| TARANTULA II (Jonathan Law) | CHRONOLOGY |
| Created by Mort Weisinger and Harold Sharp |
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CHRONOLOGY
Tarantula first appeared in Star Spangled Comics #1/3 (October 1941).
Below is the definitive list of appearances of Tarantula in chronological order. Flashback sequences or story entries will be followed by a [Flashback] note. Stories that for some reason are no longer part of current continuity will have a comment saying this in a note following the entry.
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Tarantula Chronology
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| Secret Origins Vol. 2 #7/2 (October 1986): "The Secret Origin of the Golden Age Sandman" |
| All-Star Squadron #18 (February 1983): "Vengeance from Valhalla" [Flashback] |
| All-Star Squadron #66 (February 1987): "The Origin of the Tarantula" [Flashback to All-Star Squadron #18 and Star Spangled Comics #1 with new details] |
| Star Spangled Comics #1/3 (October 1941): [Ace-Deuce] |
| Star Spangled Comics #2/4 (November 1941): "The Crime Candle" |
| Star Spangled Comics #3/4 (December 1941): [Port of Missing Ships] |
| Star Spangled Comics #4/4 (January 1942): [The Blade] |
| Star Spangled Comics #5/4 (February 1942): [Warlord of Crime] |
| Star Spangled Comics #6/3 (March 1942): [The Menace of Bandana Bardon] |
| Star Spangled Comics #7/2 (April 1942): "The Crime Escadrille" |
| Star Spangled Comics #8/3 (May 1942): "The Trio of Terror" |
| Star Spangled Comics #9/3 (June 1942): [Storm Over Souciyan] |
| All-Star Squadron #18 (February 1983): "Vengeance from Valhalla" |
| All-Star Squadron #19 (March 1983): "Death Considered As a State of Mind" |
| All-Star Squadron #20 (April 1983): "For the Dark Things Cannot Stand the Light" |
| All-Star Squadron #21 (May 1983): "A Tale of Three Citadels" |
| All-Star Squadron #22 (June 1983): "The Powerstone Corrupts Absolutely" |
| All-Star Squadron #24 (August 1983): "The Man Who'll Know Too Much" |
| All-Star Squadron #26 (October 1983): "Talons Across Time" |
| All-Star Squadron Annual #2 (1983): "The Ultra War" |
| All-Star Squadron #27 (November 1983): "A Spectre Is Haunting the Multiverse" |
| All-Star Squadron Annual #3 (1984): [No Title] |
| All-Star Squadron #31 (March 1984): "Uncle Sam Wants You" |
| All-Star Squadron #32 (April 1984): "Crisis on Earth-X! The Prequel" |
| All-Star Squadron #38 (October 1984): "Detroit Is Dynamite" |
| All-Star Squadron #41 (January 1985): "Catch a Falling Starman" |
| All-Star Squadron #42 (February 1985): "Oh, Say, Can't You See?" |
| All-Star Squadron #43 (March 1985): "Ultimate Victory" |
| All-Star Squadron #44 (April 1985): "Night and Fog" |
| All-Star Squadron #46 (June 1985): "Philadelphia -- It Tolls for Thee" |
| All-Star Squadron #47 (July 1985): "The Secret Origin of Doctor Fate" |
| All-Star Squadron #64 (December 1986): "See You in the Funny Papers" |
| All-Star Squadron #50 (October 1985): "Crisis Point" |
| All-Star Squadron #53 (January 1986): "Worlds in Turmoil" |
| All-Star Squadron #54 (February 1986): "The Crisis Comes to 1942 (and Vice Versa)" [Page 14] |
| All-Star Squadron #53 (January 1986): "Worlds in Turmoil" [Page 19-23] |
| Crisis on Infinite Earths #5 (August 1985): "Worlds in Limbo" |
| All-Star Squadron #53 (January 1986): "Worlds in Turmoil" [Page 23] |
| All-Star Squadron #57 (May 1986): "Kaleidoscope" |
