"The Grandmother of Terror!"
| Spider Widow | |
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Real Name |
Dianne Grayton |
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First Appearance |
Feature Comics #57 (1942) |
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Original Publisher |
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Created by |
Frank Borth |
Origin[]
Dianne Grayton was a wealthy and beautiful young woman who grew bored and decided to become "the most horrible dispenser of justice of all times." She started disguising herself as a classic Hallowe'en witch and using her spiders to scare and punish villains.
She became romantically involved with Raven when he saved her from German agents, and she formed a crime fighting team with him. Also, Phantom Lady teamed up with them on several occasions even though Spider Widow feared she was a rival for Raven's affections.
Her enemies included the Spider Man.
Powers and Abilities[]
Her power is to control black widow spiders. She is also athletic and a skilled fighter.
Public Domain Appearances[]
- Feature Comics #57-72
- Police Comics #20-22
Notes[]
- The Spider Widow was ranked seventh in the Huffington Post's list of the 10 Most Bada** Comic Book Heroines.