Julia Carpenter

Julia was a regular character in the 1996 animated series Iron Man. Here she played a role almost identical to that of Pepper Potts, being Tony's assistant and confidante. In the beginning of the series she regularly donned her Spider-Woman outfit as a member of Force Works but once they disbanded in later episodes the story focused on her role as Tony's confidante as well as someone who helped run his company. She is also shown as a love interest of Tony. In early episodes she vied with Scarlet Witch for his affection, and in later episodes married him for a short time (though this was a ploy on tony's part to draw out an assassin hunting him). As Spider-Woman she retains her strength and agility but her webs seem to be physical rather than psionic. She was voiced by Casey DeFranco in the first season, and by Jennifer Hale in the Second

Origin
As a single mother, Julia became a test subject for a secret government super-soldier program through Valerie Cooper. She gained her powers after going through a series of tests that included injecting her with spider venom and extracts from rare Amazonian plants.

Power and Abilities
Arachne has superhuman strength (able to lift approximately 10 tons under normal conditions), agility, stamina, and reflexes. Her powers are very similar to Spider-Man's, but hers are psi-based. The psi-webs that she produces are more versatile than Spider-Man's chemical-based webbing, since she can will them to move on their own and manifest themselves even from a distance. She uses her psi-webs to attack and ensnare her opponents, as well as swing on them from building to building much like Spider-Man. 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 heightened senses, which allow her to sense vibrations, and has been intensively trained in hand-to-hand combat.

Since becoming Madame Web in the aftermath of the Grim Hunt, Julia has inherited her predecessors powers of 'Prescience', allowing her to perceive aspects of the future. Although, like with the previous Madame Web, this may not be entirely accurate. Furthermore, she now possesses other psychic powers such as Clairvoyance, Telepathy and Astral projection.