# Spider — The Return of Tarzan character guide

> Spider in The Return of Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Spider 'ere

**First appearance:** 0012-xiii-the-wreck-of-the-lady-alice

## Who they are

A sailor among the castaways on the island.

## Relationships

### [Tarzan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_return_of_tarzan_se/characters/tarzan)

_friendship_

Spider is a fellow adventurer and ally who accompanies Tarzan on dangerous missions, sharing a bond of mutual trust.

## In the story

### [XVIII: The Lottery of Death](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_return_of_tarzan_se/chapters/xviii-the-lottery-of-death)

A sailor who initially suggests that scattered boats increase rescue chances. He votes for the lottery, draws last, and faints from fear when he thinks he has drawn the fatal coin, but it is not the 1875 piece.

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