The Spider Society

The Spider Society is a fictional secret society appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. It is featured in the Spider-Man titles and (more prominently) in Araña: Heart of the Spider.

The Spider Society
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
First appearanceAmazing Spider-Man vol. 2 #30
Created byJ. Michael Straczynski
John Romita, Jr.
In-story information
Type of organizationSecret society
Base(s)WebCorps, New York City
Leader(s)Ezekiel Sims
Sofia Corazon
Anya Corazon

Over the years, the Spider Society used Hunters to fight the superheroine Wasp's society The Sisterhood of the Wasp.

Fictional history

The Spider Society started in Castile in 1099 A.D. for the purpose of worshiping Spider-Totems.[1] Over the years, the Spider Society used Hunters to fight the Sisterhood of the Wasp. The Hunters are part of a long bloodline.

The Hunters are warriors chosen by the Spirit of the Hunter, and are marked by a spider-shaped tattoo imbued with spider-like abilities.[2] Anya Corazon was believed to have been chosen as a Hunter after her late mother Sofia Corazon but this proved untrue and she passed the Hunter's power to its true receptacle Nina Smith.[3]

Members
  • Alice Copeland
  • Anya Corazon[4]
  • Sofia Corazon[4] – deceased[5]
  • Benicio del Corazon
  • Jessica Drew
  • Phil Healy
  • Miguel Legar
  • Ted Mankowski
  • Todd Matheson
  • Smitty McJameson
  • Roberto Ramirez
  • Paulo Ramistas
  • Gabe Roberson
  • Simon Sanderson
  • Ezekiel Sims
  • Nina Smith
  • Ralph Thompson
  • Theodore Whitefoot

WebCorps

Based at 200 John Street, Manhattan, New York, WebCorps is a front for the Spider Society. According to Amazing Fantasy #3, it is a shell company inside another shell company, inside an offshore private company incorporated in Brazil by three guys whose death certificates read one year earlier than the certificate of incorporation.

  • Phil Healy
  • Miguel Legar
  • Ted Mankowski
  • Simon Sanderson
  • Ezekiel Sims
  • Nina Smith

Succession of Hunters
  • 1880–1897 – Paulo Ramistas
  • 1897–1911 – Roberto Ramirez
  • ????-???? – Jessica Drew
  • 1967–1970 – Ralph Thompson
  • 1969–1970 – Smitty McJameson
  • 1970–1975 – Todd Matheson
  • 1975–1980 – Gabe Roberson
  • 1980–1982 – Theodore Whitefoot
  • 1982–2004 – Ezekiel Sims
  • ????-???? – Sofia Corazon
  • 200?-???? – Anya Corazon
  • Currently – Nina Smith

References
  1. Amazing Spider-Man Vol 3 #13
  2. Amazing Fantasy Vol 2 #4
  3. Spider-Man & Araña Special: The Hunter Revealed Vol 1 #1
  4. Amazing Fantasy vol. 2 #1
  5. Amazing Fantasy vol. 2 #8
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