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The Spider was an American
pulp magazine published by
Popular Publications from 1933 to 1943. Every issue included a lead novel featuring the
Spider, a heroic crime-fighter. The novels in the first two issues were written by
R. T. M. Scott; thereafter every lead novel was credited to "Grant Stockbridge", a
house name.
Norvell Page, a prolific pulp author, wrote most of these. Unlike some contemporary pulp heroes, The Spider was willing to kill criminals, and when he did so he left a red spider inked on his victims. Page in particular wrote stories with violent storylines, often with science-fiction plot devices. Continuity from novel to novel was often disregarded, with characters killed in one issue appearing unscathed in later issues. Each magazine also featured short stories, occasionally including elements of horror fiction. Most of the
cover art was painted by John Newton Howitt or Rafael de Soto. The magazine was cancelled in 1943 due to a paper shortage caused by World War II. (Full article...)
Al-Hajj is the
22nd chapter (surah) of the
Quran, describing the pilgrimage to
Mecca known as the
Hajj. This Chinese scroll in ink, watercolour and gold on paper was produced in the second half of the 19th century, contains the full text of the chapter in Arabic, and is now part of the
Khalili Collection of Hajj and the Arts of Pilgrimage. Almost five metres (16 feet) in length, the scroll's illustrations include a map entitled "Routes of the Hajj", a view of the
Great Wall of China, and views of Mecca and
Medina, as well as diagrammatic depictions of the stations of pilgrimage and Jerusalem, including the
Kaaba. The illustrations are captioned in Chinese.
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