Wings of the black death (The Spider, master of men)

by Grant Stockbridge, Norvell W. Page, Joy Avery

Originally published in the Dec. 1933 issue of The Spider The Wings of the Black Death hovered over plague-stricken New York-and Richard Wentworth gambled life itself to save the city which cursed his... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0425017826
• ISBN13: 9780425017821
• Release Date: January 1969
• Publisher: Berkley
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Super Reader

Pigeons are bad, especially when carrying bubonic plague. The Spider escapes one fight with the help of a parasol! The Black Death wants to use bubonic plague to blackmail the city, starting with a dog sent to infect and kill some children, an outbreak at the stock exchange, some random attacks on the street. The Spider is caught twice, once by The Black Death, and once, as Wentworth, by the police, with the commissioner believing him to be The Spider. A crazy stunt lets him escape, Nita and Apollo the great dane come to his rescue a couple of times, and eventually they track the miscreant down. It doesn't end well for him, as The Spider literally strangles the life out of him. Some of the villain's gloating was cleverly recorded on tape by The Spider, planting evidence that Wentworth is now in the clear.

The Spider versus... THE BLACK PLAGUE!

And not just your regular run-of-the-mill bubonic plague, either-- this is a SUPER Black Plague, fast-working and expecially icky! Can Richard Wentworth and his best gal Nita overcome the odds and stop a madman from infecting Every Person in NY? Well, yes he can. But it's great pulp, with lots of brutal violence and secret gadgets and Nita's quivering nostrils. One of the better entries in the series, and fun from beginning to end. (Note: This book is available in its entirety online.)