The Black Hood, man of mystery who fights the powers of evil! Like a panther in the night, alone and silent, this master manhunter hunts down criminals everywhere. His tall figure shrouded in a black silk cape, his head and face hidden by his famous hood, he strikes terror into those fiends who skulk in darkness. By day he is a pleasant, mild-mannered young man known as Kip Burland, but at night Kip Burland becomes the Black Hood, man of mystery, hunter of killers. He had been a young cop, framed for a crime he did not commit, apparently killed by the underworld. Left for dead, he was nursed back to health by the Hermit, who gave his body the strength of steel and his mind a veritable encyclopedia of scientific knowledge. Police suspect the Black Hood of numerous crimes. The underworld fears him and wants him dead.
The Black Hood first appeared in Top Notch Comics, dated October 1940. Columbia Publications brought the character to the pulp magazines in September 1941 in Black Hood Detective. After a single issue, the title was changed to Hooded Detective. After two more issues, the character of the Black Hood was dropped and the magazine became Crack Detective, featuring other characters. The amazing adventures of the Black Hood only lasted three issues in the pulps. But it did continue on in the comics and on the radio. Hooded Detective returns in these vintage pulp tales, reissued for today’s readers in electronic format.
Table of Contents:
A Smashing Black Hood Novel
The Whispering Eye
by G.T. Fleming-Roberts
Hunted by the police... framed for robbery and murder by the Eye, master fiend end vicious ruler of the underworld... loathed by Barbara Sutton the girl who loves him... the BLACK HOOD had to face the blazing purgatory of this murder master’s guns to win back Barbara’s love and clear himself of the framed charges.
Candidate For A Coffin — Action Packed Short Story
by T.W. Ford
Wilson Lamb cuddled his automatic to play “Mr. Death” and fingered little Louis Engel for coffin cargo. But when he pulled the trigger, Whisper the gun-cobra from Chi spilled out of Doom’s deck...
One Hundred Bucks Per Stiff — Action Packed Short Story
by J. Lloyd Conrich
Mr. Peck was dead... the papers said so. Yet Mr. Peck performed his own autopsy and saved eight men from death.
Death Is Deaf — Action Packed Short Story
by Cliff Campbell
Big Sid couldn’t understand it, and he was a smart monkey. He had cased this job himself, personal. Had cooked up the scheme for pulling it off and had spent a good two weeks laying the groundwork. Yet here he was locked up in the county jail with the hot squat waiting to claim him...
Three Guesses — Action Packed Short Story
by David Goodis
Detective Frey came in and saw Duggin lying deed, end he figured he’d go out end do big things. He went out and threw his weight around. Doing big things? You figure that one out.
The Cop Was A Coward — Action Packed Short Story
by Wilbur S. Peacock
Johnny Burke had the making of a fine cop in him... but there was something strange about Johnny Burke — something mighty strange.
A Dinner Date With Murder — Action Packed Short Story
by Hairy Stein
They had expected spaghetti with meat sauce for dinner, but were served instead, hot lead, with a little bit of blood on the side...
The Strange Case Of William Long — True Fact Detective Short
by Roy Giles
Artistic Murders Misfire — True Fact Detective Short
by Mat Rand
