The Tarantula
Created by Manly Wade Wellman and Harold Sharp
NAME + ALIASES:
Jonathan Law
KNOWN RELATIVES:
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GROUP AFFILIATIONS:
All-Star Squadron
FIRST APPEARANCE:
Star-Spangled Comics #1 (Oct. 1940)
Golden Age
Retired in Gotham City. Writing fiction. Though he appeared as an adventurer
on the cover of Nightwing #40, this was a fantasy; he is no longer
capable of adventuring.
Law was presumed deceased when Blockbuster blew up his residence; no body
was ever found. (Nightwing #90) A funeral was held
for him regardless. (#91)
Tarantula II
The Tarantula II was Jerry Lewis! Read here about this curious
Tarantula (which was not in mainstream DC continuity).
Tarantula III
Succeeded by Catalina Flores,
who operated out of Blüdhaven. (Nightwing #71, 75)
Appearances + References
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SERIES:
- Star-Spangled Comics #1-19 (Oct. 1940–April 1943)
- All-Star Squadron, #18–67 issues (1982–87)
