Golden Age Tarantula (John Law) Appreciation (2019)

[MajorHoy]

NOTE: This thread is to serve as continuation of the previous "Golden Age Tarantula (John Law) Appreciation Thread ", which can be found at

https://community.cbr.com/showthread...ciation-Thread

From the previous version (originally created in February of 2018):

He may not have been DC's first character named "Tarantula" (a villain Sandman fought in Adventure Comics #40 in 1939 came first), but in 1941 DC introduced the heroic character named "Tarantula" in Star Spangled Comics #1 (October 1941).






To be continued . . .

[MajorHoy]

From the previous version of the thread, the version of Tarantula's costume introduced back in 1983:

entry from Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe Vol. XXIII (January 1987)

[MajorHoy]

from Star Spangled Comics #3 (December 1941):

[j9ac9k]

That old outfit is pretty much the same as the old Sandman, isn't it? Not a lot of originality back then...

I knew nothing about him as a character, but I always really liked his modern brown outfit. When was the last time he appeared in anything?

[Tzigone]

That old outfit is pretty much the same as the old Sandman, isn't it? Not a lot of originality back then...

I knew nothing about him as a character, but I always really liked his modern brown outfit. When was the last time he appeared in anything?

In the early 2000s in the Nightwing series, as far as I know. He was an old man who lived in Dick's building. Don't know if he died when it was destroyed or lasted until all of Bludhaven was destroyed.

[Stingo]

In the early 2000s in the Nightwing series, as far as I know. He was an old man who lived in Dick's building. Don't know if he died when it was destroyed or lasted until all of Bludhaven was destroyed.

It should also be noted that Jonathan Law has been name dropped in Doomsday Clock...

[Tzigone]

It should also be noted that Jonathan Law has been name dropped in Doomsday Clock...

Cool. Not reading that one, so had no clue.

[MajorHoy]

It should also be noted that Jonathan Law has been name dropped in Doomsday Clock...

Cool. Not reading that one, so had no clue.

A couple of pages from Doomsday Clock #10:



Don't know where else / when else Jonathan Law (or at least his name) has shown up.

[Tzigone]

Kid looks uncomfortable in picture. Given the letter, that's understandable. Some nice creepy blood spatter.

So, I see a script. Looks appropriate to what I know of John's work. Honestly, as someone not reading it, my first thought is how/if the different dates (all in 54) play in.

[Sandy Hausler]

A couple of pages from Doomsday Clock #10:



Don't know where else / when else Jonathan Law (or at least his name) has shown up.

I wonder if Dusk in the screenplay is Nathanial Dusk.

[MajorHoy]

I wonder if Dusk in the screenplay is Nathanial Dusk.

They showed that scene from the Nathaniel Dusk movie earlier in that issue.

[MajorHoy]

from Star Spangled Comics #4 (January 1942):

[MajorHoy]

A bit more on Tarantula's new costume from All-Star Squadron #24 (August 1983)
<As well as his encounter with Brainwave Jr. of Infinity Inc.>:

[Electricmastro]

The original Spider Man himself!