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Sunday, November 19, 2023

DEPARTMENT OF COMICS CURIOSITIES #27: HANGIN' WITH THE HANGMAN

In case anyone was wondering what MLJ was doing before they were taken over by squeaky-clean Archie and his kindred, here's a splash page as gory as any of the later reviled horror comics.



In the same issue, this charming fellow teamed up with a previously introduced fiend, Captain Swastika. Hangman tricks them into killing each other at the end but I will not be surprised if both get better.



I'm not sure that even I am curious about why this sexy young teen was named "Mary Poppins."




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