

!Charlotte Witter

--> '''Debut:''' ''Amazing Spider-Man'' Vol. 2 #5 (May 1999)

!! Jessica Drew[=/=]Spider-Woman[=/=]Black Widow III

--> '''Debut:''' ''Ultimate Spider-Man'' #98 (October 2006)

![[ComicBook/SpiderGwen Gwen Stacy]]

--> '''Debut:''' ''Edge of Spider-Verse'' #2 (November 2014)

!ComicBook/AnyaCorazon

--> '''Debut:''' ''Amazing Fantasy'' Vol. 2 #1 (August 2004)

![[ComicBook/{{Silk}} Cindy Moon]]

--> '''Debut:''' ''Amazing Spider-Man'' Vol. 3 #1 (June 2014)

[[folder:Jessica Drew (1610)]]
!! Jessica Drew[=/=]Spider-Woman[=/=]Black Widow III
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--> '''Debut:''' ''Ultimate Spider-Man'' #98 (October 2006)

A female clone of Peter Parker, Jessica Drew was one of two clones to survive the Clone Saga, and occasionally teams up with her "big brother". She joined SHIELD after the Ultimate Enemy series, and after [[spoiler:Peter's death]] she gave ComicBook/MilesMorales his new costume. She has since assisted Miles during the "Divided We Fall" event, and acted as his cynical superhero tutor. Both of them started a superhero group, the ComicBook/AllNewUltimates.

* AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: The original Jessica Drew debuted while Peter was in college. This version debuts while he's in high school.
* AdaptationalSuperpowerChange: Mainstream Jessica has different powers from Peter, but as this version is an OppositeSexClone of Peter, she has the same powers as Peter (apart from the unique to her ability to shoot organic webbing from her fingertips).
* AlmostKiss: When she sees Kitty Pryde is safe during ''ComicBook/{{Ultimatum}}'', Jessica throws her arms around her and looks like she's about to kiss Kitty in relief, but the understandably shocked Shadowcat phases through her.
* AmbiguousSituation: It's unclear whether she survived the destruction of the Ultimate Universe alongside the rest of Miles' main supporting cast. A version of her was seen in ''ComicBook/WebWarriors'', but it's left unclear whether she was from Earth-1610 or Earth-61610. It's revealed in ''Spider-Men II'' that a version of her lives in a restored Ultimate Universe still as Black Widow III and as a member of the Ultimates.
* AngerBornOfWorry: She has a big problem with this for Miles.
* AppropriatedAppellation: Her name and super-hero title were both intended to be her names as a CIA agent. She kept them after making a break for it.
* AttractiveBentGender: Particularly for Johnny Storm, much to Peter's distress.
* BerserkButton: Wearing a replica of Peter's costume really ''was'' in bad taste, Miles.
* BigBrotherInstinct: The reason she was being a total asshat to Miles was because she was feeling intensely protective towards him and had no clue how to apply that beyond insulting him. She completely ignored her own objectives to try to keep Miles safe, though that usually ended up inhibiting ''his'' battlefield performance.
** She also did not like the fact that Miles willingly joined the Ultimates and enlisted in war because what Miles was involving himself into was far larger in scale than anything either Peter or Jessica have faced. After the battle, she tells Miles that while she wants him to succeed and learn from Peter and her mistakes, she felt that the Civil War was essentially a stupid war in which no one would learn anything from.
** She extends this to Bombshell as well as she deliberately tries to teach her what it means to be a hero.
* ChildSoldiers: Given she was created with the express purpose of being a CIA agent, she juuuuust barely squeaks into this one, physically being around her late teens. Chronologically speaking, she wouldn't even have been one.
* CivvieSpandex: Her Black Widow costume comes with a leather jacket.
* CloningBlues: This is a defining conflict for her. She doesn't have parents, and was created for the interest of science, as well as a madman's attempt to pervert every aspect of his enemy's life. She has memories of Peter Parker, but at the same time insists that she is not Peter Parker. She goes out her way to avoid being associated with anything related to Peter Parker, including Peter's friends and family and even alias (which is why she refused to [[TakingUpTheMantle take up the mantle]] after Peter's death and Miles' short retirement) and does everything she can to shy away from that identity. This leads her to go as far as dropping the identity of Spider-Woman and become Black Widow.
* ComingOutStory: Ultimate Jessica Drew revealed that she was gay in All-New Ultimates, ending years of speculation by fans. Her main complex about it was that since she was a clone of Peter Parker (who is straight), she couldn't tell if she shared the same attraction because she shared his genes. Heck, they both liked the same type of women: redheads and/or Jewish.
* CompositeCharacter: While she's uses the name "Jessica Drew", this version is basically a GenderFlip of Ben Reilly. Her costume also evokes Julia Carpenter and she even used Julia's name as an alias.
* CowboyCop: Of SHIELD. She conducted her own investigation of Roxxon without any authorization from SHIELD, deputized four other super powered teenagers, and shut down Roxxon and his minions down knowing that SHIELD has ties to them. When called out by Monica Chang, she just pointed out that SHIELD probably would not want to deal with a corporation that kidnapped and experimented on kids.
* DeadpanSnarker: As expected from a clone of Peter, but realizing that it is a character trait associated with Peter, she seems to not do it as much as him.
* {{Determinator}}: She conducted recon on Roxxon for 32 days straight and even when the investigation became nearly fatal, she did not stop trying to bring the company down. She waited an entire year to finally get revenge on Roxxon and is adamant to wipe out every Roxxon funded operation they had even after she got the President of the company arrested.
* DependingOnTheArtist:
** As Spider-Woman, whether her costume is black or red, and the exact dimensions of the white chest insignia depends on who is drawing her.
** As Black Widow, the size of her chest insignia depends on who's drawing her. She's also [[MostCommonSuperpower upped a couple of cup sizes]] in ''Scarlet Spiders''.
* DynamicEntry: How she "introduces" herself to Miles.
* FriendOnTheForce: ComicBook/MilesMorales, Cloak, Dagger and Bombshell are just teenagers with powers and good intentions. Jessica has powers and also the training and clearance of a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent, so she works as their "big sister" of sorts. Although S.H.I.E.L.D. was disbanded after ''Cataclysm'', her training and expertise was the reason she was elected leader of the ComicBook/AllNewUltimates.
* FullFrontalAssault: She mentions to Ben and Kaine that she had to fight naked once, and demands to get her costume back so she doesn't have to relive the experience.
* GeorgeJetsonJobSecurity: Going AWOL to put a stop to Roxxon makes her think that she has been kicked off the Ultimates. Of course, all this does is have the other members of the Ultimates ask if they can get fired or if they are even getting paid for this.
