VERANKE

Real Name:

Queen Veranke

Universe/Timeline:

Marvel Universe

Status:

Other

Category:

Other

Additional Category Info:

Extraterrestrial / Science-Based Mutate

Alias:

Spider-Woman (Jessica Drew).

Nationality:

Skrull

First Appearance:

New Avengers (1st series) #1

Powers & Abilities:

Skrull shape-changing abilities, augmented by process duplicating Spider-Woman's powers, including superhuman strength, speed, agility, endurance, reflexes, hearing, recuperative powers, adaptive immunity to poison, disease, and radiation, bio-electrical bolts, attraction and repulsion pheromones, and flight

Affiliation:

Avengers, Avengers (Initiative), S.H.I.E.L.D., HYDRA

Avengers Membership:

Infiltrator. Recruited for membership under the false guise of Jessica Drew in New Avengers (1st series) #3.

Notes:

Queen Veranke of the Skrulls replaced Spider-Woman prior to New Avengers #1. The circumstances behind the substitution were shown in #42.

Veranke was believed dead after being shot by Norman Osborn at the climax of Secret Invasion #8. She was revealed to be alive in Spider-Woman (7th series) #18.

Last Updated:

17th January 2023 by Monolith