Web Woman
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Web Woman was a fictional character, a cartoon superheroine featured on the 1978-1980 television series Tarzan and the Super 7, by Filmation. Her introduction is rumored to have prompted Marvel Comics to introduce a character called Spider-Woman to secure intellectual property rights to the name. Web Woman's voice was played by actress Linda Gary.
Her real name is Kelly Webster. Kelly saved the life of an alien insectoid when he was swept into a raging river during a thunderstorm. In gratitude, the alien presented her with a mysterious ring, which granted her the powers of the entire insect kingdom. The alien was an agent of the mysterious entity named Scarab, the guardian of the space station, Citadel 7. Exactly how she came into contact with Scarab after she received the ring is unknown, but she became Web Woman soon afterward. Her transformation into Web Woman is brought on by a vocal command combined with the power of the ring that spoken like this:
"Insects of the world...small creatures of the cosmos...lend me your powers...NOW!"
She has a variety of weapons, such as a webline from her utility belt, and the ring can produce sleeping gas and an energy beam that solidifies into webbing. She is aided in her missions for Scarab by a furry little insectoid-like alien named Spinner, who is often used for comic relief. She travels in a spider-shaped, 8-legged flying saucer called "Webtrac."
Episode titles:
- The Rainmaker
- The Eye of the Fly
- The World Within
- Madame Macabre's Calamity Circus
- Red Snails at Sunset
- Send in the Clones
- The Sun Thief
- Dr. Despair and the Mood Machine
- The Perfect Crime
- The Lady in the Lamp
[edit] External links
- International Hero has a few images and is a good source of information
- Jim's Super 7 Page offers many screen captures