* GoingCommando: ''Scarlet Spiders'' #1 reveals that she's naked underneath her costume, leading to some awkward moments with Ben Reilly, who is also naked under his costumes. She didn't mind changing in front of Miles, but that was when they were under attack from Verna.
* HealingFactor: Spider-Woman was drugged, but her advanced molecular makeup allowed her to survive it. She had to be hospitalized, but anyone else would have died.
* ImportantHaircut: She cuts her hair short when she changes her codename from Spider-Woman to Black Widow.
* ImprobableAge: She was deputized as a SHIELD agent when she was approximately 16. Peter was told he had to wait until he was 18 to join. They changed their policy about teen super heroes after what happened to Peter Parker.
* KidHero: She's biologically seventeen, but isn't even two years old according to ''Scarlet Spiders'' #1.
* TheLeader: Jessica Drew formed the Young Ultimates team and has legal authority from SHIELD to command the team how she sees fit. She has the most experience of the group and she seems to like encouraging her teammates, especially when they do well.
* LegacyCharacter: She becomes [[spoiler:the third Black Widow]].
* LipstickLesbian: She revealed that she was gay - [[HasAType with a preference for]] "[[HeroesWantRedheads natural redheads]]" and "[[MatzoFever Jewish girls]]" - in All-New Ultimates, ending years of speculation by fans. Her main complex about it was that since she was a clone of Peter Parker (who is straight), she couldn't tell if she shared the same attraction because she shared his genes and memories.
* MostCommonSuperpower: Justified, [[DependingOnTheArtist possibly]] due to [[SheIsAllGrownUp puberty]]. As the 15 year-old Spider-Woman, Jess was fairly flat-chested and was once derided as a cheap Spider-Man knockoff with a B-cup by Bombshell. As the 17 year-old Black Widow, she seems to have gone up a cup size or two, especially in ''ComicBook/SpiderVerse'', but in some other appearances is still flat-chested.
* OppositeSexClone: Of Peter Parker. They're both really weirded out by it. Jess' case is weirder due to having Peter's memories right up until the genes that led to her creation were obtained, so in a way, she is what would happen if you somehow managed to literally turn Spider-Man into a girl one random day.
* PoorCommunicationKills: She is really, really bad about this.
** Her first encounter with Peter ended with her attacking him (though granted, she wasn't in good condition at the time).
** She also attacks Miles before trying figure out who or what he is.
** When she and Miles are dispatched with the rest of the Ultimates to fight in the Civil War, she waits until five minutes before they intercept the Hydra army to tell Hawkeye she wants to do her own thing.
** When she's forced to follow orders and partner with Miles, she spends the entire fight alternately insulting him or throwing him around--her aim seems to be to protect him, but again, she didn't try to persuade Miles to not fight until the fighting actually began.
** When she and Miles have made up, Miles continues to ask her why she's so interested in him and what exactly their connection is; as may be obvious, she defers telling him until she's ready, only saying vaguely that it's nothing bad about him.
** Continues to have these problems as the leader of the Ultimates. She enlists Kitty Pryde as a member of the group without asking if she even wanted to or if she was even interested. Kitty could not deny it because doing so in the situation would take away the gravitas of the new guard stepping up and it was at Captain America's funeral.
** When she is trying to convince Miles to take up the mantle again, she brings up his mother which only serves to piss Miles off.
* RelatedInTheAdaptation: This Jessica is a clone of Peter.
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: Against Roxxon. She kept tabs on them for a total of two years in comic book time and researched every member of the evil corporation as well as every research project they've done. It should be noted that while Peter Parker was alive, he was suspicious of Roxxon, but never paid much attention to them. Jessica Drew has made it her life's mission to bring them down.
* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: Drops being an agent of SHIELD and a member of the Ultimates when she found out that Roxxon sent mercenaries to attack Bombshell despite knowing that SHIELD has a contract with Roxxon.
* ShipTease:
** With Johnny Storm, much to Peter's [[MySisterIsOffLimits disgust and horror]].
** With Kitty Pryde in the finale issue of vol 1, and again in All New Ultimates.
* ShooTheDog: Her hostile behavior towards Miles is her attempt at this.
* SiblingTeam: With the original Spider-Man, and since she's [[OppositeSexClone kinda his twin sister]] it makes them BrotherSisterTeam.
* SuperpowerLottery: Same as Peter's, but with a few differences, namely that [[AllWebbedUp she shoots her webs from her fingertips rather than her wrists]], and they are not mechanical.
* TookALevelInBadass: Has come into her own in Volume 3, being Miles' overseer in SHIELD and leader of the new Ultimates.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: She hasn't been seen since the end of ''Ultimate Spider-Man'', leading to fans concerns she was erased with the rest of Earth-1610. It's revealed at the end of ''Spider-Men II'' that a version of her lives in a restored Ultimate universe alongside Ultimate Peter Parker and the Ultimates.
* WhatTheHellHero: She berates Miles on a regular basis.
* WhiteSheep: Her "brothers" were all either deformed, insane, or [[BreadEggsBreadedEggs deformed and insane]].
* YouFightLikeACow: Much like Peter she is a big fan of this. However, as she's trying to escape that association, she tones down the snark and becomes more serious in fights.

