Salem’s only comic book superhero is getting her own movie.
The movie version of Cassandra Webb, played by Dakota Johnson, releases in theaters Feb. 14. Madame Web is a supporting character to Spider-Man in the Marvel comics.
She’s never had her own comic book, and she’s usually seen as an elderly paralyzed blind woman connected to a web of tubes and a machine that keep her alive.
In trailers for the movie, Cassie Webb is a paramedic in New York.
“She’s not a very popular, well-known character,” said Tony Grove, owner of Tony’s Kingdom of Comics and Collectibles in Keizer. “She’s been around for a long time, but she hasn’t done anything outstanding that Spider-Man fans are crazy about.”
Madame Web comic book origin story
The Madame Web character, Cassandra Webb, first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man 210, which was published in 1980. She was created by writer Denny O’Neil and artist John Romita Jr.
It wasn’t until The Amazing Spider-Man 600, published in 2009, that it was revealed Webb is from Salem.