The Spider (British comics)

The Spider
The Spider, art by Reg Bunn.
Publication information
PublisherIPC Magazines
First appearanceLion (June 26, 1965)
Created byTed Cowan (writer)
Reg Bunn (artist)
In-story information
Alter egoUnknown
Team affiliations"Professor" Pelham
Roy Ordini
The Army of Crime
Society of Heroes

The Spider is a British comic book character who began as a supervillain before becoming a superhero. He appeared in Lion between 26 June 1965 and 26 April 1969 and was reprinted in Vulcan. He was created by writer Ted Cowan and artist Reg Bunn. Superman co-creator Jerry Siegel took over the writing of the character with his third adventure, and would write the bulk of his adventures.