"To Know Her is to Fear Her" - Spider-Woman (Jessica Drew) Appreciation 2019

[MajorHoy]

Why does that handbook entry show her with Rapunzel hair? It's usually long, but not THAT long! And that wasn't even how she looked at the time, as she didn't have her powers.

Her previous entries also showed her with relatively long hair as well.


from The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Vol. 1 No. 14 (March 1984)

[Seren]

Did she used to have a wig for awhile when she was in costume? I think that got nixed later.

[MajorHoy]

Did she used to have a wig for awhile when she was in costume? I think that got nixed later.

For some reason I was thinking that before you brought it up, but I can't swear to it for sure.

[Digifiend]

Uh oh. Rumours from the Spider-Gwen thread. Potentially bad news.

I'm not surprised. I've long suspected Ghost Spider was simply a backup moniker should the movie fail.

Indeed, poor Jessica. I've heard rumors from insiders some people at Marvel want to ax the character of 616 Jessica Drew in favor of moving 65 Gwen, as the new Spider-Woman, to 616 permanently for reasons of brand synergy. The main thing preventing them from enacting their plan is fear of potential fan backlash from offing such an iconic if a relatively unpopular character (in comparison to Spider-Gwen) in Jessica Drew.

If this is true, they should just change her codename, not kill her off.

[Mike_Murdock]

Did she used to have a wig for awhile when she was in costume? I think that got nixed later.

She died her hair black from its original blonde, but I'm not sure it was a wig. It's ridiculously long and seems to get longer over time (yeah, I know hair does that, but it doesn't feel entirely natural), so I don't know.

[Mike_Murdock]

Idea that has next to no chance of happening: In the sequel for Captain Marvel, they feature Spider-Woman. The big song played at the climax is Spiderwebs by No Doubt spoilers:

instead of Just a Girl like in the first movie.

end of spoilers

[Seren]

I'd be down for that.

[OBrianTallent]

Did she used to have a wig for awhile when she was in costume? I think that got nixed later.

For some reason I was thinking that before you brought it up, but I can't swear to it for sure.

She died her hair black from its original blonde, but I'm not sure it was a wig. It's ridiculously long and seems to get longer over time (yeah, I know hair does that, but it doesn't feel entirely natural), so I don't know.

Yes she wore a wig for most of her early issues as her natural hair was about shoulder length. Later on they dropped the wig.
Likewise, Steve Leialoha drew her hair quite long when in her spider woman costume, but not nearly as long as Carmine Infantino. When Ann Nocenti and Brian Postman took over the series, her hair was "cut" due to a fight with Gypsy Moth I think. She pulled her wig back put for the last few issues of her original series.

[Seren]

Cool. Thanks for clarifying that!

Kelly Thompson said that Jess will be making an appearance in the 3rd arc of Captain Marvel, but it won't be as big a role as she has in the current arc.

[Thirteen]

Spider-Woman Hair Appreciation!


The dyed hair!


The wig!


Again the wig!
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[Mike_Murdock]

The dyed hair!

So I'm reading her stories in the Essential Collection, so it's black and white, so I appreciate these images.

[Seren]

Syfy posted an article about Jessica and Carol's friendship. https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/jessic...mpression=true

[Seren]

They're going to be Reprinting Marvel Spotlight 32 in June:

ARVEL TALES: SPIDER-MAN #1
STAN LEE, ARCHIE GOODWIN & AL MILGROM (W)
JOHN ROMITA SR., DON HECK, SAL BUSCEMA & AL MILGROM (A)
COVER BY JEN BARTEL
VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY JEN BARTEL
Spider-Man swings into onto the stage as we celebrate the 80th Anniversary of the House of Ideas with the era-spanning MARVEL TALES! This anthology series shines a spotlight on fan-favorite characters, features timeless stories, and highlights some of our most impressive talent from the past eight decades. First, Spidey faces the mind-bending madness of Mysterio in a classic showdown from the boundless imaginations of Stan Lee, John Romita Sr. and Don Heck — the villain’s special effects have never been bigger than in AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #66! Then meet Jessica Drew, the startlingly different Spider-Woman in in MARVELSPOTLIGHT (1971) #32 — to know her is to fear her! And finally, with the webslinger missing, the Black Cat steals the spotlight! Can frantic Felicia Hardy find her Spider — or will she find adventure? Surprises are in store in SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN (1976) #90!
80 PGS./Rated T …$7.99

[Winterboy]

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[Seren]

Nice!!

Kelly Thompson posted a pretty awesome panel of Jess today. Also, Jess is in Captain America #9.