| All-Star Squadron #58 (June 1986): "I Sing the Body Robotic" |
| All-Star Squadron #59 (July 1986): "Out of the Ashes... Mekanique" |
| All-Star Squadron #60 (August 1986): "The End of the Beginning!" |
| All-Star Squadron #61 (September 1986): "The Origin of Liberty Belle" [Behind the scenes] |
| All-Star Squadron #62 (October 1986): "The Origin of the Shining Knight" [Behind the scenes] |
| All-Star Squadron #63 (November 1986): "The Origin of the Golden Age Robotman" [Behind the scenes] |
| All-Star Squadron #65 (January 1987): "The Secret Origin of Johnny Quick" [Behind the scenes] |
| All-Star Squadron #66 (February 1987): "The Origin of the Tarantula" |
| Young All-Stars #2 (July 1987): "A Gathering of Heroes" |
| Young All-Stars #3 (August 1987): "A Call to Arms" |
| Young All-Stars #4 (September 1987): "California Here We Come!" |
| Young All-Stars #5 (October 1987): "Hollywood Knights" |
| Young All-Stars #6 (November 1987): "The War Within" |
| Young All-Stars #7 (December 1987): "Somewhere in This Favored Land" |
| Young All-Stars #9 (February 1988): "You Have Nothing to Lose But Your Souls" |
| Star Spangled Comics #10/3 (July 1942): "Four on a Web" |
| Star Spangled Comics #11/3 (August 1942): "Galloping Gold" |
| Star Spangled Comics #12/3 (September 1942): [The Menace of Steeplejack Stoll's Gang] |
| Young All-Stars #14 (July 1988): "Hell Hath No Fury" |
| Young All-Stars Annual #1 (1988): "The Mekanique Paradox" |
| Star Spangled Comics #13/3 (October 1942): "The Skirmish of the Spider and the Fly" |
| Young All-Stars #27 (July 1989): "Meanwhile..." [Flashback to events taking place during Star Spangled Comics #13] |
| Secret Origins Vol. 2 #29/3 (August 1988): "The Secret Origin of Mr. America alias the Americommando" |
| Young All-Stars #30 (October 1989): "The Sons of Dawn Part III: When Titans Make War..." |
| Young All-Stars #31 (November 1989): "The Sons of Dawn Part IV: Men... and Super-Men" |
| Star Spangled Comics #14/3 (November 1942): "The Case of the Killer Chairs" |
| Star Spangled Comics #15/3 (December 1942): "Tarantula Turns Thief" |
| Star Spangled Comics #16/3 (January 1943): "Truants in Trouble" |
| Star Spangled Comics #17/3 (February 1943): "The Captain of Crime" |
| Star Spangled Comics #18/3 (March 1943): "Granny Get Your Gun" |
| Star Spangled Comics #19/3 (April 1943): [Me, Gangster] |
| Golden Age Secret Files #1/1 (February 2001): "The Dawn of the Golden Age" [Flashback] |
| Manhunter Vol. 3 #34 (November 2008): "Forgotten Part 4" [Flashback] |
| Nightwing Vol. 2 #14 (November 1997): "Dead Meat" |
| Nightwing Vol. 2 #16 (January 1998): "Wheels" |
| Nightwing Vol. 2 #21 (June 1998): "False Starts" |
| Nightwing Vol. 2 #31 (May 1999): "Bad Night in Blüdhaven" |
| Nightwing Vol. 2 #40 (February 2000): [No Title] |
| Nightwing Vol. 2 #42 (April 2000): "Tonight's the Nite" |
| Nightwing Vol. 2 #48 (October 2000): "The Sylph, Part 1: Slender Thread" |
| Nightwing: The Target (2001): [No Title] |
| Nightwing Vol. 2 #54 (April 2001): "In the Middle of the Cold, Cold Night" |
| Nightwing Vol. 2 #55 (May 2001): "Love & Death" |
| Titans #36 (February 2002): "Generation Gap" |
| Nightwing Vol. 2 #64 (February 2002): "On a Christmas Evening" |
| Nightwing Vol. 2 #72 (October 2002): "Roman Holiday" |
| Nightwing Vol. 2 #79 (May 2003): "No Son of Mine" |
| Nightwing Vol. 2 #86 (December 2003): "The Calm Before" |