Sandman Mystery Theatre: The Tarantula (Collected)



 The Tarantula 

Summary
Volume: 1 Issue: 1 Month: Month of first print unknown Year: 2004

Credits
Head Writer: Matt Wagner Cover Artists: Gavin Wilson and Richard Bruning Pencilers: Guy Davis Inkers: Guy Davis Colourists: David Hornung Editors: Matt Wagner, Shelly Roeberg and Karen Berger

Synopsis
Cast of Characters: Cast of Characters:
 * Sandman (Wesley Dodds)
 * Albert Goldman
 * Bert Lahr
 * Bugsy Siegel
 * Carlo
 * Catherine van der Meer
 * Celia Goldman
 * Charlie Malloy
 * Chauncy
 * Coleman
 * Dian Belmont
 * Fenton Devere/Abraham Berkowitz
 * Irving Davis
 * Joe DiMaggio
 * Larry Belmont
 * Lenny Green
 * Leslie Humphries
 * Meyer Lansky
 * Miriam Goldman
 * Moses Berman
 * Myron Fields
 * Pascal
 * Roger Goldman
 * Ross O'Donald
 * Sammy
 * Solly
 * Tallulah Bankhead
 * Tarantula
 * Thomas Schaffer
 * Tony Burke
 * William Powell

Locations:
 * New York City

Items:
 * Sandman's gas gun

First Appearances: No first appearances Final Appearances: No final appearances

Synopsis: This collection reprints the four-issue storyline entitled The Tarantula from Sandman Mystery Theater. Reference the following issues for full story synopsis.


 * Sandman Mystery Theater #1
 * Sandman Mystery Theater #2
 * Sandman Mystery Theater #3
 * Sandman Mystery Theater #4

Trivia

 * Several real-world personalities make guest appearances in this collection.


 * Bert Lahr was an American actor, most famous for portraying the role of the Cowardly Lion in MGM's The Wizard of Oz.


 * Bugsy Siegel and Meyer Lansky were both famous underworld gangsters whose careers have been documented in both books and film.


 * Joe DiMaggio was an all-star baseball player for the New York Yankees.


 * Tallulah Bankhead was an actress from the 1930s who nearly won the role of Scarlet O'Hara in Gone With the Wind.


 * William Powell was an American actor who gained notoriety for playing the role of Nick Charles in The Thin Man series of films.

Recommended Readings

 * Adventure Comics
 * All-Star Comics
 * All-Star Squadron
 * Sandman Mystery Theater
 * The Shadow Strikes

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