The Spider (Richard Wentworth)

Overview

Serial

Dynamite

Other Media

The Spider
Biographical Information
Real Name	Richard Wentworth
Aliases	Identities The Spider Tito Caliepi Sobriquets Master of Men Nicknames Dick
Hometown	New York City, New York
Home country	United States of America
Homeworld	Earth
Physical Information
Species	Human
Gender	Male
Height	5' 11"
Eye colour	Grey
Chronological / Political Information
Affiliation(s)	French Army United States Army Metropolitan Police
Citizenship	American
Fictional Information
Created by	Harry Steeger R. T. M. Scott
First Appearance	The Spider Strikes!

“ ... Sometimes when I get behind that mask and go out with a gun in my pocket, I feel that no such person as Richard Wentworth ever lived. ”

—Richard Wentworth, to Nita van Sloan

Richard Wentworth was an American millionaire, military veteran, and vigilante of the 20th century who protected New York City from terroristic threats under the guise of the Spider.

Weapons and Abilities

Armaments

Firearms

• Colt M1911 Pistols: The Spider would dual wield these handguns in combat.

Skills

Esoteric

• Mastery of Disguise

Notes

Behind the Scenes

• The Spider was created by American publisher Harry Steeger to compete against "The Shadow Magazine"; Steeger charged Canadian writer R. T. M. Scott to write character's initials stories.

Trivia

• Stan Lee named the character as influence in his creation of Spider-Man, having read the stories as a child.

Appearances

• The Spider
  • The Spider Strikes! (first appearance)

Links

• The Spider on Wikipedia