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The Spider was created in 1933 by Harry Steeger at Popular Publications as direct competition to Street and Smith Publications' vigilante hero the Shadow. [1] Steeger said he got the idea for the character's name when he was playing tennis and saw a large spider walking along the edge of the court. [2]
Spider is a novel by the British novelist Patrick McGrath, originally published in the United States in 1990. In the novel, a psychological thriller with an unreliable narrator , the protagonist wrestles with mental illness and trauma from his past.
The Spider is a British comic book character who began as a supervillain before becoming a superhero. He appeared in Lion between 26 June 1965 and 26 April 1969 and was reprinted in Vulcan . He was created by writer Ted Cowan and artist Reg Bunn .
Along Came a Spider is a crime thriller novel, and the first novel in James Patterson's series about forensic psychologist Alex Cross. First published in 1993, its success has led to twenty-six sequels as of 2021. [1] It was adapted into a film of the same name in 2001, starring Morgan Freeman as Cross.
The Spider and the Fire God (The Spider v. 18, no. 3, Aug. 1939) The Spider and the Eyeless Legions (The Spider v. 19, no. 1, Oct. 1939) The Spider and the Faceless One (The Spider v. 19, no. 2, Nov. 1939) Satan's Murder Machines (The Spider v. 19, no. 3, Dec. 1939; reprinted in The Spider: Robot Titans of Gotham (Baen Books, June 2007))
The Spiderwick Chronicles is a series of children's fantasy books by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black.They chronicle the adventures of the Grace children, twins Simon and Jared and their older sister Mallory, after they move into the Spiderwick Estate and discover a world of fairies that they never knew existed.
In August, 2018, Altus Press released The Spider: The Doom Legion, reviving the pulp hero known as The Spider, as well as James Christopher, Operator 5, and G-8 of G-8 and His Battles Aces fame. A sequel, The Spider: Fury in Steel, was published in January, 2021. The Spider: Scourge of the Scorpion and The Spider: The Hangman from Hellfollowed.
Williams's initial drawings depicted a spider with a woman's face, and White suggested that he simply draw a realistic spider instead. [24] White originally opened the book with an introduction of Wilbur and the barnyard (which later became the third chapter) but decided to begin the book by introducing Fern and her family on the first page. [23]