Tom Hallaway

Tom Hallaway is the Spider, a Golden Age archer-vigilante who operates as a wealthy sportsman by day and a costumed crime-fighter by night, using trick arrows to battle criminals during the 1940s Quality Comics era.

Born in the very first issue of Crack Comics back in 1940, Tom Hallaway is a genuine Golden Age original — launched by the legendary creative pairing of Will Eisner and Lou Fine at Quality Comics, two of the era's most celebrated talents. He's kept remarkable company across the decades, sharing pages with the likes of The Black Condor, The Clock, and The Spider in those early Quality adventures, and later turning up in All-Star Squadron and Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E. — a testament to how fondly the comics world has held onto him across nearly 80 years of publishing history. With roots that deep and creators that distinguished, Tom Hallaway is exactly the kind of Golden Age discovery that reminds collectors why digging into those early issues is always worth the effort.