Alias the Spider was a fairly obscure comic book feature from the Golden Age of Comic Books that appeared in Crack Comics for nearly three years (starting with issue #1 in 1940). He was created by Golden Age great Paul Gustavson, and the book was published by Quality Comics.
The original, Golden Age version of the character is currently in public domain, but the rights to all subsequent versions are owned by DC Comics.
The Spider was, in reality,...
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Alias the Spider was a fairly obscure comic book feature from the Golden Age of Comic Books that appeared in Crack Comics for nearly three years (starting with issue #1 in 1940). He was created by Golden Age great Paul Gustavson, and the book was published by Quality Comics.
The original, Golden Age version of the character is currently in public domain, but the rights to all subsequent versions are owned by DC Comics.
The Spider was, in reality, playboy Tom Hallaway. Hallaway had tired of seeing criminals have their own way harassing and murdering honest citizens, so he adopted the guise of The Spider to settle the score. The Spider fought crime in a yellow shirt and blue shorts. He was armed with a fairly ordinary bow and arrows, a special car known as The Black Widow, and the assistance of his valet Chuck (who helped out Hallaway in both of his identities without anyone making any sort of connection). He also had a special arrow he called the "Spider's Seal", which had a flat disc...
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