What race is Spider-Woman?

During this arc and the premiere issue of her own comic, Spider-Woman was identified as the human, Jessica Drew (combining the first name of Wolfman's daughter and the last name of fictional detective Nancy Drew), who had memories of being a spider implanted into her by the terrorist group HYDRA.
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What ethnicity is Mary Jane in Spider-Man?

In the comics, Spider-Man's girlfriend is Mary Jane Watson, aka MJ, who happens to be a white redhead, but Marvel changed the character into a mixed African-American with the casting of Zendaya as Michelle to please the diversification crowd.
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Is Spider-Woman black?

The only Black superheroes to debut in Marvel Comics before Valerie were Black Panther, The Falcon, Blade and Luke Cage. While her impact was short-lived and didn't have a massive impact on the Spider-Man mythos, being the first Black, female hero in Marvel Comics is no small feat.
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What nationality is Spider-Man?

15 (1962), American teenager Peter Parker, a poor sickly orphan, is bitten by a radioactive spider. As a result of the bite, he gains superhuman strength, speed, and agility along with the ability to cling to walls.
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Is Miles Morales black or Latino?

Morales was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York City, the then-13-year-old son of an African American father and a Puerto Rican mother.
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Is Miles Morales biracial?

Miles Morales, half Latino and half African-American, is the new face of Spider-Man in the "Ultimate" line of Marvel Comics. The orphaned, white young man gets bitten by a spider and then develops remarkable powers.
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Was the original Spider-Woman black?

Before Jessica Drew, Marvel Comics introduced the original Spider-woman as the first Black female hero. Since the first issue of The Amazing Spider-Man in 1962, Marvel Comics have published many iterations of the hero, both male and female, and even spanning over different species.
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Is Spider-Woman a clone?

Spider-Woman is a genetically-engineered clone of the original Spider-Man, Peter Parker, whose chromosomes were manipulated to make her biologically female.
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What race is Zendaya from Spider-Man?

Her father is African-American, with roots in Arkansas; her mother has German and Scottish ancestry.
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Is MJ from Spider-Man Black?

Zendaya Will Be The First Black Mary Jane Ever In New 'Spider-Man: Homecoming' According to The Wrap, Zendaya will be playing Mary Jane Watson in the upcoming film Spider-Man: Homecoming.
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Is there black MJ in Spider-Man?

Face it, haters and racists. The upcoming Spidey movie hit the jackpot with model and singer Zendaya reportedly playing the iconic Mary Jane Watson.
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Are Gwen and Miles the same age?

Gwen is 15 months older than Miles.
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Does Earth 1610 still exist?

Earth-1610 was destroyed in the final Incursion.
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Are Spider-Gwen and ghost spider the same?

Spider-Gwen rebranded herself as Ghost Spider when she started college. Here's the reason behind the change. One of the biggest fan-favorite superhero characters to emerge in the Marvel Universe is Spider-Gwen, the webslinging Gwen Stacy who became a superhero on her native Earth-65.
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Can Jessica Drew shoot webs?

Yes, Jessica Drew can shoot web, she has the classic Spidey-Sense tingles, but she also has powers that Spider-Man does not, like the bio-electric blasts she calls Venom Blasts. These are similar to some of Miles Morales powers.
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Is Jessica Drew a clone?

Jessica Drew (of Earth-1610) is a female clone of Peter Parker whose chromosomes were manipulated to make her female. She resembles Peter, and appears to be the same age (approximately sixteen). Created to act as an agent for the CIA (code name: Spider-Woman), she retains Peter Parker's memories.
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What are Jessica Drews powers?

Jessica Drew has all the perks of being a spider-hero, including enhanced strength, endurance, speed, reflexes, muscular density, and the uncanny ability to stick to any surface. In addition, she's a master at bioelectric generation, meaning she can produce powerful blasts of energy.
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Is Jessica Drew older than Peter Parker?

Contradicting Origin Stories. Jessica Drew is actually way older than any Marvel hero not named Steve Rogers. She was born in 1924 to scientist Jonathan Drew and his wife Miriam.
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Is Jessica Jones Spider-Woman?

During the "Secret Empire" storyline, Jessica Jones became a member of the Defenders alongside Daredevil, Iron Fist, and Luke Cage. Alongside Cloak and Dagger, Doctor Strange, and Spider-Woman, she fought the Army of Evil during Hydra's rise to power where they were defeated by Nitro.
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Is Spider-Woman a Skrull?

The mystery was explained during the Secret Invasion crossover in 2008, when it was revealed that Spider-Woman was not only a Skrull, but she was actually the LEADER of the Skrulls! Her she is trying to mess with Iron Man's head by pretending that he was a servant of the Skrull Empire...
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Is Rio Morales black?

The New York-born Puerto Rican actress plays Rio Morales, the mother of Afro-Latino Spider-Man Miles Morales, in the animated movie "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" which premieres Dec. 14 nationwide. The new movie focuses on Miles Morales' origin story and how he becomes Marvel's half black, half Latino Spider-Man.
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What race is Miguel O Hara?

His real identity is Miguel O'Hara, a brilliant Irish-Mexican geneticist living in Nueva York (a renamed New York City) in the year 2099 who attempts to re-create the abilities of the original Spider-Man in other people and later suffers a related accident that causes half of his DNA to be rewritten with a spider's ...
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Is there a Mexican Spider-Man?

Miles Morales might be the most recognizable Latinx character within the expanded Spider-Verse, but he's not the only one who comes from Latinx origins. In fact, the Spider-Verse is a great example of the culture as a whole.
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