Adding to the wide range of spooky cult heroes, here is THE SPIDER who fits the title of the ‘hero of the night’. First making its appearance in a comic book The Spider Strikes in 1933 it gained its popularity under the name RICHARD WENTWORTH. The creator HARRY STEEGER established the savior of dusk at POPULAR PUBLICATIONS which marked THE SHADOW as its competitor, who was also a mysterious figure that ruled in the dark by fighting and diminishing crime from 1931-1949. Covering his entire journey from an early millionaire philanthropist of New York City who mainly served as Major during World War I to the undercover-night agent, Spider ruled its timeline with an audience ranging from kids to adults. The Spider set the benchmark for the beginning of the Superhero’s era, swinging in the night in his all-black heroic costume it became much more difficult for the antagonists to unmask him. Some of his famous evils included The Fly, The Living Pharaoh and Judge Torture. In 1938, Spider made it to Hollywood under the name SPIDER’S WEB, a 15-chapter movie with Warren Hull playing the main lead who fought against the Octopus and his gang, ultimately making it the 1st pulp magazine character to appear on the silver screen. The movie was an epic mix of western and comedy directors, namely Ray Taylor and James W. Horn. In 1941 Columbia Pictures brought back the spider on-screen as Spider Returns with the same artist but it faded away within no time. The dystopic world of the Spider makes him explode into action while he continues to transform his life between the high society norms and unpleasant reality!
Let’s get started over the huge empire built by The Spider starting as a one-man army and spreading onto an uneasy and heavily loaded franchise!
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