Crossart (Earth-Two)

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Contents 1 History 2 Powers and Abilities 2.1 Powers 2.2 Abilities 2.3 Strength level 3 Paraphernalia 4 Notes 5 Trivia 6 Recommended Readings 7 Related Articles 8 See Also 9 Recommended Reading 10 Links and References 10.1 Footnotes

History

Donning a leisure suit and a black, hooded mask, Crossart began his criminal career as the man known as the Tarantula. He broke into the mansion of wealthy socialite Vivian Dale and took her captive. Meanwhile Wesley Dodds, the mystery man known as the Sandman discovered the crime and tracked the Tarantula back to his lair. He rescued Vivian and placed Crossart behind bars.

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Powers and Abilities

Powers

By all accounts, the Tarantula was human and did not possess powers of any kind.

Abilities

None known.

Strength level

In his prime, the Tarantula possessed the strength level of a man his age, size and weight who engaged in moderate regular exercise

Paraphernalia

Equipment: A black hood and cape to disguise his features.

Notes

• This version of Crossart (Earth-Two), including all history and corresponding appearances, was erased from existence following the collapse of the Multiverse in the 1985-86 Crisis on Infinite Earths limited series and is now considered apocryphal.
• The character of the Tarantula was created by Gardner Fox and Larry Dean. Writer Roy Thomas expanded on the character during his tenure on All-Star Squadron.
  

Trivia

• In modern continuity, Roger Goldman, working alongside his mother, Miriam, became the Tarantula as part of a terrorist scheme against his father for what he considered to be a black sheep inheritance.

Recommended Readings

• Adventure Comics #40
• All-Star Squadron Annual #3
• Golden Age Sandman Archives, Volume 1
• Justice League of America (Volume 1) #94

Related Articles

• All-Star Squadron
• Sandman (Wesley Dodds)
• Tarantula

See Also

• Discuss Crossart (Earth-Two) on the forums

• Appearances of Crossart (Earth-Two)
• Character Gallery: Crossart (Earth-Two)
• Images featuring Crossart (Earth-Two)

Recommended Reading

• None.

Links and References

• at Wikipedia.org
  
• None.
  

Footnotes