[[folder:Julia Carpenter]]
!Julia Carpenter
--> '''Debut:''' ''Secret Wars'' #6 (October 1984)
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The second Spider-Woman is a mother named Julia Carpenter. She first appeared in ''ComicBook/{{Secret Wars|1984}}'' #6-7 (October-November, 1984), created by Jim Shooter and Mike Zeck. She mostly appeared in team books, but was the star of ''Spider-Woman'' vol. 2, a 4-issue mini-series (November, 1993-February, 1994).

Carpenter got tricked into entering a program to create a superhero, under the guise of "Athletic Study", and was accidentally injected with a different spider serum, granting her super strength, wall-climbing and the ability to project psychic webbing from her fingerprints. She was given the identity of Spider-Woman by the Commission on Superhuman Activities, although she preferred "Arachne" (suggestion overruled). Her first major involvement was the {{Crossover}} event ''Secret Wars'', in which she met Spider-Man and gave him the inspiration of the design for his Alien Symbiote black suit (which would later become known as ComicBook/{{Venom}}). She was then roped into joining the newly-formed [[BoxedCrook Freedom Force]] (ComicBook/{{Mystique}}'s Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, pardoned and given a government sanction, although other heroes would be added to the roster). Julia didn't make any friends on the team, however, when she helped free the Avengers from the Vault after the Force had arrested them on trumped-up charges. However, instead of locking her up, [=CSA=] director Valerie Cooper (Julia's college friend, who'd been responsible for turning her into Spider-Woman) gave her a second chance to serve her country, although she'd be officially classified as a rogue agent. Julia eventually got caught up with the West Coast Avengers, joining that team and severing her ties with the [=CSA=]. While with the Avengers, she was caught in a conflict with the criminal trio Deathweb, whose powers were derived from the same source as Julia's, and whom she defeated when they threatened her daughter Rachel and her parents. Soon afterward, when the Avengers shut down the West Coast branch, she joined ComicBook/IronMan's new team, Force Works, but after that team folded, she retired from superhero activity to continue raising Rachel.

The retirement, however was cut short when she, along with Jessica, was attacked by Charlotte Witter, and she was rendered wheelchair-bound. However, she still took a resistance and mentored the 3rd Spider-Woman, Mattie Franklin. Some time later, she was involved with the ''ComicBook/CivilWar'', joining ComicBook/IronMan's Pro-Registration side, and taking the name "Arachne", but eventually she reveals that she was TheMole for the Anti-Registration side. Before she could change sides, however, she was beaten down by [[ComicBook/CarolDanvers Ms. Marvel]] and was forcefully separated from Rachel as her punishment. The loss of Rachel caused Julia to nearly slip into insanity; she broke out of the prison in the Negative Zone, and went to Colorado to search for Rachel. In a fit of rage, she attacked a superpowered girl named Arana, but her instability cost her victory and she was beaten, whereas she met Ms. Marvel again who apologized and promised to search for Rachel. But despite doing so, and even the success of reuniting with Rachel, it was clear that the friendship between Julia and Carol was strained.

Julia eventually moved to Canada and joined Omega Flight. She would end up unused for a while, until the ''Franchise/SpiderMan'' story arc ''Grim Hunt'', in which she was captured by Kraven the Hunter, who wanted to destroy every trace of the Spider family. Julia ended up being picked as the successor of Madame Web and the process of the inheritance made her blind. She eventually passed on her Arachne costume to Arana.

Julia has appeared in other media besides the Marvel comics:

[[AC:Video Games]]
* ''VideoGame/MarvelUltimateAlliance'': Appears not in person, but as an alternate skin for Jessica Drew, so she's fighting with Jessica's moveset.
* ''Videogame/SuperHeroSquadOnline'': Appears as a playable hero with her own dialogue and moveset.

[[AC:Western Animation]]
* ''WesternAnimation/IronMan: The Animated Series'': Appears as a recurring main character. Voiced by Creator/JenniferHale.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Ultimate Spider-Man}}'': Appeared as Madame Web, voiced by Creator/CreeSummer.

