Reg Bunn was a British comic book artist, best known for his work on The Spider

The Spider (comics)

The Spider is a British comic book character who began as a supervillain before becoming a superhero. He appeared in Lion between 26 June 1965 and 26 April 1969 and was reprinted in Vulcan. He was created by writer Ted Cowan and artist Reg Bunn...

and other British comics during the 1960s.

Bunn reputedly led an impoverished life before being discovered by Amalgamated Press

Fleetway

Fleetway, also known as Fleetway Publications and Fleetway Editions, was a UK publishing company which mainly produced comic magazines. For a time owned by IPC Media, they are now a division of Egmont Publishing....

 during a 1949 nationwide search for artists. He would go on to draw for The Comet (Buck Jones

Buck Jones

Buck Jones was an American motion picture star of the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s, best known for his work starring in many popular western movies...

and Robin Hood), Sun (Clip McCord), Thriller Comics and, most notably, Lion

Lion (comic)

Lion was a weekly comic published by Fleetway from 23 February 1952 to 18 May 1974. It lasted for 1,156 issues.-Publishing history:...

, for which he co-created The Spider with writer Ted Cowan

Ted Cowan

Ted Cowan, being the best known familiar name of Edward George Cowan, is a British comic book writer.His early career included working as a laboratory assistant prior to World War II when he enlisted firstly in the Royal Air Force and subsequently in the British Army where he was a dispatch rider...

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His work was noted for the angular qualities his workload forced upon it. Bunn was an invalid who could only work from home. Bunn died from cancer in 1971.