Character

Spider-Woman

Jessica Miriam Drew

Description

Jessica Drew is a Marvel Comics superhero known as Spider-Woman, created by Archie Goodwin and Marie Severin. She first appeared in Marvel Spotlight #32 (1977). The character was created in part to secure the Spider-Woman trademark before a competing publisher could claim it.

Jessica was exposed to radiation as a child, and her father, geneticist Jonathan Drew, treated her with an experimental serum derived from irradiated spider blood. She was later recruited and brainwashed by Hydra, trained as an operative under the codename Arachne. After being sent to assassinate Nick Fury, she discovered Hydra's true nature and turned against them.

As Spider-Woman, Jessica possesses superhuman strength, wall-crawling ability, venom blasts (bioelectric energy projected from her hands), and pheromone manipulation. She has worked as a Hydra agent, a S.H.I.E.L.D. operative, a private investigator, and a member of the Avengers. Her solo series in the late 1970s ran for 50 issues, and she has remained a prominent figure in Marvel's roster, particularly in Avengers and Spider-Verse storylines.

Character Details

Real Name

Jessica Miriam Drew

Hero Name

Spider-Woman

Publisher

Marvel Comics

Powers

Super Strength, Agility, Flight, Super speed, longevity, Stamina, Intellect, Force Field, Blast Power, Weapon Master, Super Hearing, Power Suit, Unarmed Combat, Gadgets, Electricity Control, Wall Clinger, Escape Artist, Swordsmanship, Pheromone Control, Chemical Secretion, Stealth

Gender

Female

Birthday

December 7, 1924

Race

Human

Eye Color

Green

Hair Color

Red

Height (cm)

178