Golden Age Appearances of the Tarantula (1940-1955)
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Issue |
Cover Appearance? |
Comment |
Reprinted In |
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Star-Spangled Comics #1 |
No |
(no title) - vs. gangster Ace Deuces |
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Star-Spangled Comics #2 |
No |
(no title) - I: The Candle, vs. the Candle, a costumed crook using pyrotechnics |
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Star-Spangled Comics #3 |
No |
(no title) - vs. crooks who hijack cruise ship |
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Star-Spangled Comics #4 |
No |
(no title) - vs. The Blade, a gangster |
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Star-Spangled Comics #5 |
No |
(no title) - vs. Shiva, Hindu-themed gangster |
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Star-Spangled Comics #6 |
No |
(no title) - vs. Bardon, a criminal cowboy |
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Star-Spangled Comics #7 |
No |
"The Crime Escadrille" - I: The Sting, a criminal drawing inspiration from the Blitkrieg |
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Star-Spangled Comics #8 |
No |
"The Trio of Terror"- vs the Sting, Candle and Bardon |
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Star-Spangled Comics #9 |
No |
(no title) - vs. crooks who prevent a hurricane warning to maximize profits from insurance |
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Star-Spangled Comics #10 |
No |
"Four on a Web" - vs, four neophyte crooks: Scoprion Sykes, Miss Moth, Bugsy Bonner and Cricket Crocker |
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Star-Spangled Comics #11 |
No |
"Galloping Gold" - vs. Bardon |
World's Finest #207 |
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Star-Spangled Comics #12 |
No |
(no title) - vs. Steeplejack Stoll |
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Star-Spangled Comics #13 |
No |
"The Skirmish of the Spider and the Fly" - I: The Fly, vs. the Fly |
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Star-Spangled Comics #14 |
No |
"Case of the Killer Chairs" - vs. a rogue member of a crime writers club |
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Star-Spangled Comics #15 |
No |
"Tarantula Turns Thief" - recoups orphange funds and gets book published |
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Star-Spangled Comics #16 |
No |
"Truants In Trouble" - vs. Gus Gila and his gang |
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Star-Spangled Comics #17 |
No |
"The Captain of Crime" - vs. crooks operating out of circus |
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Star-Spangled Comics #18 |
No |
"Granny Get Your Gun" - vs. crook masquerading as heiress |
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Star-Spangled Comics #19 |
No |
(no title) - "Chips" Conrad recounts his battle with the Tarantula |