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King of Crooks (featuring The Spider)

King of Crooks (featuring The Spider)

by JerrySiegel (Author), TedCowan (Illustrator), RegBunn (Illustrator)

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    Hardcover 2005

    $17.66
Synopsis

Forget Spider-Man! How about an arachnidan bad guy? From the comics vault comes a classic tale of terror and intrigue introducing a villain equipped with an amazingly versatile exoskeleton and a brain to match - The Spider! His greatest ambition is to become the 'King of Crime'. To achieve this goal, he organises a gang of criminals including such specialists as 'Professor' Pelham, a brilliant crooked scientist, and Roy Ordini, ace safecracker, and embarks on his felonious spree! Written by Superman co-creator Jerry Siegel, this gorgeous hardback features a new cover by Garry Leach and exclusive bonus material on the history of the character!

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Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 112
 Edition: illustrated edition
 Publisher: Titan Books Ltd
Published: 24 Jun 2005
ISBN 10: 184576000X
ISBN 13: 9781845760007

Media Reviews
The List 1-15 December 2005: An 'about time too!' reprint of the extraordinary exploits of bizarro BRitish criminal mastermind and erstwhile superhero The Spider. SFX Magazine Feb 2006: ... strange, delicious stuff.
Author Bio
Jerry Siegel was born in 1914 in Cleveland, Ohio. Long a fan of science fiction stories, he published numerous genre magazines and stories. In 1933, along with his schoolmate Joe Shuster, he created the comics legend known as Superman.