What is Spider-Woman?
[[File:WonderCon 2014 - Spider-Woman Cosplay (13931839351).jpg|thumb|Spider-Woman.]] '''Spider-Woman''' is one of [[Marvel Comics]]' most popular superheroines, and as such, she has a traction of various alternate versions and characters who had taken her mantle. The first Spider-Woman, '''[[Valerie the Librarian]]''', made her first appearance in ''Spidey Super Stories'' #6 (December 24th, 1974). While '''[[Spider-Woman (Jessica Drew)|Jessica Drew]]''', the most famous Spider-Woman, made her debut in ''Marvel Spotlight'' #32 (November 9th, 1976); in spite of her name, Jessica Drew is very rarely related to [[Spider-Man]] in any way. The second major version is '''[[Julia Carpenter]]''', who first appeared in ''Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars #6'' in June of 1984, and the third major version is '''[[Spider-Woman (Mattie Franklin)|Mattie Franklin]]''', who first appeared in ''The Spectacular Spider-Man'' #262 (October 1998). Several alternate reality incarnations of the character have additionally received notoriety, including the [[Spider-Woman (Ultimate Marvel character)|Ultimate Spider-Woman]], [[Spider-Bitch (Ashley Barton)|Ashley Barton]], and [[Spider-Woman (Gwen Stacy)|Gwen Stacy]]. == In other media == The character has since appeared in different forms of media, such as action figures, movies, television series, and video games as well. [[Category:Marvel Comics superheroes]]