| Jessica Drew | |
|---|---|
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| Spider-Woman | |
| Aliases: | Spider-Woman |
| Series: | Spider-Woman |
| Gender: | Female |
| Notability: | Main character |
| Occupation: | Superhero |
| Location: | New York City, New York |
| Associations: | Justice Magazine |
| Relatives: | Jonathan Drew Billy Drew |
| Status: | Alive |
| First: | "Pyramids of Terror" |
| Actor: | Joan Van Ark |
Jessica Drew is a fictional super-hero featured in comic books published by Marvel Comics. She is best known by heroic code-name Spider-Woman, which is also the title of the 1979-1980 cartoon series that she appeared in produced by Marvel Entertainment. In the series, Jessica Drew was voiced by actress Joan Van Ark.
Biography
Jessica Drew was the daughter of scientist Jonathan Drew. One day, as a child, while visiting her father's laboratory, Jessica was bitten by a poisonous spider. When Doctor Drew found her, he injected her with an experimental serum. The serum saved Jessica's life, but also gifted her with wondrous super-powers. As an adult, Jessica used her powers to fight against injustice in the costumed identity of Spider-Woman.
Jessica worked as a reporter for Justice Magazine in the heart of a major metropolitan city. She frequently collaborated with photographer Jeff Hunt on various stories. Jessica's young nephew, Billy, often visited the offices and found a way to accompany them on their investigations.
One story brought them to Egypt where Spider-Woman had to rescue her fellow super-hero Spider-Man, who had been captured by a space mummy named Khufu. As Khufu attempted to turn the world's populace into mind-controlled mummies, Spider-Woman found a weakness in his mother ship's design, which forced Khufu to abandon his plan. [1]
Another story brought Jessica, Jeff and Billy to Grand Cayman Island to report on the launch of a space telescope that would be used to monitor a solar eclipse. The Dread Dormammu of the Dark Dimension had his cult of followers sabotage the mission, as part of an ambitious plot to plunge the entire world into darkness. Jessica changed into Spider-Woman and defeated Dormammu's goons, forcing the evil entity to remain in his own world. [2]
Spider-Woman's further adventures brought her into conflict with hi-tech Amazons [3], time-traveling Vikings [4], the Kingpin of Crime, Wilson Fisk [5], and even the Lord of vampires, Count Dracula. [6]
Notes & Trivia
- The character of Jessica Drew was created by director Bob Richardson]] and writer Jeff Scott based on concepts developed by writer Archie Goodwin and artist Sal Buscema.
Appearances
- Spider-Woman: Pyramids of Terror
- Spider-Woman: Realm of Darkness
- Spider-Woman: The Amazon Adventure
- Spider-Woman: The Ghost Vikings
- Spider-Woman: The Kingpin Strikes Again
- Spider-Woman: The Lost Continent
- Spider-Woman: Kongo Spider
- Spider-Woman: Games of Doom
- Spider-Woman: Shuttle to Disaster
- Spider-Woman: Dracula's Revenge
- Spider-Woman: The Spider-Woman and the Fly
- Spider-Woman: Invasion of the Black Hole
- Spider-Woman: The Great Magini
- Spider-Woman: A Crime in Time
- Spider-Woman: Return of the Spider-Queen
- Spider-Woman: A Deadly Dream