!!Tropes for Julia
* ActionMom: Harm Rachel at your own risk.
* AdaptationDyeJob: Julia goes around with orange hair, red hair or blonde, [[DependingOnTheArtist depending on who drew her]].
* AntagonisticOffspring: To her father during and after ''ComicBook/CivilWar'', as he considers her bringing war to his frontyard, forbids Julia from visiting Rachel to give Rachel a normal life (not helped that she lost Rachel's custody to him since she was arrested and is legally forbidden to visit her without his permission), and calls the police when Julia does visit Rachel unwelcomed [[NotHelpingYourCase and then takes Rachel away from her]].
* AstralProjection: As Madame Web, she has ability to project her consciousness outside her body and travel.
* BlindSeer: As Madame Web she's blind, but can see along the strands of the Web of Life to predict the future.
* BreakTheCutie: In ''ComicBook/CivilWar'', she's given a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown by Ms. Marvel and arrested [[HarmfulToMinors right in front of her daughter]].
* CivvieSpandex: As Madame Web and after she gave her old costume to ComicBook/AnyaCorazon, Julia wears new spandex costume which is covered with either a BadassLongcoat or shorter trenchcoat, [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/7bc41e19d5ebb7bfeaa81d57fcefefbc.jpg such as this]].
* CoolShades: After she became Madame Web, she wears sunglasses most of the time.
* CostumeCopycat: Inverted. It was Spider-Man who copied her costume when he needed a new one in ''Secret Wars''.[[note]](For the sake of elaboration: while the Venom symbiote was crawling over his body in response to him wanting a new outfit, he was mentalizing Julia's Spider-Woman suit)[[/note]]
* HappilyMarried: Averted. Her husband doesn't take her superhero career well, and they were eventually divorced. [[spoiler:He's eventually killed by Deathweb.]]
* HealingFactor: Julia is able to recover from mild to moderate injuries somewhat faster and more efficiently than an ordinary human. She is capable of fully healing on her own in a matter of days that would require an ordinary human to undergo surgery. Julia is also physically immune to all known types of poisons.
* InsistentTerminology: Call Julia Spider-Woman or Spider-Girl after she gets to use her intended alias, and she'll correct you that "It's Arachne."
* LegacyCharacter: Julia gave her old costume to Anya so she can continue her superheroing as Spider-Girl, as Julia succeeds the late Madame Web.
* MamaBear: Harming Julia's daughter means you put a "Please Kick Me" sign on your butt.
* MsFanservice: Similar to Jessica, Julia usually wears a wears a very formfitting costume that highlights her very voluptuous yet muscular body, large breasts, broad shoulders and long toned yet shapely legs.
* MostCommonSuperpower: Just like with Jessica, Julia has some very buxom breasts.
* PsychicPowers: Her webbing is psychokinetic. As Madame Web, she has ability to perceive aspects of the future, sensitivity to psychic energies in her environment allows her to see her immediate area and events taking place far away, teleportation, and {{telepathy}}: ability to read minds and project thoughts.
* ShesGotLegs: Just like Jessica, Julia (especially in her original black and white costume) is not only has a very voluptuous yet muscular body, but she also has very long toned yet shapely legs. This trope is even lampshaded by Rhodey Rhodes (when he was Iron-Man) when he was checking her out during the Secret War.
* TeethClenchedTeamwork: Julia during her stint with Freedom Force. She was also the TokenGoodTeammate, at least until they added Crimson Commando, Stonewall and Super Sabre to the team.
* {{Teleportation}}: Just like the original Madame Web, she can teleport herself to any location.
* WhatTheHellHero: When the heroes construct a ''Spider-Sense'' jammer to cut off the Queen from the mutated New Yorkers, they cut off Julia's precognition in the process. She teleports in, verbally lambastes them for doing so, then teleports away leaving them confused.
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[[folder:Martha "Mattie" Franklin]]
!Martha "Mattie" Franklin
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--> '''Debut:''' ''The Spectacular Spider-Man'' #262 (November 1998)

The third Spider-Woman is less known and more into the mythos of Spider-Man. Martha "Mattie" Franklin (2 o'clock on the top picture, don't worry, she got her own distinctive costume later) is the niece of J. Jonah Jameson, who thinks Spider-Man [[{{Fangirl}} is cool]]. Mattie first appeared in ''Spectacular Spider-Man'' #262 (November, 1998), created by John Byrne and Rafael Kayanan. She assumed the Spider-Woman identity in ''Amazing Spider-Man'' vol. 2 #5 (May, 1999).

