Main Enterprises' Pulp Fan #8 will cater to cinematic adaptations of pulp heroes, and Mr. Main has assigned me to essay The Spider movie serials.
The Spider, aka playboy Richard Wentworth (a master of disguise in both physicality and vocalization), was a competitor to The Shadow and The Phantom Detective on the pulp front and some claim an indirect precursor to Spider-man.
The Spider was also the first pulp protagonist to reach film, with his initial cliffhanger premiering in 1938 (The Spider's Web) and the second in 1941 (The Spider Returns). In each instance, Wentworth/The Spider is portrayed by the suave and personable Warren Hull, who'd go on to play Mandrake, the Magician and The Green Hornet.
I'm presently re-watching the chapter plays, in addition to researching each adaptation's background.
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