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Leonore Black

Leonore Black was a beautiful woman who could transform into a giant black widow spider. Her love for spiders began when she was a little child. Leonore believed that a black widow spider heard her prayers and killed her abusive stepfather. Like myth of Arachne, Leonore spent hours at her spinning wheel, like a spider spinning webs. Leonore used her giant spider form to hunt and kill men who do harm to spiders. These included collectors such as her husband Richard Deloy and scientists such as Ben Greene. However, when she tried to kill her fiance Dan, who was a zoologist, he unleashed a swarm of giant wasps who hunt spiders, which stung her to death.
Alias Leonore Black
Real Names/Alt Names Leonore Black
Characteristics Spider-themed, Shapeshifter, Atomic Age, Public Domain
Creators/Key Contributors Mike Sekowsky, Bill Walton
First Appearance Baffling Mysteries #6 (January 1952)
First Publisher Ace Magazines [CB+] [DCM] [GCD]
Appearance List Baffling Mysteries #6
Sample Read Baffling Mysteries [DCM] [CB+]
Description Leonore Black was a beautiful woman who could transform into a giant black widow spider. Her love for spiders began when she was a little child. Leonore believed that a black widow spider heard her prayers and killed her abusive stepfather. Like myth of Arachne, Leonore spent hours at her spinning wheel, like a spider spinning webs. Leonore used her giant spider form to hunt and kill men who do harm to spiders. These included collectors such as her husband Richard Deloy and scientists such as Ben Greene. However, when she tried to kill her fiance Dan, who was a zoologist, he unleashed a swarm of giant wasps who hunt spiders, which stung her to death.
Source Leonore Black – Public Domain Super Heroes Wiki
Baffling Mysteries #6 (January 1952) | Mike Sekowsky, Bill Walton
Baffling Mysteries #6 (January 1952) | Mike Sekowsky, Bill Walton