Carlie Cooper
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Carlie Cooper is a fictional character
, a supporting character
of Spider-Man
in Marvel Comics
' main shared
universe
. She is friends with Peter Parker, Harry Osborn
, Vin Gonzales
, and Lily Hollister. She is one of the first potential romantic interests for Parker following the end of his long relationship with Mary Jane Watson
in the "One More Day
" story arc, and eventually becomes his girlfriend. Carlie was named after Joe Quesada
's daughter.
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She was kidnapped by Dr. Rabin, who wanted to use her as a human sacrifices for ancient Mayan god. Carlie is bound, gagged, and then dragged into a blizzard but before Rabin can kill her, Spider-Man saves her and defeats the crazed Doctor.
While preparing a body found in the river for the Medical Examiner, she finds a spider-tracer in its mouth, which initiates the police warrant for the "Spider-Tracer Killer". She later discovers that the "Spider-Tracer Killer" is a conspiracy by a group of New York cops, who have planted the tracers on dead bodies to frame Spider-Man in a smear campaign by turning the public against him. Carlie informs the precinct's sergeant, who unknown to her is a part of the conspiracy and has a warrant placed for her arrest, claiming that she is aiding and abetting the killer. She goes to Lily and Bill Hollister, and tells him the truth of the tracer killings. She escapes the police with the help of Menace. Later, Vin finds her and apologizes to her for all he's done.
When Doctor Octopus tries using his Octobot technology to turn New York into his own living weapon, Carlie and Norah Winters investigate who is responsible when they stumble across Doc Ock's lair. Unbeknownst to them, Doc Ock already had kidnapped J. Jonah Jameson Sr., after being infuriated that JJJ Sr. was going to marry his old flame, Peter's Aunt May, which Spider-Man arrives to out-foil Doc Ock's plan by freeing all three of Doc Ock's captives with the aid of the Human Torch
. Afterwards she attended the wedding with Johnny Storm as her date.
Later Carlie was accused of tampering with evidence, when several pieces of evidence collected from three murder scenes mysteriously disappeared from the police evidence locker. Spider-Man discovered that the 'evidence' was really pieces of the Sandman
and left the evidence locker on its own. Carlie was cleared but is still looked down on by some fellow officers.
It is discovered that Carlie's father did not die. He speaks to Carlie while she is watching a fight between the Magia family and Mr. Negative's Inner Demons. When Carlie learns that her father was not the good cop he was made out to be, she has him arrested. She then cuts her hair and decides to be more assertive in her life.
After several near misses and almost dates, Carlie and Peter finally set up a real date at the Coffee Bean. Harry and MJ happen to be there and the two girls get talking, when all of a sudden Lily bursts through the wall, followed by an attacking team of supervillains. MJ asks Carlie to help Lily, who's gone into labor, but they are held captive by Doctor Octopus. After this, Spider-Man manages to save them and rescue Lily's newborn infant from the supervillains. Later, Harry and Mary Jane take Lily to safety, but Carlie was too angry with Lily and instead focused her energy on trying to find Peter. She is confronted by Tombstone
. The police arrive and Tombstone escapes, but later doubles back to follow her after discovering that Carlie knows who Menace really is. Carlie, Mary Jane, and Lily are able to defeat Tombstone when he attacks them.
Afterwards, Peter and Carlie continue to hang out for a time but Peter has not found the courage to ask her out, leaving Carlie fuming. She gives him an ultimatum and after seeing her at Harry's going away party, Peter asks her to be his girlfriend. The two kiss and begin dating.
moves back to Chicago, Peter considers moving in with Carlie but she decides it is too early in the relationship. It is at this time that Peter discovers Carlie is a roller derby
participant, using the sport to help her unleash any pent up anger. Her roller derby name is "Crusher Carlie".
When Peter is called out on a mission with the Future Foundation
he tells Carlie he is going away on a business trip for his new job at Horizon Labs. Carlie is furious when she finds out that there was no trip. She takes her rage out in the rink which results in her being sent off mid-game for a vicious assault on "Iron Mavis" from the other side. Noticing her bad mood, two of her teammates offer to take her out for a night on the town. After getting drunk, Carlie decides to get a tattoo
of the Green Goblin
's insignia to spite Peter, knowing his opinion of Norman Osborn (as he had murdered Peter's first girlfriend Gwen Stacy). However, she changes her mind and gets a tattoo of Spider-Man. She is worried that the tattoo will make things awkward between herself and Peter, but he assures her that it is not the case.
During the "Return of Anti-Venom" storyline Carlie correctly deduces that the new Wraith is her Police captain Yuri Watanabe due to using a mask Mysterio created that could impersonate the face of the late Jean Dewolff since only they and Spider-Man knew about it. This becomes more obvious when she visited evidence storage and learned of a mysterious incident that supposedly destroyed the mask with Watanabe being the last visitor beforehand. Having secretly placed her cell phone into Watanabe's pocket earlier and following her, this confirmed Carlie's suspicions. Rather than turn Watanabe in like she previously did to Vin and her father, Carlie agrees to keep it secret and suggests that Watanabe needs to improve on covering her tracks for her own safety.
