Spider (DC Comics)

Alias the Spider
Publication information
PublisherOriginally Quality Comics
Later DC Comics
First appearanceTom
Crack Comics #1 (May 1940)
Lucas
Starman vol. 2, #47 (Oct. 1998)
Thomas
Seven Soldiers #0 (April 2005)
Created byTom
Paul Gustavson
Lucas
Geoff Johns
James Robinson
Thomas
Grant Morrison
In-story information
Alter ego- Tom Ludlow Hallaway
- Lucas Ludlow-Dalt
- Thomas Ludlow Dalt
Team affiliations(Tom, Thomas)
Seven Soldiers of Victory
(Tom)
All-Star Squadron
Notable aliasesThomas
I, Spyder

"Alias the Spider" is a superhero feature from the Golden Age of Comic Books that appeared in Quality Comics' Crack Comics for nearly three years, starting with issue #1 in 1940. He was created by writer-artist Paul Gustavson.[1]

The original Golden Age version of the character is in the public domain, but the rights to all subsequent versions are currently owned by DC Comics.[2]

  1. ^ Wallace, Dan (2008), "Alias the Spider", in Dougall, Alastair (ed.), The DC Comics Encyclopedia, London: Dorling Kindersley, p. 10, ISBN 978-0-7566-4119-1
  2. ^ Koolman, Mike; Amash, Jim (2011). The Quality Companion. TwoMorrows Publishing. pp. 185–187. ISBN 978-1605490373.