Credits
Colorist(s):
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Letterer(s):
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Subject Matter
Genres:
superhero
Character(s):
The Black Hood [Matthew "Kip" Burland] [also as J. Warren Madden]; The Hermit; unnamed prison chaplain (cameo); Policemen [Sgt. McGinty; rest unnamed]; New York State Governor; Barbara Sutton (newspaper woman); Townes (newspaper editor); The Skull (villain, death)
First Line:
You're about to meet your maker, Skull!
Synopsis:
Behind bars and facing death, the Skull is approached by the Hermit, who is well aware that the vicious criminal is responsible for framing New York City policeman Kip Burland for a crime he never committed. The Hermit's plan is to switch places with the confined criminal, in hopes of clearing Burland of all charges, but the Skull turns the tables on the Hermit, injecting him with a slow-acting poison that will change the features of the man into those of the Skull.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:
in The MLJ Companion: The Complete History of the Archie Comics Super-Heroes (TwoMorrows, 2016 series) #nn (August 2016)
Miscellaneous
Pages:
14
Notes:
Camy can be spotted at this period by the rather square faces with scowling mouth, especially on Sergeant McGinty. Compare with signed story in #20.
A blurb at the bottom of page 14 announces the publication of the Black Hood Detective magazine (a pulp).
Columbia Publications, Inc. published three Black Hood stories in the following pulps:
Black Hood Detective vol. 2 #6 (Sep 1941) "Death's Five Faces"
Hooded Detective vol. 3 #1 (Nov 1941) "The Corpse Came C.O.D."
Hooded Detective vol. 3 #2 (Jan 1942) "The Whispering Eye"
Shortly after U.S. publication, Canadian publisher Duchess Printing & Pub. Co., Ltd. reprinted the stories in the following pulps:
Sure-Fire Detective vol. 1 #7 (Dec 1941)
Sure-Fire Detective vol. 2 #5 (June 1942)
Sure-Fire Detective vol. 2 #6 (Aug 1942)
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