4449409015 Black Hood Comics (1944), No. 13, MLJ Magazines CGC 3.5 OWW
Grade: 3.5
Price: $500.00
- Grade:
- 3.5
Black Hood Comics (1944), No. 13 was published in the Winter 1944-1945 timeframe. The original cover price was $0.10, and the issue ran for 52 pages. The creative team included editor Harry Shorten, with art provided by Irv Novick, Bill Vigoda, Al Fagaly, and Clem Weisbecker.
Stories in the issue include:
- "The Case of the Curious Coin": Features the Black Hood investigating a "cursed" coin that brings misfortune or death to its possessors, introducing the villain "The Strangler".
- "The Case of the Stylish Corpse": Another Black Hood story involving a fashion-related crime.
- "Enter: The Flying Dragons": A story featuring the characters Hank and Mickey (the "Flying Dragons") battling Japanese forces.
- A two-page Black Hood text story, which was common practice to meet postal service requirements for magazine rates.
The issue is known for a skeleton splash panel and a "bare breasted female torture device" on an interior page, making it a rare and unusual Golden Age find for collector