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Team-Up File

Silk

The Spider Who Was Hidden Away
Cindy Moon ยท New York City
SILK×SPIDER-MAN
Two heroes, one city

The Team-Up

Silk and Spider-Man are the only two people alive who got their powers from the exact same spider, which makes them something like distant cousins. Peter is the one who found and freed Cindy, so he feels responsible for helping her adjust to a world she was locked away from for years.
๐Ÿ—จ๏ธ On patrol together
Spider-ManFingertip webs, no shooters, AND a fresh costume every time you swing out? Show-off.
SilkMy Silk Sense also buzzed a half-second before yours. So, faster and better dressed.
Spider-ManIt is NOT a competition, Cindy.
SilkSays the guy who's losing. Left! Rooftop, three o'clock, I've got it.
FWIP!
Two spiders, one bite, one very tangled web of a friendship.

On the rooftops they are a near-perfect match. Their powers line up, their danger senses buzz in stereo, and Cindy's fingertip webs and sharper Silk Sense often put her a step ahead. They trade jokes mid-swing and cover each other in a fight without needing to talk it through.

Their bond has been complicated by the strange attraction they felt the moment they met, but over time it has settled into a genuine friendship and mutual respect. When the Inheritors came hunting every spider in the multiverse, Peter and Cindy stood back to back as equals.

The relationship

How They Met & Where It Stands

How they met

Cindy Moon was bitten by the very same radioactive spider that bit Peter Parker, moments after it bit him. When the mysterious Ezekiel Sims realized the deadly Morlun would hunt spider-powered people, he hid Cindy away in a sealed bunker to keep her safe. Years later, Peter tracked down that bunker and set her free. The instant they met, both were overwhelmed by a powerful attraction they later blamed on a pheromone-like spider bond. Cindy spun a fresh costume from her own webbing and took the name Silk.

Where it stands today

Since her debut, Silk has grown from Peter's rescued counterpart into an established hero in her own right, serving with the Web-Warriors, the Agents of Atlas, and the Champions, and headlining several solo miniseries. She and Spider-Man remain close allies who reliably reunite whenever a multiverse-level spider threat appears, and Cindy has become one of the most prominent members of the extended Spider-family. A live-action Silk: Spider Society series was announced in 2022, but Amazon dropped the project in 2024 and its future is uncertain.

The origin

Who Is Silk?

Cindy Moon is a Korean-American teenager from New York who was bitten by the same radioactive spider that gave Peter Parker his powers. To hide her from the deadly Morlun, a man named Ezekiel Sims sealed her inside a protective bunker for years. When Spider-Man finally freed her, she spun herself a costume and became the hero Silk.

Her abilities mirror Spider-Man's: super strength, speed, wall-crawling, and a danger sense she calls her Silk Sense. But her webbing comes straight from her fingertips, she can weave a fresh costume on the spot, and she has a perfect memory. She spent her early hero career searching for the family she lost while locked away.

Organic websSilk SenseWall-crawlingSuper strengthSuper speedEidetic memoryMartial artistAgility
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Comics debut
11
Team-ups in print
8
Signature powers
5
Reading-order picks
Abilities & Enemies

Powers & Rogues

Spider-strength & agility
Same power set as Spider-Man from the same spider bite.
Organic webbing
Spins webs directly from her fingertips, no web-shooters needed.
Instant costume
Weaves and re-weaves her suit from her own silk on the fly.
Silk Sense
A precognitive danger sense even sharper than Peter's spider-sense.
Wall-crawling
Clings to walls and ceilings like Spider-Man.
Eidetic memory
Remembers everything she sees in perfect detail.
Master martial artist
A skilled, acrobatic hand-to-hand fighter.
Morlun & the Inheritors โ€” Ancient hunters of spider-heroes; the reason Cindy was hidden away, and a shared enemy she fights beside Peter.
Black Cat โ€” During her crime-boss era she led a gang against both Silk and Spider-Man.
Repairman โ€” A henchman tied to Silk's search for her lost family.
Green Goblin โ€” Norman Osborn and his Goblin forces, foes of the whole Spider-family.
When it clicks

Best Moments Together

1The RescueSpider-Man opens the bunker and meets the one other person who understands his powers from the inside out. It is the start of an unusual partnership.
2Two Spiders vs. the HuntersDuring Spider-Verse, Peter and Cindy fight side by side against Morlun and the Inheritors, the very predators her whole life had been hidden from.
3Learning to Be a HeroPeter becomes a sounding board as Cindy figures out life outside the bunker: a secret identity, a job, and a family she is desperate to find.
How the duo scores

