SPIDER WOMAN
(of Earth-313710)

Real Name: Unrevealed

Identity/Class: Extradimensional (Earth-313710) (presumably) human mutate

Occupation: None

Group Membership: None

Affiliations: Possibly Annie, Batgirl, Batman, Big Bird, Bozo the Clown, Bunny, C-3PO, Captain America, Carrie, Chewbacca, Chips, Cinderella, Clown, Cookie Monster, the Count, Disco Dazzler, Dr. Strange, Donald Duck, Ernie, Flintstone, the Grouch, Grover, Hollie Hobby, Hulk, Isis, Little Fairy, the Lone Ranger, Micronaut, Mork, Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Plastic Man, Princess Leia, Pussy Cat, R2-D2, Raggedy Ann, Buck Rogers, Snow White, Spiderman, Strawberry Shortcake, Super Boy, Supergirl, Superman, Thing, Tinker Bell, Tom & Jerry, Vincent from the Black Hole, Web Woman, Wonder Woman, Yado, Yogi Bear (see comments)

Enemies: Possibly Baba Fett, Big Foot, Darth Vadar, Devil, Dracula, Frankenstein, Ghost, Godzilla, King Kong, Monster, Red Skull, Storm Trooper, Vampire, Werewolf, Witch (see comments)

Known Relatives: None

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: Presumably mobile

First Appearance: (real life Halloween costume, Earth-1218): store shelves (1978);
(in print): Ben Cooper 1980 catalog (1980)

Powers/Abilities: Spider Woman did not display any superhuman powers but it was possible that she had the same abilities as a typical Spider-totem including the ability to cling to solid surfaces, superhuman strength and agility. It was also unclear if she possessed Spider-Woman-616's ability to fire "venom blasts."

Height: 5' (by approximation)
Weight: 90 lbs. (by approximation)
Eyes: Blue (presumably)
Hair: Blonde (presumably)

History: (Ben Cooper, Inc. 1980 catalog) - Spider Woman appeared alongside Hulk and many other costumed characters, wearing a Halloween-like costume.
 

Comments: Created by an uncredited writer & artist.

I've included an image (on the left) of the real life Spider-Woman costume for comparison.

Also, one would think that the other costumed characters produced by Ben Cooper would exist in the same universe as this Ben Cooper Spider Woman. Therefore, I have placed the ones seen or mentioned in advertisements and catalogs alongside Spider Woman in Spider Woman's affiliations. Please note that some of the character's names in the Ben Cooper catalogs were not spelled the same as the typical counterparts. For example, Fred Flintstone was simply called "Flintstone" while Yoda, Darth Vader and Boba Fett from Star Wars were called "Yado," "Darth Vadar" and "Baba Fett," respectively. Biotron from the Micronauts was called "Micronaut," "Chips" was the name given to a police officer character intended to be one of the main characters from the TV show CHiPs and "Tom & Jerry" was the single name given to the character of Tom the Cat from the Tom & Jerry cartoons. Also, Oscar the Grouch from Sesame Street was called simply "the Grouch."

I listed the only appearance of the Ben Cooper, Inc. Spider Woman character that I was aware of and could find references to but it's very possible she had appeared in numerous store advertisements and past Ben Cooper catalogs over the years. If any more are discovered, I will update this profile accordingly so if you know of any, please send them my way.

Ben Cooper's Spider Woman character, as best as my research can determine, only appeared in a drawing in the 1980 Ben Cooper, Inc. catalog (and well, the real life costume itself). The drawing was only in black & white but the hair on the drawing was not dark, suggesting that Ben Cooper's character had blonde hair (even though on the real life costume, the mask's hair was black like Spider-Woman's Earth-616 counterpart). One could only assume she also had blue eyes.

All characters listed in this profile are the Earth-313710 versions unless otherwise specified.

Profile by Proto-Man.

CLARIFICATIONS:
Spider-Woman has no KNOWN connections to:


images: (without ads)
Ben Cooper, Inc. 1980 catalog, p15, splash page (Spider-Woman, main image)
actual photo (real life Spider-Woman Halloween costume)

Appearances:
Ben Cooper, Inc. 1980 catalog (1980) - uncredited writer & artist

First Posted: 04/10/2015
Last updated: 04/02/2015

Any Additions/Corrections? please let me know.

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