Who Is Spider? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Spider is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Thomas Ludlow Hallaway, with over 57 comic issue appearances. Villain who used the guise of a superhero to commit his crimes

Who is Spider?

This article is about the first Ludlow to use the alias of the Spider. For the second, see Lucas Ludlow Dalt . For the third, see Thomas Ludlow Dalt . Origin A scion of the Ludlow family, Thomas Ludlow Hallaway hit on the idea of using an apparent career as a hero to cover up his criminal activities. He became a powerful and greatly feared crime lord in St Louis , while in public maintaining the identity of the effective, if occasionally harsh, vigilante The Spider. Creation The Spider was created by Paul Gustavson . He made his first appearance in Crack Comics #1 . The character was significantly rebooted by James Robinson .

Key facts

Spider is of human origin and first appeared in "The Story of Pug Brady". The character is published by DC Comics. With 57 recorded issue appearances, Spider ranks among the most featured characters in comics.