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Fictional character
A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...
, a supporting character
Supporting character
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of Spider-Man
Spider-Man
Spider-Man is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero. The character was created by writer-editor Stan Lee and writer-artist Steve Ditko. He first appeared in Amazing Fantasy #15...
in Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics
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' main shared
Shared universe
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universe
Marvel Universe
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. She is friends with Peter Parker, Harry Osborn
Harry Osborn
Harry Osborn is a fictional character, a supporting character of Spider-Man in the . In addition to being Peter Parker's best friend, Harry was the second Green Goblin and is the son of Norman Osborn...
, Vin Gonzales
Vin Gonzales
Vin Gonzales is a fictional character, a supporting character of Spider-Man in Marvel Comics' main shared universe. He was the roommate of Peter Parker as well as Parker's first romantic rival since the retconing of his marriage to Mary Jane Watson in "One More Day." He is the younger brother of...
, and Lily Hollister. She is one of the first potential romantic interests for Parker following the end of his long relationship with Mary Jane Watson
Mary Jane Watson
Mary Jane Watson, often shortened to MJ, is a fictional supporting character appearing, originally, in Marvel comic books and, later, in multiple spin-offs and dramatizations of the Spider-Man titles as the best friend, love interest, and one-time wife of Peter Parker, the alter ego of Spider-Man...
in the "One More Day
Spider-Man: One More Day
"One More Day" is a four-part, 2007 comic book crossover storyline, connecting the six main Spider-Man series concurrently published by Marvel Comics at the time. Written by J. Michael Straczynski and Joe Quesada, with art by Quesada, this story arc concludes the fallout of Spider-Man's actions...
" story arc, and eventually becomes his girlfriend. Carlie was named after Joe Quesada
Joe Quesada
Joseph "Joe" Quesada is an American comic book editor, writer and artist. He became known in the 1990s for his work on various Valiant Comics books, such as Ninjak and Solar, Man of the Atom...
's daughter.
Brand New Day
Carlie Cooper is the roommate and best friend of Lily Hollister. She is an officer of the NYPD's Crime Scene Unit. They grew up together, although Carlie was the brighter of the two. She campaigned vigorously for Bill Hollister, who she considers a father figure. Her father, Ray Cooper, is a deceased well-respected cop. As a child, she was also friends with Gwen StacyGwen Stacy
Gwendolyn "Gwen" Stacy appears as a supporting character in Marvel Comics' Spider-Man series. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, she first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #31 ....
.
She was kidnapped by Dr. Rabin, who wanted to use her as a human sacrifices for ancient Mayan god. Carlie is bound, gagged, and then dragged into a blizzard but before Rabin can kill her, Spider-Man saves her and defeats the crazed Doctor.
While preparing a body found in the river for the Medical Examiner, she finds a spider-tracer in its mouth, which initiates the police warrant for the "Spider-Tracer Killer". She later discovers that the "Spider-Tracer Killer" is a conspiracy by a group of New York cops, who have planted the tracers on dead bodies to frame Spider-Man in a smear campaign by turning the public against him. Carlie informs the precinct's sergeant, who unknown to her is a part of the conspiracy and has a warrant placed for her arrest, claiming that she is aiding and abetting the killer. She goes to Lily and Bill Hollister, and tells him the truth of the tracer killings. She escapes the police with the help of Menace. Later, Vin finds her and apologizes to her for all he's done.
When Doctor Octopus tries using his Octobot technology to turn New York into his own living weapon, Carlie and Norah Winters investigate who is responsible when they stumble across Doc Ock's lair. Unbeknownst to them, Doc Ock already had kidnapped J. Jonah Jameson Sr., after being infuriated that JJJ Sr. was going to marry his old flame, Peter's Aunt May, which Spider-Man arrives to out-foil Doc Ock's plan by freeing all three of Doc Ock's captives with the aid of the Human Torch
Human Torch
The Human Torch is a fictional character and superhero appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, he is a member of the superhero team the Fantastic Four, debuting in The Fantastic Four #1...
. Afterwards she attended the wedding with Johnny Storm as her date.
Later Carlie was accused of tampering with evidence, when several pieces of evidence collected from three murder scenes mysteriously disappeared from the police evidence locker. Spider-Man discovered that the 'evidence' was really pieces of the Sandman
Sandman (Marvel Comics)
Sandman is a fictional character who appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. A shapeshifter endowed through an accident with the ability to turn himself into sand, he eventually reformed, and became an ally of Spider-Man...
and left the evidence locker on its own. Carlie was cleared but is still looked down on by some fellow officers.
It is discovered that Carlie's father did not die. He speaks to Carlie while she is watching a fight between the Magia family and Mr. Negative's Inner Demons. When Carlie learns that her father was not the good cop he was made out to be, she has him arrested. She then cuts her hair and decides to be more assertive in her life.
