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Like Batman's, The Hangman's career as a costumed crime fighter
was motivated by revenge. But he carried his "grim avenger" role much farther
— not just in his motif, far more terrifying to a criminal than a mere bat, but
also in his methods. One reason The Hangman struck fear into the hearts of his
foes was the gallows and noose he often projected in shadow form to herald his
arrival. Another was his propensity for killing them whenever that struck him
as appropriate. "
Special Comics #1 /Winter 1941
"The Hangman was Bob
Dickering, whose brother, John, was a minor superhero called The Comet.
After putting away a gangster named "Big Boy" Malone, The Comet was attacked in
his home by Malone's henchmen. They mistook Bob for John, however, and kidnaped
him. The real Comet came to the rescue. He succeeded in saving Bob, but was himself
killed in the process. Bob swore an oath of vengeance against all criminals, and
next thing you know, there was a new scourge of evildoers in town. He took over
The Comet's sparse supporting cast, including girlfriend Thelma Gordon.
".
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| "The
Hangman continued meting out grisly justice for several years, not just in Pep
but also, starting with a Winter, 1941 cover date, in a comic of his own. At first,
the title was Special Comics, and he shared it with Boy Buddies
(kid sidekicks of The Shield and The Wizard), but starting with
#2, it was called Hangman Comics. It was replaced after eight issues with
one devoted to The Black Hood, but even then, The Hangman got a story in
the back pages. When it became de rigeur for superheroes to fight Nazis and Japs,
he got himself an arch-foe in the person of Captain Swastika. Eventually,
though, the superheroes mostly dropped out of comics, and The Hangman dropped
with them. His last appearance was in Pep Comics #47 (March, 1944). " , | |
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The model I've designed is patterned
directly from the cover above featuring one of Hangman's early appearances. I
haven't had a chance to build this one yet - so it's still a beta. But I hope
you enjoy assembling this Scourge of the Underworld! Happy Modeling!! p.s. If you do build it, please send pics here :) |
