Spider Queen
Spider Queen is a Golden Age superheroine who original invented web-shooter bracelets who went after criminals murdered her husband. Later she was retcon as a villain and a member of Battle-Axis. After the war she joined the American government splinter cell known as ICON.
Name:
Spider Queen
Publisher:
Real name:
Shannon Kane
Aliases:
- Shannon Kane
- Sharon Kane
Birth date:
None
Gender:
Female
Powers:
- Agility
- Unarmed Combat
- Webslinger
First issue:
The Eagle (1941) #2
History
Fox Comics
Origin
Sharon Kane's husband, Dr. Harry Kane, was gunned down by criminals while he was working on a web fluid weapon. She became the Spider Queen.
She fell into the public domain like many lesser known comic book superheroes of the Golden Age after World War II.
Marvel
Invaders
Spider Queen, along with Strongman, Doctor Nemesis, Volton, and The Human Meteor, were retcon by Roy Thomas at Marvel Comics in 1993. In this new continuity, Spider Queen's husband was murdered by Communists instead of criminals. She joined Battle-Axis believing that only the Axis Powers could eliminate the threat of communism. She was defeated and captured by The Invaders.
After World War II, Spider Queen joined the American government splinter cell known as ICON.
