Do you know The Spider Widow?
She had only sixteen short 5 page tales (6 pages for the intro) appearing in Feature Comics back in 1942-43.
One thing that makes her especially noteworthy around these parts is that signature above. That is indeed Frank Borth, the artist on the Enchanted Flivver tales, among other things.
The Spider Widow is a glimpse at another reality - a path not taken. The series was created and written by Borth, and drawn by him with the exception of the final tale. At that point, he was drafted into service in World War II and the strip came to an end.
After his return from the war, his comic work was primarily with Treasure Chest Of Fun & Fact. As many of you know, the book was only available to parochial students, and so his work went in a decidedly different direction. Given how much he worked with Capt. Frank T. Moss, i've wondered if perhaps they met while serving and returned to civilian life to work together? That's merely one of those idle speculations, not any sort of actual fact to be repeated as a distorted truth.
Kind of have to say that these days.
Instead of my speculative ramblings, i suspect you'd rather read the first Spider Woman tales, eh?
And so...
And then she fell for a guy...
...and for those who might be wondering - Yes, she did eventually meet the Spider-Man.
(Don't worry, we'll get there)
She Weaves A Web Of Justice To Trap The Insects Of Corruption!
She had only sixteen short 5 page tales (6 pages for the intro) appearing in Feature Comics back in 1942-43.
One thing that makes her especially noteworthy around these parts is that signature above. That is indeed Frank Borth, the artist on the Enchanted Flivver tales, among other things.
The Spider Widow is a glimpse at another reality - a path not taken. The series was created and written by Borth, and drawn by him with the exception of the final tale. At that point, he was drafted into service in World War II and the strip came to an end.
After his return from the war, his comic work was primarily with Treasure Chest Of Fun & Fact. As many of you know, the book was only available to parochial students, and so his work went in a decidedly different direction. Given how much he worked with Capt. Frank T. Moss, i've wondered if perhaps they met while serving and returned to civilian life to work together? That's merely one of those idle speculations, not any sort of actual fact to be repeated as a distorted truth.
Kind of have to say that these days.
Instead of my speculative ramblings, i suspect you'd rather read the first Spider Woman tales, eh?
And so...
And then she fell for a guy...
...and for those who might be wondering - Yes, she did eventually meet the Spider-Man.
(Don't worry, we'll get there)
the works by Frank Borth from Feature Comics #s 57-59, 60 & 67 (1942, 1943)
No comments:
Post a Comment