Hangman Comics #6

The Hangman means business in this 1943 MLJ thriller — the cover by Harry Sahle puts the green-and-blue-caped hero front and center, driving a red-suited villain hard into the floor while more crimson-clad thugs clash in the background, one of them wielding a flaming torch in a grim stone chamber. The bold banner says it all: "Criminals Beware! The Hangman Is Everywhere!" Inside, Irv Novick brings the action to life with "Special Case No. 17: The Laughing Cavalier," promising the kind of hard-hitting wartime adventure that made Golden Age superhero comics irresistible at a dime a copy.