| The Spider | |
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Real Name |
Richard Wentworth |
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First Appearance |
The Spider v1 #1 (1933) |
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Original Publisher |
Popular Publications |
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Created by |
Harry Steeger |
Golden Age Origin
Millionaire Richard Wentworth was also the ruthless vigilante The Spider. As the Spider, Wentworth was armed with an air pistol and wore fangs, a wig, and vampire make-up. He was assisted by his fiance, butler, chauffeur, and manservant. Like other pulp heroes such as Domino Lady or Black Bat (2), Spider had a calling card the "Spider Seal", a red-ink spider, which he would leave on the foreheads of his victims.
Public Domain Pulp Appearances
- The Spider #1-12
Copyrighted Pulp Appearances
- The Spider #13-118
Legal Note
- Every issue of the Spider magazine from issue #13 (Vol 4 Issue 1) onward was renewed and is currently owned by Argosy Communications. =