Martha Franklin (Earth-616)

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Real Name

Martha Franklin

Current Alias

Spider-Woman

Aliases

Mattie, Matt, Spider-Man

Identity

Secret

Alignment

Good

Relatives

Jerry Franklin (Father), Mrs Franklin (Mother, Deceased) J. Jonah Jameson (uncle), Marla Jameson (aunt), John Jameson (cousin)

Universe

Earth-616

Base Of Operations

New York, New York

Characteristics

Gender

Female

Height

5' 8"

Weight

123 lbs (56 kg)

Eyes

Blue

Hair

Black

Status

Citizenship

American

Marital Status

Single

Origin

Origin

Creators

John Byrne

First appearance

Spectacular Spider-Man # 263 (cameo), Amazing Spider-Man # 441 (full appearance), Amazing Spider-Man Vol 2 #5 (# 446)(as Spider-Woman)

History

Spider Woman #1 (Variant Cover)

Overhearing a conversation between her father and Norman Osborn about a ceremony, Mattie took her father's place in the Gathering of Five. Granted the gift of power, Mattie was endowed with super strength, flight and all the powers similiar to that of Spider-Man. When Spider-Man mysteriously disappeared for a few months from the superhero scene Mattie took to fighting the criminals in his name. When the real Spider-Man returned, Mattie fought Charlotte Witter and then became known as Spider-Woman with the blessings of Jessica Drew. She was sent to a boarding school, and fought several new villains while there and made a friend in Cheryl Lansing.

Mattie wasn't seen for quite a while, and eventually went missing. She broke into Jessica Jones apartment in a drugged stupor, but quickly fled. Investigating more, Jessica discovered Mattie was being harvested for drugs by her boyfriend and kept sedated. Apparently, Mattie was being used a source for Mutant Growth Hormone, a power-inducing drug that requires a super-powered individual's genetic material. With the help of Jessica Drew, Jessica Jones brought Mattie back to the safety of her uncle.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

Mattie has the cumulative powers of the previous Spider-Women.

• stick to walls using electrostatic attraction
• flight
• Jessica Drew's Venom Blasts,
• Julia Carpenter's psionic webs,
• Charlotte Witter's ability to generate spider-legs from her back.
• Madame Web's precognitive and telepathic abilities
  

Abilities

None known.

Strength level

Mattie has superhuman strength and can lift up to 10 tons

Weaknesses

None known.

Paraphernalia

Equipment: None known.
Transportation: None known.
Weapons: None known.

Notes

• Mattie was given the combined powers of the previous Spider-Women in a ritual known as The Gathering of Five
• Mattie is the third woman to use the name Spider-Woman

Trivia

• No trivia.

See Also

• Appearances of Martha Franklin (Earth-616)
• Character Gallery: Martha Franklin (Earth-616)
• Fan-Art Gallery: Martha Franklin (Earth-616)
• Quotations by Martha Franklin (Earth-616)

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Links and References

• Comicboards: Question about Mattie Franklin
• Wikipedia: Spider-Woman
• Marvel Directory: Madame Web
• Spider-Woman Fanpage
• Marvel Encyclopaedia: Spider-Man, New York, 2003, p184