Silk (character)

Silk
Variant cover of Silk, Vol. 3, Threats & Menaces, #1 (March 2021). Art by Junggeun Yoon.
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
First appearanceCameo appearance:
The Amazing Spider-Man #1 (April 2014)
Full appearance:
The Amazing Spider-Man #4 (July 2014)
Created byDan Slott (writer)
Humberto Ramos (artist)
In-story information
Full nameCindy Moon
SpeciesHuman mutate
Place of originManhattan, New York
Team affiliationsProtectors
Spider-Army / Web-Warriors
Agents of Atlas
Champions
PartnershipsPeter Parker / Spider-Man
Notable aliases
  • Silk
  • Silkworm
  • Spider-Woman
  • Spider-Girl
  • Spider-Bride
  • Spectacular Spinning Jenny
Abilities
  • Superhuman strength, speed, agility, equilibrium, reflexes, stamina, and durability
  • Ability to cling to solid surfaces
  • Organic web generation
  • Precognitive silk-sense
  • Expert martial artist and hand-to-hand combatant
  • Eidetic memory

Silk is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Dan Slott and Humberto Ramos, she first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #1 (April 2014). Silk is the alias of Cindy Moon, a Korean-American student who was bitten by the same radioactive spider that gave Peter Parker / Spider-Man his powers. After being a love interest of Peter Parker, she became a member of the Spider-Army / Web-Warriors and the Agents of Atlas, serving as a prominent supporting character in Spider-Verse (2014–2015), Spider-Geddon (2018), Spider-Man: Fake Red (2019–2020), End of the Spider-Verse (2022–2023), and All-New Spider-Gwen: Ghost-Spider (2025–present), and starring as the main character in The Life & Times of Cindy Moon, Sinister, Spider-Women, The Spider(fly) Effect, The Negative, The Clone Conspiracy, Out of the Spider-Verse, Threats & Menaces, Age of the Witch, and Nightmare Boulevard.

She is portrayed by Tiffany Espensen in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) films Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and the extended cut of Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021). The character will also appear in the Gwen Stacy spin-off solo film Spider-Woman, set in the Spider-Verse franchise.