The Spider - The Complete Pulp Story Guide
#7 / vol.2 no.3
April 1934

Serpent of Distruction

Author: Norvell Page

Plot: Gangsters led by the Bloody Serpent flood the US with narcotics and slaughter DOJ agents; Kirkpatrick disgraced, Nita threatened with becoming a dope addict. Gadgets: Steel Spider mask, steel vest, cane with needles for making spider tattoo and injecting black widow venom.

Cover by John Newton Howitt

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