Julia Carpenter
Julia Carpenter is a female comic superhero who features in Marvel Comics.
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Biography
Origin
Julia Cornwall
Around this time, a secretive government group named the Commission on Superhuman Activities grew concerned over the number of superheroes that were independent of the government. To compensate, they looked to create their own superhero that would work for them. This project was headed by Valerie Cooper who gathered a team of scientists for the task which included Carter Napier, Dr. Sylvie Yaqua and Hashi Noto. They saw some promise in drugs from rare plants and spider-venoms with an expedition launched to Peruvian Amazon to collect samples with the scientists being guided by Julia Carpenter's parents. Meanwhile, Julia herself was chosen to be part of the test trial for the experiment though her old college friend Val Cooper claimed it was an athletic study that offered fringe benefits as well as payment for participation. By this point, Julia was struggling supporting herself and her daughter leading to her accepting the job. Tests were made to see if she would be receptible to the Spider-Serum whereupon they arranged an 'accident' whereby she was given the 'wrong' serum. For a moment, Julia nearly died but quickly found to had developer spider-like abilities. (Spider-Woman v2 #2)
Spider-Woman
Madame Web
Whilst in captivity, Anatasia Kravinoff came into their cell where she slit the throat of Madame Web. With her blood pouring out, Julia was by her side in an attempt to save her but Cassandra said that her time had come and she came to pass her powers to Carpenter. With Cassandra's death, Julia inherited her powers and became the new Madame Web with her losing her sight as a result. (Amazing Spider-Man v1 #637)
She then gathered all the Spider-Totems in the city in order to enlist their aid Spider-Man. This was because they along with Julia had all experienced a vision of the future that showed the death of Spider-Man. This was tied to the events surrounding Norman Osborn who was being attacked at Ravencroft by the Sin-Eater and his army. To prevent this future from coming to pass, the Order of the Web was established with the Spider-Totem heroes gathering to save Spider-Man. (Amazing Spider-Man: The Sins of Norman Osborn v1 #1)
Overview
Personality and attributes
Powers and abilities
Originally, Julia Carpenter was an ordinary human being with no special powers. This was until she was without her knowledge involved in an experiment to impart superpowers on a person. In her case, a team of scientists were responsible for creating a Spider-Serum to give her abilities. These gave her the proportionate strength of a spider and the ability to walk on walls. (Spider-Woman v2 #2)
She was able to psychically induce webbing using her mind alone. (Spider-Woman v2 #2)
Upon becoming Madame Web, she came to lose her sight but gained the prophetic visions tied to the Web of Life and Destiny. (Amazing Spider-Man v1 #637)
Notes
- Julia Carpenter was created by Jim Shooter and Mike Zeck where she made her first appearance in Secret Wars v1 #7 (November, 1984).
Alternate Versions
In other media
Television
Video games
Appearances
- Secret Wars v1: (1984)
- Spider-Woman v2:
- Amazing Spider-Man v1:
- Omega Flight:
- Amazing Spider-Man: The Sins of Norman Osborn v1: (2020)
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