Team-Up Chemistry

Banter8.0
Fight synergy9.0
Trust8.0
Instant Bond9.0
Team-Up Verdict
8.5
out of 10
Through the years

Team-Up History

2014The Amazing Spider-Man #4
Original Sin tie-in: Spider-Man frees Cindy Moon and her origin is revealed; she becomes Silk.
2014-2015The Amazing Spider-Man #9-15
Spider-Verse: the two spiders fight the Inheritors together.
2015Silk #1
Cindy strikes out on her own, with Peter cheering her on.
2016Spider-Women Alpha #1
Silk teams with Spider-Gwen and Spider-Woman.
2018Spider-Geddon #1
The spiders reunite to stop the Inheritors again.
2022End of the Spider-Verse #1
A final multiverse-spanning team-up of spider-heroes.
On the shelf

First Appearances & Key Issues

2014
The Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 3) #1
Cindy Moon first appears in a flashback, bitten by the same spider as Peter.
2014
The Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 3) #4
An Original Sin tie-in: Spider-Man frees her from the bunker and her backstory with Ezekiel and Morlun is revealed. She becomes Silk.
2014-2015
The Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 3) #9-15
Spider-Verse: Peter and Silk fight Morlun and the Inheritors together across the multiverse.
2015
Silk #1
Her first solo series (Robbie Thompson & Stacey Lee) as she searches for her family.
2016
Spider-Women Alpha #1
Team-up crossover with Spider-Gwen and Spider-Woman.
2015
Silk (vol. 2) #1
Second solo run following her through Secret Wars and beyond.
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Every Team-Up in Print

2014The Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 3) #1Cindy appears in flashback, bitten by the same spider as Peter.
2014The Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 3) #4Original Sin tie-in: Spider-Man frees Cindy from the bunker; she becomes Silk.
2014The Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 3) #5The two spiders adjust to their sudden, intense bond.
2014-2015The Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 3) #9-15Spider-Verse: Peter and Silk battle Morlun and the Inheritors.
2015Silk #1-7Her first solo series, with Spider-Man crossing over.
2015Silk (vol. 2) #1Second solo run continuing her hero career.
2016Spider-Women Alpha #1Team-up event with Spider-Gwen and Spider-Woman.
2018Spider-Geddon #1The Inheritors return; the spiders reunite to fight them.
2019Agents of Atlas #1Silk joins the new Agents of Atlas team.
2021Silk (2021) #1Five-issue solo miniseries (Maurene Goo & Takeshi Miyazawa).
2022End of the Spider-Verse #1Spider-heroes, including Peter and Silk, unite one more time.
11 notable Silk × Spider-Man appearances, chronological โ€” a curated selection of the significant ones, not every cameo.
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Reading Order

  1. The Amazing Spider-Man (2014) #1-5
    Cindy's debut and rescue (an Original Sin tie-in that reveals her origin with Ezekiel) and the birth of Silk.
  2. Spider-Verse (2014-2015)
    Peter and Cindy fight the Inheritors together across the multiverse.
  3. Silk (2015) #1-7
    Her first solo adventures and search for her missing family.
  4. Silk (vol. 2, 2015-2017)
    Her longer solo run, from Secret Wars onward.
  5. Spider-Women (2016)
    The three-hero crossover with Spider-Gwen and Spider-Woman.
The dossier

The File

Vital statistics
Real nameCindy Moon
First appearanceThe Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 3) #1 (2014, cameo)
Created byDan Slott & Humberto Ramos
BaseNew York City
AffiliationWeb-Warriors, Agents of Atlas, Champions
Also known asSilk
Key alliesSpider-Man, Spider-Gwen, Spider-Woman
Key foesMorlun & the Inheritors, Black Cat
For the family

Trivia & Family Guide

Deep cuts
  • Silk was bitten by the exact same radioactive spider as Peter Parker, moments after it bit him.
  • She shoots webbing straight from her fingertips and spins a brand-new costume every time she goes out, so she never needs web-shooters.
  • Under a secret identity she worked at the Fact Channel news network for J. Jonah Jameson.
  • Her Silk Sense is considered even more powerful and precise than Spider-Man's spider-sense.
  • A live-action series, Silk: Spider Society, was announced in 2022 but was dropped by Amazon in 2024, and its future is uncertain.
Family guide ยท editorial
Action intensity
Scary moments
Rough language
Kid-friendly fun
Suggested 9+
Mostly upbeat action-adventure. The Inheritors can be a little creepy, and there is a light romance/attraction subplot, but nothing intense. Good for about age 9 and up.
A 1โ€“5 parenting scale โ€” editorial judgement, not an official rating.