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Black Spider (01 - Eric Needham) Real Name: Eric Needham Search for 'Black Spider (01 - Eric Needham)' on eBay Bio: he original Black Spider first appeared in Detective Comics #463 (September 1976) and was created by Gerry Conway. Eric Needham was a small time crook who was addicted to heroin. Desperate for money to buy more drugs, he robbed a liquor store and killed the owner, who turned out to be his father. After being arrested, he kicked the habit out of remorse and began a war on the drug trade. Donning a costume, he became a self-styled vigilante and began killing those suspected of dealing drugs. This soon brought him into conflict with Batman. Needham believed that the two should be allies, as he saw common purpose in their war against criminals. His murderous methods however continually put him at odds with the Dark Knight. Despite his professed desire to fight criminals, the Black Spider occasionally allied himself with costumed villains (most notably in the gathering of super-villains in Detective Comics #526 and Batman #400). Ostensibly, Black Spider's goal in this was to seek revenge against Batman, or at least, this is how he attempted to justify his actions in his own mind. During his war, Needham's wife and son were killed by a drug lord who had discovered the Black Spider's identity. In rage, the Spider prepared for one final assault. After being shot multiple times, Needham invaded the drug lord's headquarters and detonated explosives strapped to his back, killing the drug dealers in the process. Eric Needham later turned up in Neil Gaiman's critically acclaimed fantasy comic, The Sandman, dating supporting character, Lyta Hall. No explanation was given for his resurrection. However, earlier issues of the series depicted the souls of sinners escaping Hell when its ruler, Lucifer abdicated the throne. Presumably, Needham was among these. Whatever the case, Needham's survival has since been confirmed and the character has made subsequent appearances as the Black Spider, such as in the miniseries Underworld Unleashed. He was last seen in Identity Crisis as an ally of Deadshot, Monocle, Merlyn. Notes: First Appearance: Detective Comics (1937) #463 Favorite Characters: Black Spider (01 - Eric Needham) is a favorite character of 1 user View a chronological listing of this character's appearances Issue Appearances:  Avengers/JLA (2003) Batman (1940) Batman und Superman präsentieren (2005) Batman: Shadow of the Bat (1992) Batman: The Greatest Stories Ever Told (2005) Batman: The Widening Gyre (2009) Crisis on Infinite Earths (1985) Detective Comics (1937) Identity Crisis (2004) Secret Origins (1986) Superman/Batman (2003) The DC Comics Encyclopedia (2004) The Sandman (1989) Untold Legend of the Batman (1980) Villains United (2005) Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe (1985) Young Justice (1998)Group Affiliation(s): Secret Society of Super-Villains (03-Current) Famous Quotes: - Add a Famous Quote None. < Previous Character | Next Character >  Add this character to a run of issues in a title Suggest an image for this character View the contribution history for this character |
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