Black Hood Comics #12

(Fall 1944)

Monkeying With Murder (Table of Contents: 1)

Black Hood / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Irv Novick

Inks

Irv Novick

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Black Hood; Blackie Collins (villain, introduction, death); Buzz Slade (introduction and death)

Archie's proud as a peacock! (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

The Great Magoo (Table of Contents: 3)

Black Hood / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Don Rico

Inks

Don Rico

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Black Hood; The Great Magoo (villain, introduction, Death); Mitzi Marvin (introduction, death)

The Cat and the Rose (Table of Contents: 4)

Black Hood / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Wesley Brooks (house name)

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

Black Hood

Indexer Notes

Writer credit provided by Jim Walls in an error report on 12/26/07

[Enter: The Flying Dragons] (Table of Contents: 5)

Flying Dragons / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bill Vigoda

Inks

Bill Vigoda

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

war; aviation

Characters

The Flying Dragons [Hank; Mickey]; The Japanese (villain)

Indexer Notes

The "Flying Dragons" feature formerly appeared in Zip Comics (Archie, 1940 Series), but is now moving to Black Hood Comics.

The Begin-Aire (Table of Contents: 6)

Junior Flying Corps / activity / 2 pages (report information)

Script

C. Verdi

Pencils

L. Bucalo

Inks

L. Bucalo

Colors

?

Letters

?

Synopsis

Diagram and instructions for making a balsa-wood airplane model. A list of new Junior Flying Corps members is appended to the instructions.

Indexer Notes

C. Verdi credited as "Designer" and "Drawn" by L. Bucalo

An important message to the boys and girls of America! (Table of Contents: 7)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

H. H. Arnold (signed as Gen. H. H. Arnold)

Pencils

? (photograph)

Inks

? (photograph)

Colors

?

Letters

?; typeset

Genre

advocacy

Characters

Henry H. Arnold

Synopsis

Facsimile letter from General H. H. Arnold, "Commanding General U.S. Army Air Forces." He encourages young people of "pre-military age" who have been doing a "summer war job" to return to school in the fall.

Indexer Notes

This public service announcement, provided by the U.S. government, appeared in many comics in this period.

Vengeance from the Grave (Table of Contents: 8)

Black Hood / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Irv Novick ?

Inks

Irv Novick ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Black Hood; Mario (introduction, death); Moke; Rocco (introduction, death)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

World Wonders / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Dale Goss (signed as Goss)

Inks

Dale Goss (signed as Goss)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The anomna ants in Africa link themselves together into a living bridge

Genre

non-fiction; nature

Synopsis

Four factoids about nature.

Indexer Notes

According to Bails, Dale Goss sometimes worked with his wife, but in those instances the signature should be "With wife Mary: M-D G..; M.D. GOSS."