Friday, August 26, 2022

MINOR SUPER-VILLAIN 130: THE SPIDER

(Action Comics v1 035, 1941)


The Spider is a foreign agent with a lot of guys named Herman and Otto working for him who attempts to disrupt US military preparedness. To that end he blows up a military parade and almost manages to poison an entire army camp being captured by Mr America.

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NOTES - JULY 2026

Honours : Pilot Bill Barnes is almost certainly awarded the Victoria Cross for blowing up a Nazi gas stockpile. (Bill Barnes, America's ...

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