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SILK SPECTRE I Character history The first Silk Spectre was former waitress and burlesque dancer Sally Jupiter (her real last name was ''Juspeczyk''; she wished to hide her Polish heritage), who entered action sometime around 1938. She is and was willful, wanting the best for Laurie and herself. In her time, she was a sex symbol who could and did take care of herself and her daughter all on her own. She was basically an action heroine version of a pin-up girl. She was soon invited by Captain Metropolis to join the Minutemen, a group of costumed heroes. On October 2nd, 1940, after a meeting of the Minutemen, Edward Blake, alias The Comedian , sexually assaulted Silk Spectre. He was stopped by fellow Minuteman Hooded Justice, but the event would have a profound impact on Sally's life. More celebrity than vigilante, Silk Spectre provided a cover for Hooded Justice's homosexuality by being his glamorous girlfriend. In 1947 Sally retired from crimefighting and married her agent, Laurence Schexnayder. In 1949 she gave birth to her daughter Laurel Jane, commonly known as Laurie. It was known to both parents that Laurie was not Laurence's child, and this led to conflict in the family, leading the couple to divorce in 1956. SILK SPECTRE II
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