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Hangman Comics #5
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The Voice of Doom
The Prophet (introduction, death)Dixie Rand (villain, introduction, death)Arson Joe (villain, introduction)Dutch (villain, introduction)unnamed gangsters (villains, introductions)
Untitled Non-Fiction story
Murderer on the Mississippi
Monk Fredricks (villain, introduction)Eve Bradbury (villain, introduction)Don Wilkinson (villain, introduction, death)Ross Reed (villain, introduction, death)
The Artist
Norton Rockhill (named for artist Norman Rockwell, introduction, death)The Artist II [John Wilson] (villain, introduction)
In "The Artist," a 1942 tale from Hangman Comics #5, a talented but fragile painter named John Wilson snaps after a harsh critique from the esteemed Norton Rockhill—only to turn his brush into a weapon. When Rockhill’s chilling prediction of his own death appears in a painting, John takes it as a personal insult, setting off a violent rampage against critics who dared to judge him. The story unfolds with a chilling blend of artistic obsession and psychological unraveling, culminating in a confrontation with the Hangman.
Special Case No. 10
Dr. Farnsworth (introduction, death)Gloria Gilbert (introduction)Johnny Templeton (villain, introduction)
Special Case No. 11
Heinrich (villain, introduction)Nazi spies (villains, introduction for all)
Untitled Non-Fiction story
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Raw (Good) $849
CGC 9.2 · 2 in census $11,409*
CGC 9.0 · 1 in census $7,872
CGC 8.5 none in existence
CGC 8.0 · 1 in census $4,683*
CGC 7.5 none in existence
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CGC 6.5 · 2 in census $2,853
CGC 6.0 · 1 in census $2,281*
CGC 5.5 · 4 in census $1,691
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CGC 4.5 none in existence
CGC 4.0 · 1 in census $1,368*
CGC 3.5 · 2 in census $1,228*
CGC 3.0 · 2 in census $1,187
CGC 2.5 · 1 in census $889
CGC 2.0 · 1 in census $779
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CGC 1.0 · 1 in census $462*
CGC 0.5 · 2 in census $382
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Reprinted in Take That, Adolf!: The Fighting Comic Books of the Second World War #[nn] (2017)
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