Arachne

Origin

Force Works

When the Avengers West Coast were disbanded Julia joined the short lived Force Works group. After being drained of her powers and paralyzed by Charlotte Witter she was forced to retire. Julia regained her powers after intense physical therapy and an injection of a duplicate of the original serum she got her powers from. The Shroud and his company allowed her to recover and they soon fell in love. She then began using the name Arachne to separate her from the other Spider-Woman, (Jessica Drew) and Mattie Franklin.

Civil War

During the Civil War, Julia registered under the Super-Human Registration Act. She was later revealed to be a double agent when the Prowler was captured and under interrogation reveals that she tipped him off. After helping The Shroud to escape, a strike force lead by Ms. Marvel was sent to capture her. Julia was about to leave the country with her daughter when she was caught and imprisoned.

Omega Flight

New Costume

Shortly after the Superhuman Registration act was passed, Julia was persuaded by Tony Stark (Iron Man) to join his team. Alongside with Ms.Marvel and Wonder Man, her mission was to train other registered super heroes to perform government-authorized security activities. As well as the standard apprehension of unregistered super heroes.

She was soon sent to go after the Shroud (Max Coleridge),an unregistered super hero and Julia's new boyfriend. Julia helped him escape from government soldiers and became a fugitive herself. After sending three squads to the hospital, stealing clothes and a car they headed to Colorado to pick up Rachel on their way to Canada. After an ambush by Ms. Marvel and Wonder Man, Shroud was captured, but Arachne evaded the attack and went to her parents in Colorado, where Rachel was staying. Following another ambush by Ms. Marvel )this time including Araña) Arachne was captured and ripped from the arms of her daughter. She was incarcerated and held in chains, before being sent to the Negative Zone.

Powers

Arachne has super human strength (able to lift c. 10 tons) , agility, stamina & reflexes. Her powers are very similar to Spider-Man's but hers are psi based. The psi webs that she can produce are much more versatile as she can will them to move and appear from a distance. By concentrating this psionic force in her hands and feet, she is able to cling to and crawl across any surface, even scaling sheer walls. Arachne also possesses heighten senses which allow her to sense vibrations and has been trained in hand-to-hand combat.

Alternate Realities

Earth-398

In this reality Julia was also known as Arachne and was a member of the Queen's Vengeance.

Video Games

Marvel : Ultimate Alliance