THE SPIDER.
Chicago: Popular Publications, Inc., 1933. Octavo, single issue, cover by Walter Baumhofer. pictorial wrappers. Pulp magazine. The first issue. "The Spider Strikes" by R. T. M. Scott. The character was established to be a direct competitor to Street and Smith's Shadow magazine. After Doc Savage and The Shadow this was the most popular hero character. The Spider character was considered one of the most brutal and violent of the pulp era. [Reference: Cook, Mystery, Detective and Espionage Magazines, pp. 521-527. Tymm and Ashley, Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Weird Fiction Magazines, pp. 602-604]. Mild tanning to text paper, light edge wear with tiny tears several small chips, closed tear and crease at lower left cover, slight separation at lower left edge, small ink stamp to upper front cover, a very good to nearly fine copy with good color. (34707). Item #34707
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