A Very Uncommon Hangman #6 Pops Its Head Up From 1943

Hangman Comics was an anthology comedian revealed by MLJ Comics, who would later grow to be Archie Comics, for seven points in 1942 and 1942. Starring superhero The Hangman created by Cliff Campbell and George Storm, it additionally featured the Boy Buddies, made up of the teenage sidekicks of The Defend, Dusty the Boy Detective, and The Wizard. Roy the Superboy.

Hangman first appeared in Pep Comics #17 the 12 months earlier than Hangman Comics debuted. The primary Hangman, Robert Dickering, is the brother of the Comet, who dies in his brother’s arms. Robert guarantees to avenge his brother’s loss of life, and turns into the Hangman in a inexperienced, skin-tight physique go well with  with a black cowl and cape and carrying a noose, who terrorises criminals by displaying them photos of gallows along with his torch. His personal sequence would see its title change in 1944, to Black Hood Comics, with the Hangman changed by the Black Hood. The Hangman would proceed to seem in Pep Comics for a number of years, however there can be over a twenty 12 months hole between his final problem of Pep Comics and his look as a villain combating the Mighty Crusaders in Fly Man #33, in 1965.

DC Comics returned the Hangman to publication when DC Comics licensed the Purple Circle rights from Archie Comics with The Hangman showing as a back-up strip in 2009’s The Net by Angela Robinson and Roger Robinson. Now Robert Dickering was a lieutenant and physician within the through the US Civil Conflict, sentenced to loss of life, however saved by godly forces, tasked to trace down those that do not confess to their very own evil deeds, changing into the Hangman. In 2015, the character returned to Archie in a brand new sequence as a part of their Darkish Circle Comics imprint. The Hangman by Frank Tieri and Felix Ruiz during which Robert Dickering would move the mantle to Michael “Mikey Ice” Minetta. Thre had been different variations of the character alongside the way in which.

However proper now Heritage Auctions has a replica of Hangman #6 from that very first sequence in 1943, a moderately uncommon comedian ebook certainly, even on the CGC grade of 1.5. With bids at present totalling $363. and moderately beating its CGC estimate. Value placing your head within the free for?

“Hangman Comics #6 (MLJ, 1943) CGC FR/GD 1.5 Cream to off-white pages. Harry Sahle cranium cowl that includes the titular hero in addition to the “Boy Buddies,” Roy and Dusty. Hitler and Goering appearances inside the problem. Bob Fujitani, Irv Novick, and Paul Reinman artwork. You possibly can depend on one hand the variety of instances that we have provided a replica of problem #6 in any grade! CGC notes, “Backbone of canopy fully cut up & entrance of canopy indifferent.” Overstreet 2022 GD 2.0 worth = $271. CGC census 4/23: 1 in 1.5, 17 increased.”

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