Black Spider

Black Spider is the name of several fictional characters who are DC Comics villains. The first two were both primarily the enemies of Batman. Also was a cogname from Lev Yashin , a Russian Soviet football goalkeeper from the 1950s and 60's. The original Black Spider first appeared in Detective Comics #463 (September 1976) and was created by Gerry Conway. Eric Needham was a small time crook who was addicted to heroin. Desperate for money to buy more drugs, he robbed a liquor store and killed the owner, who turned out to be his father. After being arrested, he kicked the habit out of remorse and began a war on the drug trade. Donning a costume, he became a self-styled vigilante and began killing those suspected of dealing drugs. This soon brought him into conflict with Batman. Needham believed that the two should be allies, as he saw common purpose in their war against criminals. His murderous methods however continually put him at odds with the Dark Knight. It was revealed that... full article at wikipedia