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#REDIRECT [[List of Quality Comics characters#Spider Widow]] |
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| image = [[Image:Spider Widow 1.jpg|200px]] |
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| caption = From the front page of a Spider Widow story in ''Feature Comics'' #60 |
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| character_name =Spider Widow |
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| publisher = [[Quality Comics]] |
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| debut = ''Feature Comics'' #57 |
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| creators = [[Frank Borth]] |
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| alter_ego = Dianne Grayton |
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| powers =Trained athlete<br>Ability to control [[Latrodectus|black widow spiders]] |
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'''Spider Widow''' is a fictional [[superhero]] character that was published by [[Quality Comics]] during the [[Golden Age of Comic Books]]. The character was created by [[Frank Borth]] and debuted in ''[[Feature Comics]]'' #57, which bore a cover date of June, 1942. Both continued to write and draw the Spider Widow feature until the end of its run in ''Feature Comics'' #72 (June, 1943). |
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==Fictional character biography== |
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Spider Widow is the secret identity of Dianne Grayton, a bored and wealthy athlete who decides to fight crime and foreign saboteurs after discovering she has the ability to control deadly [[Latrodectus|black widow spiders]]. She disguises herself in a costume very similar to a stereotypical [[Hallowe'en]] witch, wearing a green-faced old crone mask, a floppy black hat, and a long black dress. |
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In ''Feature Comics'' #60, [[Nazism|Nazi]] agents set a trap for Spider Widow by posting an advertisement in the newspaper that requests her assistance, and then knock her out when she shows up. She is rescued from a boat bound for Germany by the bird-costumed Raven on his first heroic outing, and the two reveal a hidden [[U-boat]] to the [[U.S. Navy]]. She becomes romantically involved with [[the Raven]] (who is later revealed to be Tony Grey); however, neither initially knows what the other looks like without their mask on because they shared their first kiss in the dark. The two later team up with [[Phantom Lady]] in a multi-part [[fictional crossover|crossover]] that spanned between ''Feature Comics'' #69-71 and ''[[Police Comics]]'' #20-22. Though Spider Widow initially worries that Phantom Lady is a potential rival for the Raven's affections, they nevertheless became allies. |
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==Powers and abilities== |
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Spider Widow has the ability to psychically control black widow spiders. The reason for her gaining this power is never explained. She is also a trained athlete. |
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== External links == |
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* [http://goodcomics.blogspot.com/2005/11/comic-book-urban-legends-revealed-23.html Comic Book Urban Legends - Status of Quality Comics characters] |
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*[http://pfeonline.tripod.com/20three1.html ''Feature Comics #60'' - Spider Widow reprint] |
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*[http://www.internationalhero.co.uk/s/spidwido.htm Spider Widow Profile] |
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*[http://www.toonopedia.com/spidrwid.htm Spider Widow] in [[Don Markstein's Toonopedia]]. [http://www.webcitation.org/6aIK0fezB Archived] from the original on July 25, 2015. |
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