Credits
Writer(s):
Roy Thomas
Penciller(s):
Alan Kupperberg
Inker(s):
Tony DeZuñiga
Colorist(s):
Carl Gafford
Letterer(s):
David Cody Weiss
Subject Matter
Genres:
superhero
Feature(s):
Tales of the All-Star Squadron
Character(s):
All-Star Squadron [Tarantula (origin); Liberty Belle (cameo, flashback); Robotman [Robert Crane] (cameo, flashback); Shining Knight (cameo, flashback); Hawkman [Carter Hall] (cameo, flashback); Sandman [Wesley Dodds] (flashback); Johnny Quick [Johnny Chambers] (cameo, flashback); Firebrand [Danette Reilly] (cameo, flashback); Commander Steel (cameo, flashback)]; Dian Belmont (flashback); Olga; Ace-Deuce (flashback, villain); Pugs O'Bannion (flashback, villain); Budd Abbott; Lou Costello; Louis Calhern; Humphrey Bogart; James Cagney; Ronald Reagan; Fiorella LaGuardia; Bob Hope; Lucille Ball; Desi Arnaz; Errol Flynn; Edward G. Robinson; Jimmy Durante; Clark Gable
Synopsis:
Jonathan Law, a famous writer of detective novels, is inspired to become a mystery man.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:
Miscellaneous
Pages:
21
Notes:
The Origin of Tarantula, re-told from Star Spangled Comics (DC, 1941 series) #1. Includes an encounter with the Simon and Kirby Sandman, which shows the similarity between their two costumes and Tarantula deciding to change his.