Mattie attended the Gathering of Five - a mystical ceremony that bestows the five people gathered with power, insanity, immortality, knowledge, or death - in place of her father, giving her super-powers when she was chosen to receive power. Later, Spider-Man had a TenMinuteRetirement, so Mattie donned a costume similar to his and called herself Spider-Woman, taking his place in crime-fighting. Spider-Man realized this and helped her a bit after he returned. Initially arrogant and dismissive towards Spider-Man, Mattie later attempted to initiate a romantic relationship with him when Mary Jane was assumed dead, but was turned down.

Mattie became the star of ''Spider-Woman'' Vol. 3, which lasted for 18 issues (July, 1999 - December, 2000). Charlotte Witter made regular appearances as an opponent for Mattie, who defeated her by absorbing her powers and those of the other Spider-Women. With the blessing of Jessica Drew, Mattie officially took up the mantle of Spider-Woman, but her life took a dark and depressing swerve. She briefly appeared in Jessica Jones's comic ''Alias'', where it was revealed that her boyfriend was drugging her to harvest Mutant Growth Hormone from her body, and was rescued by Jones and Jessica Drew and returned to her uncle. Becoming an amateur detective, Mattie took it upon herself to investigate the Slingers, a group of four superheroes wearing the costumes Spider-Man had once used to clear his name. When she was caught by Ricochet, she had sex with him in order to waylay his suspicions, an act she later regretted.

She was listed as a potential recruit for the Initiative during the Civil War, but the next time Mattie appeared was during the ''Grim Hunt'' arc, and she was less lucky than the rest. [[BackForTheDead She was one of the first characters sacrificed by the Kravinoffs]], with her dying words being a message to Madame Webb, to tell Spider-Man she forgave him for not saving her and not to blame himself for her death.
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[[folder:Anya Corazon]]
!ComicBook/AnyaCorazon
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--> '''Debut:''' ''Amazing Fantasy'' Vol. 2 #1 (August 2004)

While not starting out as a member of the Spider-Family, Anya was a member of the mystical part of the Spider Society and usually acted as their hunter under the alias '''Araña''' (Spanish for "spider"). However, a crossover with Franchise/SpiderMan eventually made her renounce her allegiance and pursue her own path.

She was amongst the Pro-Registration heroes in the ''ComicBook/CivilWar'', acting as ComicBook/CarolDanvers' TagalongKid, and while questioning her worst moments, she continued to be on Carol's side, the two helping each other out, despite her father's misgivings. Carol once saved her from the mind control of Puppet Master, solidifying their relations.

Like the rest of the Spider-Family, she wasn't heard from any more until ''Grim Hunt'', where luckily for her, Araña managed to survive the events and helped Spider-Man defeat Kraven. In the aftermath, she was handpicked by Julia Carpenter as the successor of the Arachne suit and becomes Spider-Girl as Julia succeeds the late Madame Web.

[[folder:Cindy Moon]]
![[ComicBook/{{Silk}} Cindy Moon]]
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--> '''Debut:''' ''Amazing Spider-Man'' Vol. 3 #1 (June 2014)

Cindy Moon was introduced to the Marvel Universe in the ''Amazing Spider-Man'' #1 Volume 3 as part of the ''ComicBook/OriginalSin'' event. In it, it was revealed that the radioactive spider that bit Peter Parker, ''also'' bit a young Cindy Moon before it died. After being bit, her powers manifested and she was unable to control them until she was taught by Spider-Man ally, Ezekiel Sims. After receiving warning that Spider-Man foe Morlun was about to start his [[ComicBook/SpiderVerse biggest hunt ever]], she was placed into a bunker for most of her life hiding until being freed by Spider-Man. After Morlun is defeated, Cindy becomes a hero much like Spider-Man and starred in her own comic series, mainly taking Peter's place as a street level hero and dealing with her personal life and finding her family whom she lost contact with while she was in the bunker.

And even though she's the closest DistaffCounterpart of Spider-Man (same powers except stronger Spider-Sense and organic webbing, even bitten by the ''same spider''), she doesn't go by Spider-Woman, ironically.

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