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. He had no powers, but he was an expert archer and even had a special arrow used to disarm called the Spider Seal. The character is commonly mistaken as “Alias the Spider”, but that was the name of the series, not the character.
Alias Spider (Quality) |
Real Names/Alt Names Tom Hallaway |
Characteristics Antihero, Archer, Playboy, Quality Universe, Spider-themed, World War II Era |
Creators/Key Contributors Paul Gustavson |
First Appearance Crack Comics #1 (May 1940) |
First Publisher Quality [CB+] [DCM] [GCD] |
Appearance List Crack Comics #1-30 |
Sample Read Crack Comics [DCM] [CB+] |
Description 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. He had no powers, but he was an expert archer and even had a special arrow used to disarm called the Spider Seal. The character is commonly mistaken as “Alias the Spider”, but that was the name of the series, not the character. |
Source Spider (Quality) – Public Domain Super Heroes Wiki |