"spider-monsters"

Membership: None identified

Purpose: To attack those venturing into Svartalheim

Aliases: None

Affiliations: Other centipede-like giant creatures

Enemies: Asgardian trolls, Hercules (Heracles), Zeus (Zeus Panhellenios)

Base of Operations: Svartalheim

First Appearance: Incredible Hercules I#134 (November, 2009)

History:
(Incredible Hercules I#134) - While making their way to the castle of Dark Elf Queen Alflyse, Hercules (disguised as Asgardian thunder god Thor) and Zeus came upon a group of Asgardian trolls who were also seeking battle with Alflyse and together, they continued their trek toward Alflyse's castle, only to be besieged by a group of "spider-monsters" and other giant insects. After one of the "spider-monsters" snatched up one of the trolls, Hercules, Zeus and the other trolls fiercely fought the "spider-monsters," losing six trolls in the battle before Zeus dispatched the "spider-monsters" with a large lightning bolt.

Comments: Created by Greg Pak, Fred Van Lente, Reilly Brown and Nelson DeCastro.

    The "spider-monsters" were never identified by name.

Profile by Proto-Man.

CLARIFICATIONS:
The "spider-monsters" have no known connections to:

images: (without ads)
Incredible Hercules I#134, p4, splash page (Hercules, Zeus & trolls vs. "spider-monsters," main image)
Incredible Hercules I#134, p3, pan5 (legs of a "spider-monster" grabbing an Asgardian troll)

Appearances:
Incredible Hercules I#134 (November, 2009) - Greg Pak, Fred Van Lente (writers), Reilly Brown (pencils), Nelson DeCastro (inks), Mark Paniccia (editor)

First Posted: 07/15/2025
Last updated: 07/15/2025

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