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Julia Carpenter is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Jim Shooter and Mike Zeck, the character first appeared in Secret Wars #6 (October 1984). Julia Carpenter was known as the second Spider-Woman, later as the second Arachne, and then as the second Madame Web .
- Early Life
- Being Spider-Woman
- Amazing Friends
- Deathweb
- Spider-Women
- Civil War/Initiative
- Omega Flight
- Grim Hunt
- Madame Web and Spider-Island
- Coma
Julia Cornwall was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. The daughter of Walter and Elizabeth Cornwall. She met and married her college sweetheart Larry Carpenter and together they had a daughter named Rachel.Unfortunately, shortly after he got a job in public relations, Larry began to cheat on Julia. After five years of marriage, they divorc...
A secretive government group called the Commission decided to create their own superhero. Val Cooper met college friend Julia Carpenter in Denver, and convinced her to be part in an "athletic study." She was unknowingly a test subject in their experiments. During the experiment, they "accidentally" injected Julia with a mix of spider venom and exot...
She teamed up with Iron Man when she was stalked by a trio of high-tech bounty hunters known as the Seekers. They came to collect the bounty which had been placed on Julia's head. She was wanted by the US government after she helped the Avengers. Iron Man decided to help her with her daughter's situation. They battle the bounty hunters but it ends ...
Julia's main enemies were the arachnid-based team called Death-Web, which consisted of three super-villains who were created by the Commission, using a variation of the same serum that transformed Julia. When Mike Clemson, founder of Death-Web, captured Spider-Woman's daughter Rachel, he blackmailed her into fighting Spider-Man, even though she nea...
Eventually, Julia walked away from the superhero business to concentrate on raising her daughter. Like Jessica Drew (the original Spider-Woman), Julia was also attacked by Charlotte Witterand had her powers stolen. After the loss of her superpowers, Julia returned to the life of a normal mother. Julia was paralyzed for several months after she lost...
Her powers now restored, Julia returned using the code name "Arachne" (which she originally intended to use). During the Superhuman Civil War, Julia registered under the Superhuman Registration Act, and she and Wonder Man aided Ms. Marvelin the training of novice superheroes. However, Julia was actually a double agent; when she first responded to I...
She spent some time living in Canada and working with the Canadian government as part of Canada's new superhero team Omega Flight.She was given the option of having her outstanding charges dropped in exchange for her participation on the team. After a battle against the Wrecking Crew, Julia decided to stay on the team. She helped the team expose Dr...
Julia was dragged into Sasha Kravinoff's Grim Hunt of Spider-Man as a means to resurrect her husband Kraven the Hunter. After the unsuccessful attempt at resurrection through the sacrifice of Mattie Franklin, the third woman to take the name Spider-Woman, Julia was captured by the Kravinoff family alongside Araña to be further sacrifices. As Spider...
Julia's first action in this role was to prevent Peter from killing Kraven, explaining to Peter that he was the center of a moral web that would be destroyed if he killed Kraven and advising him that this murder, however justified, would turn him into a ruthless destroyer. After burying Kaineand Madame Web in a potter's field, she explained her new...
Shortly before Doctor Octopus swapped his mind with Peter Parker's and temporarily became Spider-Man, Madame Web suffered an overload of her powers as a consequence of presaging the death of Spider-Man, witnessing every point in the future for a split second before falling into a coma. Luckily, she had previously foretold this event, for which she ...
A new criminal Charlotte Witter, AKA Spider-Woman, crippled Julia and stole her powers. Witter similarly de-powered two other Spider-Women (Jessica Drew and Mattie Franklin), who joined forces with Carpenter and psychic Madame Web to defeat Witter.
Aug 9, 2023 · Actor Sydney Sweeney has confirmed that she's taking the role of Julia Carpenter, the second Spider-Woman in Marvel Comics, in the upcoming Madame Web film as part of Sony's Spider-Man...
- George Marston
Feb 13, 2024 · Julia Carpenter has a long-standing legacy as Spider-Woman and later as Arachne. Despite starting as a street-level crime fighter, Julia moved on to participate in several team missions, including the Avengers Initiative, with stakes much higher than simply tackling a rookie villain.
Feb 13, 2024 · Julia Carpenter was the first Spider-Woman to join the Avengers and had a complex journey, including being brainwashed and joining Freedom Force.
Spider-Woman realized her mistakes and freed the Avengers from jail. As a known fugitive, she teamed up with Spider-Man. After her name was cleared, Julia joined the West Coast Avengers. When they were disbanded, Julia joined Iron Man 's new super-team, Force Works.
