![]() ![]() Rather than becoming a vigilante to provide for his addictions and family, King re-invents Eric as someone looking to secure Venom for his terminally ill boyfriend, Daniel, who uses the illicit drug as pain medication.Įric is hired by Oswald's children, Addison and Aiden Cobblepot, to carry out targeted hits. In Tom King's The Penguin, Black Spider has recently reappeared, sporting restored elements from his previous origin, including his former drug habit. Enraged beyond belief, the Black Spider undertook one final suicide run, destroying the cartel's headquarters and dying himself in the process. Unfortunately, Eric's wife and son were then killed by a drug lord who discovered Eric's true identity. Now, it was his wife, Linda, who was suffering from addiction, and so Eric targeted the men who were supplying her with narcotics. Seeking to justify his actions by gaining revenge on Batman during many subsequent encounters, the two became bitter enemies.įollowing Crisis on Infinite Earths, Eric returned to his anti-drug crusade. After being sent to prison, Eric developed a deep resentment towards Batman and, upon escape, compromised his integrity by aligning himself with other costumed villains. While being nursed back to health at a free clinic, Eric learned of his ties to Hannibal Hardwicke and attempted to kill the drug dealer, but Batman stopped him yet again. The two men fought frequently, and after an encounter on top of a moving train, Black Spider was believed dead. Financed by a mysterious source later revealed to be drug Kingpin Hannibal Hardwicke, Eric was outfitted with weaponry, training, and a costume, resorting to lethal force to gain his revenge on Gotham's criminal element.īlack Spider eventually crossed paths with Batman, who disapproved of Black Spider's willingness to take lives. Overwhelmed with remorse, Eric kicked his drug habit and embarked on a personal crusade against the Gotham City drug trade. In desperate need of money, Eric robbed a liquor store, accidentally killing a customer in the process, who, it turns out, was his father. To support his drug habit and growing family, Eric returned to a life of crime. Shortly after, Eric met a woman named Linda, and the two had a son. Eric was arrested for this crime and sentenced to prison but eventually released after three years due to his still being a minor at the time of the crime. This naturally led to him getting into a whole heap of trouble, including the attempted murder of an older woman during a mugging. As a small-time criminal, Eric developed a heroin habit. Following that loss, Eric's father withdrew into himself, forcing his son to turn toward a life of crime to survive. A native of Gotham City, Eric lived an average, everyday life until the heartbreaking death of his mother from a long illness. The most well-known version of Black Spider is Eric Needham. ![]()
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