SPIDER (Tom Hallaway)	BIOGRAPHY
Created by Paul Gustavson

PERSONAL DATA

Real Name: Tom Hallaway
Full Name: Thomas Ludlow Hallaway
Aliases: Alias the Spider
Occupation: Socialite, secretly crime lord
Status: Deceased
Place of Birth: Presumed Saint Louis, MO
Citizenship: American
Marital Status: Married
Known Relatives: Linda Dalt (wife), Lucas Ludlow-Dalt (son; deceased), Thomas Ludlow-Dalt (son; deceased)
Base of Operation: Saint Louis, MO, later Keystone City, KS, then Opal City
Group Affiliation(s): Freedom Fighters, Seven Soldiers of Victory, the Ludlow families
Gender: Male
Height: 6'
Weight: 195 lbs
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Black
First Appearance: Crack Comics #1 (May 1940) [Quality]
Creators: Paul Gustavson

OVERVIEW

The Spider was a villain who masqueraded as a masked hero during Word War II and infiltrated the superhero associations of that time.

HISTORY

A member of the Ludlow dynasty who, like most of his relatives, continued a family grudge against the Shade. A skilled archer, Tom decided to pose as a hero, calling himself the Spider and joining the Freedom Fighters during World War II and later the Seven Soldiers of Victory.

In actual fact, he was eliminating his criminal competition and, when discovered by Billy Gunn, killed him and betrayed the Seven Soldiers of Victory in their encounter with the Nebula Man. This Spider eventually met his end at the hands of the Shade. His criminal legacy was continued by his son Lucas.

CHRONOLOGY

For a definitive list of appearances of Spider in chronological order click here