Shathra

Name: Unknown, uses the alter ego 'Sharon'. Also known as the Spider Wasp.

Relatives: Unknown

Allies: A few members of the press, possibly Morlun and the Shade.

Enemies: Spider-man. Indirectly - Doctor Strange and Ezekiel.

Powers: Super-strength on par with Spider-Man's, and the ability of flight. Shathra also has spikes on her exoskeleton
shell for extra protection. She uses a Spider Wasp sting as a weapon that leaves her victims paralyzed. Great overall instincts with the ability to pick up a scent from far away.

Origin: Shathra is a mystical creature from a mystical dimension (possibly the Astral Plane) and is possibly connected in some way to Spider-Man's origin. Little is known of her past.

1st Appearance: Amazing Spider-Man V2 #46

December 2002

Origin: Not yet given

Last Seen: Amazing Spider-Man V2 #48

Fear Rating: 6 (out of 10)

Shathra Appearances
Date	Issue	Comments
12/02	Amazing Spider-Man #487	1st appearance of Shathra and first battle with Spider-Man..
1/03	Amazing Spider-Man #488	Battles Spider-Man and almost kills him with Spider Wasp sting.
2/03	Amazing Spider-Man #489	Spider-Man defeats Shathra with help from Ezekiel. Shathra seemingly dies.

Brief History

Little is known of the Spider-Wasp named Shathra. All that is known is that, after a battle with the mystical villain Shade, an entity detected Spider-man's presence in the Astral Plane. She/it followed him into this dimension. Spider-Wasps are a spider's natural enemy, they kill the spider and lay their eggs in the carcass for food. She first had a simple battle with Spider-man in Amazing Spider-Man #487, then after failing to kill him, she went to the Daily Bugle and sold a lie of her having a two year love affair with the webbed one. This REALLY ticked off Peter as he had just split up with Mary-Jane, and had trouble convincing her that the woman named "Sharon" was lying all over the television tabloid shows.

Next issue, the two then had a much larger battle after Spider-Man confronted "Sharon" on the set of a television show. The battle ended up with Spider-Man badly wounded after being hit with the Spider Wasp's sting. The mysterious character named Ezekiel came to Peter's help in Amazing Spider-Man #489 and took him to the African country Ghana, where a Spider Temple resided. This is where stories of the first "Spider-Man", known as Anansi, originated. It was only a matter of time before Shathra located Peter to have a battle to the death. Up against the decision on whether to kill or be killed, Peter had some help from the countless spiders that inhabited the temple, and they seemingly killed her.

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