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| Continuity-Related Comic Book Character | |
| Black Spider | |
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| Information | |
| Real name: | Eric Needham |
| Species: | Human |
| Homeworld: | Earth |
| Universe: | Earth-1A |
| Hair: | Black |
| Eyes: | Brown |
| Height: | 5'10 |
| Weight: | 173 lbs |
| Occupation: | Assassin, Vigilante |
| Base: | Gotham City |
Black Spider was in reality a man by the name of Eric Needham, who was a supervillain who fought Batman from time to time.
History[]
Earth-One[]
Ra's al Ghul was behind the jailbreak at both Arkham Asylum and Gotham State Penitentiary, and as such, Black Spider was broke out of jail.
He and the Riddler kidnapped Vicki Vale from her apartment.
Black Spider later was with Riddler, Scarecrow, Poison Ivy and Catman at the Belly of the Whale.
Batman and Robin arrived their and fought them, and Black Spider was knocked out cold.[1]
Powers and Abilities[]
Super Powers[]
None.
Abilities[]
Equipment[]
Appearances[]
- Resurrection Night! (1986)[2]
Notes[]
- Black Spider was created by Gerry Conway and Ernie Chan and first appeared in Detective Comics # 463 (September 1976).[3]
References[]
- ↑ As seen in the comic story: Resurrection Night! (1986).
- ↑ This comic was reprinted in the Portuguese language in Super Powers # 10 (1988).
- ↑ For more information about that DC comic book, click here.
External Links[]
- Black Spider at the DC Database
- Black Spider at Wikipedia