Public Domain Super Heroes
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Spider
Alias

Real Name

Tom Hallaway

First Appearance

Crack Comics #1 (1940)

Original Publisher

Quality

Created by

Paul Gustavson

Origin[]

Tom Hallaway, a rich playboy, wanted to eliminate crime from the world, so he became the arrow wielding hero known as the Spider, assisted by his valet and sidekick Chuck. The Spider drove a customized car known as the "Black Widow". He was willing to kill his opponents.

His villains included Iggie the Yogi, the Crow, the Yellow Scorpion, the Skeleton, Weasel Nolan, and the Falcon.

Powers and Abilities[]

He had no powers, but he was an expert archer and even had a special arrow used to disarm called the Spider Seal.

Public Domain Appearances[]

  • Crack Comics #1-30

Notes[]

  • The character is commonly mistaken as "Alias the Spider" however, that was the name of the series but, not that of the character.

See Also[]

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