After several near misses and almost dates, Carlie and Peter finally set up a real date at the Coffee Bean. Harry and MJ happen to be there and the two girls get talking, when all of a sudden Lily bursts through the wall, followed by an attacking team of supervillains. MJ asks Carlie to help Lily, who's gone into labor, but they are held captive by Doctor Octopus. After this, Spider-Man manages to save them and rescue Lily's newborn infant from the supervillains. Later, Harry and Mary Jane take Lily to safety, but Carlie was too angry with Lily and instead focused her energy on trying to find Peter. She is confronted by Tombstone
Tombstone (comics)
Tombstone is a supervillain in the fictional Marvel universe. The character was created by Gerry Conway and Alex Saviuk and first appeared in Web of Spider-Man #36 .-Fictional character biography:...
. The police arrive and Tombstone escapes, but later doubles back to follow her after discovering that Carlie knows who Menace really is. Carlie, Mary Jane, and Lily are able to defeat Tombstone when he attacks them.
Afterwards, Peter and Carlie continue to hang out for a time but Peter has not found the courage to ask her out, leaving Carlie fuming. She gives him an ultimatum and after seeing her at Harry's going away party, Peter asks her to be his girlfriend. The two kiss and begin dating.
Big Time
Peter and Carlie have now been dating for a short while. When Michele GonzalesMichele Gonzales
Michele Gonzales is a supporting character in Marvel Comics' Spider-Man series. She first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #592 as the sister of Vin Gonzales Peter Parker's roommate and a potential love interest. She is a criminal defense lawyer and is known for her volcanic temper. She is a...
moves back to Chicago, Peter considers moving in with Carlie but she decides it is too early in the relationship. It is at this time that Peter discovers Carlie is a roller derby
Roller derby
Roller derby is a contact sport played by two teams of five members roller skating in the same direction around a track. Game play consists of a series of short matchups in which both teams designate a scoring player who scores points by lapping members of the opposing team...
participant, using the sport to help her unleash any pent up anger. Her roller derby name is "Crusher Carlie".
When Peter is called out on a mission with the Future Foundation
Future Foundation
Future Foundation is a fictional organization appearing in comics published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Jonathan Hickman, the team first appeared in Fantastic Four #579 and stars in the series FF, written by Hickman and illustrated by Steve Epting...
he tells Carlie he is going away on a business trip for his new job at Horizon Labs. Carlie is furious when she finds out that there was no trip. She takes her rage out in the rink which results in her being sent off mid-game for a vicious assault on "Iron Mavis" from the other side. Noticing her bad mood, two of her teammates offer to take her out for a night on the town. After getting drunk, Carlie decides to get a tattoo
Tattoo
A tattoo is made by inserting indelible ink into the dermis layer of the skin to change the pigment. Tattoos on humans are a type of body modification, and tattoos on other animals are most commonly used for identification purposes...
of the Green Goblin
Green Goblin
The Green Goblin is a fictional character, a supervillain who appears in the comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, and first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #14 ....
's insignia to spite Peter, knowing his opinion of Norman Osborn (as he had murdered Peter's first girlfriend Gwen Stacy). However, she changes her mind and gets a tattoo of Spider-Man. She is worried that the tattoo will make things awkward between herself and Peter, but he assures her that it is not the case.
During the "Return of Anti-Venom" storyline Carlie correctly deduces that the new Wraith is her Police captain Yuri Watanabe due to using a mask Mysterio created that could impersonate the face of the late Jean Dewolff since only they and Spider-Man knew about it. This becomes more obvious when she visited evidence storage and learned of a mysterious incident that supposedly destroyed the mask with Watanabe being the last visitor beforehand. Having secretly placed her cell phone into Watanabe's pocket earlier and following her, this confirmed Carlie's suspicions. Rather than turn Watanabe in like she previously did to Vin and her father, Carlie agrees to keep it secret and suggests that Watanabe needs to improve on covering her tracks for her own safety.
Spider-Island
During the events that lead to the Spider-Island storyline, Carlie confronts Peter about his connection to Spider-Man, and accepts his explanation that he designs all of Spider-Man's technology. She later gains spider-powers due to the Jackal's genetically-altered bedbugs, with the addition of organic webs. However, her mutation, like the millions of others in New York City, turns her into a monstrous spider-being. She and the rest of the civilian population were eventually cured when Spider-Man uses Dr. Octopus' octo-bots to disperse the antidote. She later breaks up with Peter after deducing that he was Spider-Man and that he had lied to her.MC2
In the MC-2 Universe Carlie gave Peter the inspiration to work with the police, which he currently does within the pages of Spider-GirlSpider-Girl
Spider-Girl is a superheroine in Marvel Comics' MC2 universe. The character was created by Tom DeFalco and Ron Frenz as the teenage daughter of Spider-Man and Mary Jane Watson, and first appeared in What If #105...
.