When Sally Met Spidey

OK, here's a poser to test your brains this bright Monday morning. What links this...

...to this?

You'll recognise Spider-Man, I have no doubt. But you might not recognise  'Spotlight on Sally', which was an Arthur Ferrier-drawn cartoon strip that appeared in the News of the World back in the 1940s.

So what connects the two?

The answer is Eileen Bennett. This lady here...

Eileen Bennett was