Tarantula

The Man On The Wall…

Jonathan Law started out as a mystery writer who began his “mystery man” career inspired by The Crimson Avenger.  Jonathan began to interview individuals who came into contact with the Mystery Men, starting with Dian Belmont, the girlfriend of the Sandman.  As a result of Dian’s encouragement, Jonathan decided to use his pet spider as his inspiration and became The Tarantula.

Teaming up with the Sandman by accident, Law helped Sandman defeat some NaziA member of the Nazi movement from Germany pre-WWII and beyond. Most of the hard core Nazis were defeated in WWII and Germany has once again entered the world community as a non-threatening power, however in a fantasy world, Nazis still exist and probably, Hitler €™s brain in a jar somewhere as well. A frequent foe of any heroA character that typically acts in a heroic manner. (Example: Wonder Woman €™s deeds of saving Paradise Island from the mythological beasts have made her an Amazonian hero.) fighting in WWII, today there are still characters as villains inspired by this movement that fight our heroes. saboteurs and went on to join the All-Star SquadronAn superhero organization founded on Earth-TwoThe Earth that features characters that typically started in and around World War II, however some younger characters also exist on this earth as well. by then President Franklin Delano Roosevelt in order to defend the United States of America versus the Axis powersThe extraordinary abilities that a characterAny sentient entity that appears in a comic book. (Example: Superman, Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, and Krypto the Super Dog are all characters that appear in Superman comics). may possess. (Example: Aquaman can telepathically control marine life as one of his powers.). Formed shortly after Pearl Harbor the All-Star Squadron existed until shortly after WW2 concluded..  While much of his life between the end of WW2 and the present is unknown, what is known is that Jonathan Law published a book called “Altered Egos” in the 1980s.

First Appearance

Created By:  Mort Weisinger

PowersThe extraordinary abilities that a characterAny sentient entity that appears in a comic book. (Example: Superman, Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, and Krypto the Super Dog are all characters that appear in Superman comics). may possess. (Example: Aquaman can telepathically control marine life as one of his powers.)

The Tarantula has no special powersThe extraordinary abilities that a characterAny sentient entity that appears in a comic book. (Example: Superman, Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, and Krypto the Super Dog are all characters that appear in Superman comics). may possess. (Example: Aquaman can telepathically control marine life as one of his powers.).

VulnerabilitiesA characterAny sentient entity that appears in a comic book. (Example: Superman, Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, and Krypto the Super Dog are all characters that appear in Superman comics).'s weakness.

Tarantula is a normal human being with normal vulnerabilitiesA characterAny sentient entity that appears in a comic book. (Example: Superman, Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, and Krypto the Super Dog are all characters that appear in Superman comics).'s weakness..

SkillsThe abilities that a normal person in the real world could potentially share with a fictional DCUAn abbreviation of DC Universe or DC Comics Universe. Meant to denote the comics that are published by DC Comics and the Universe that DC has built for its stories. characterAny sentient entity that appears in a comic book. (Example: Superman, Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, and Krypto the Super Dog are all characters that appear in Superman comics).. (Example: Some Motocross bike riders ride a bike as well as Black Canary.)

Acrobatics – Tarantula is a very skilled tumbler and has a keen sense of balance.

Artist/Writer  - Jonathan is a talented writer of fiction and later of a tell all biographical novel about superheroes in the 40s.

Gadgeteer  - Jonathan is able to create gadgets to assist him in his adventures.

Martial Artist  - Tarantula is an excellent hand-to-hand combatant.

EquipmentAny items that a characterAny sentient entity that appears in a comic book. (Example: Superman, Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, and Krypto the Super Dog are all characters that appear in Superman comics). would use that does not have an intentional use as a weapon. (Example: The Flash €™s Costume Ring holds his costume so that he can change super fast is a unique piece of equipment.)

Boots – Tarantula’s boots have special suction cups on the bottom of them to enable him to walk up walls.

Web-Gun  - This gun shoots out a specialized sticky fluid that solidifies after a few seconds.  Jonathan uses this to swing from building to building or to entangle his foes.