Black Spider is the name of several fictional characters who are DC Comics villains. The first two were both primarily the enemies of Batman.
The original Black Spider first appeared in Detective Comics #463 (September 1976) and was created by Gerry Conway. Eric Needham was a small time crook who was addicted to heroin. Desperate for money to buy more drugs, he robbed a liquor store and killed the owner, who turned out to be his father. After bei...
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Black Spider
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