What, you say??!! Shy, timid Betty Brant as Spider-Girl? When did that happen? Well, it happened in the pages of "What If" No. 7 from 1978 in an issue that has everybody but Peter Parker being spider-bit. DC comics had Elseworlds and Marvel had What If? but they all had their alternate universes and I really like those stories. Betty shares the fact of her abilities with Peter, however (some people will do anything to get a date), and he helps her to develop her spider abilities - being the class nerd. She of course makes herself a costume - a very revealing costume - and Peter whips up some handy dandy web shooters for her. Then she sallies forth (no, Sally Forth was another character), anyway, she descends on crime like a... well... Spider-Girl, with the Daily Bugle still questioning what side of the law she's on. Then she lets one bad guy slip through her fingers and, as always happens in the comics, poor Uncle Ben buys it one more time at the bad guy's hands and when Betty learns the truth she trashes her costume and walks away from the Spider-Girl persona. As for the figure, I used a Spider-Woman figure with the head from a Spider-Man. The hardest part was painting all that damn webbing, but I use paint pens which make it a lot easier. Just finished this one and wanted to share right away.
I, Jane Eleanor Knight, am seeking to become the real persona of Betty Brant and Spider Girl in a new reality series produced by Marvel Television. Unlike Ms. Brant, I won't discard my costume but will, instead, proudly wear it forever! I won't even attempt to cover it with civilian clothes other than pantyhose, as I will feel too good wearing Spider Girl's corset to want to wear anything else. I would, however, like a feminine touch to my costume, substituting violet for the upper torso and lavender for the trunks.
ReplyDeleteSounds interesting. Have you shot a pilot? The costume changes sound appealing - I'm not sure a woman would have gone with the basic red and blue Peter did.
ReplyDeleteDisney/Marvel has not yet greenlighted the project. However, two of my former Edinburgh, IN colleagues are in the planning stages of designing my costume.
ReplyDeleteGood luck with that. I would love to see some of those What-If projects on either the big or small screen.
ReplyDeleteI am also seeking a sponsor in Futuro pantyhose. If 3M and Marvel are willing to forge a partnership, I will be wearing Futuro's run-guard pantyhose for the same length that I wear Spider-Girl's costume...FOREVER!
ReplyDeleteGood luck - hope it all works out for you.
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