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The Spider #107 Audiobook
Fangs of the Dragon
by Norvell W. Page writing as Grant Stockbridge
Read by Nick Santa Maria
Who was the Dragon — that monstrous mastermind whose weird power turned the little town of Bethbury into an octopus of crime, spreading its slimy tentacles across the land? As a chemist breeds germ-culture in a test tube, so did the Dragon, an unknown murder genius to whom horror was a weapon and a toy. How could the Dragon’s venom make ruthless killers of innocent people? How could Richard Wentworth — as long as the Spider’s body throbbed with the dread poison — destroy the Dragon . . . and escape the crazed legions who hunted him for the hundred thousand dollars on his head? Richard Wentworth was fighting a hopeless, losing battle, until — with the Dragon virus spreading in his own veins — he rallied his crippled band to invade the enemy’s stronghold in a conflict certain to be his last!
The great pulp magazines of the 1930s and 40s produced a number of heroes, but none as action-oriented as the Spider. For almost exactly a decade, from October 1933 to December 1943, the Spider was the scourge of the Underworld, doling out his own particular brand of justice and imprinting his dreaded red Spider seal on the foreheads of those he has killed for the good of mankind.
Never before or since has there been a hero like the Spider. Driven, hunted, and violently committed to exterminating criminals of all calibers.
Nick Santa Maria once again brings the Spider to life in Fangs of the Dragon. Originally published in The Spider magazine, August, 1942.
Chapter 1: The Horror
Chapter 2: Terror City
Chapter 3: Madman’s Knife
Chapter 4: Dragon’s Fangs
Chapter 5: Behind Bars
Chapter 6: Death’s Partners
Chapter 7: The Burning Dragon
Chapter 8: Murder Magic
Chapter 9: The Poisoned Trail
Chapter 10: Dragon’s Prey
Chapter 11: The Hunted
Chapter 12: The Spider’s Blitz
Chapter 13: To Save a City
Chapter 14: Dragon Lair
Chapter 15: Prisoners of Fear
Chapter 16: Public Victim No. 1
Chapter 17: The Spider Falls
Chapter 18: Bait For Death
Chapter 19: Floral Tribute
Chapter 20: Graveyard Drama
Nick Santa Maria Nick was born early in life in Brooklyn, NY. His theatrical background is based in Comedy Improv. He was a long standing member of the late lamented Miami based, Mental Floss, where he served as head writer/composer. From there he began his career in commercials, voice-overs, TV, Film, and theatre. He has performed in many roles on the stage including his award winning turn as Nick in Over The River And Through The Woods, I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change, as Nathan Detroit in Guys and Dolls, in The 25th Annual Putnam Country Spelling Bee as Mr. Panch (3-D Theatricals), Mr. Bromhead in No Sex Please, We’re British at The Norris, and as Pseudolus in, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum at the Norris Theatre. Television: The Buffalo Bill Show, B.J. Stryker, and two Disney Christmas Specials. Off Broadway: Writer/Composer/Performer on Secrets Every Smart Traveler Should Know, Soundtrack on RCA Victor. Broadway: Vince Fontaine in Tommy Tune’s production of Grease. He also appeared in every domestic company of Mel Brooks’ The Producers, understudying everyone from Nathan Lane and Jason Alexander, to Tony Danza and David Hassellhoff. He was the original Genie in Disney’s Aladdin, a Musical Spectacular, soundtrack on Disney Records. Nick is a resident of Los Angeles and is currently writing a book about classic film comedians, Nick’s been a long time film historian, and has written several articles on the topic.
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