The Spider Returns 15-chapter serial brings the pulp hero, The Spider, to the big screen for a second time. This sequel to 1938’s The Spiders Web, is a bit more tongue-in-cheek with the usual fisticuffs and mayhem delivered by the Gargoyle, another crimelord with Fifth Column connections, with his usual assortment of ruffians to do his bidding. The movies embellished on The Spider’s (played by Warren Hull) wardrobe by giving him a spiderweb pattern across his cape and head disguise. Otherwise, he’d be the spitting image of The Shadow, another popular pulp hero dressed all in black, who hit the movies starting in 1941. It is interesting to note the Newspaper Slants – School Tips page suggests contacting schools to hype the movie.
