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[[The Spider]] was created as a [[Follow the Leader]] of [[The Shadow]] when Popular Publications decided to compete head-to-head with Street & Smith with their own solo hero [[Pulp Magazine]]. The first story, published in October 1933, was written by R.T.M. Scott. In it, [[Rich Idiot With No Day Job]] Richard Wentworth used the false identity of "the Spider" to cover his ruthless vigilante activities. When introduced, the Spider is already notorious as a killer of criminals. He even brands his victims with the mark of the Spider on their foreheads, so no one else will be blamed for the deaths.