Black Hood

The Black Hood
The Black Hood, from Top-Notch Comics #9 (October 1940). Art by Al Camy.
Publication information
Publisher	Archie Comics
First appearance	Matthew Burland Top-Notch Comics #9 (October 1940) Thomas "Kip" Burland Archie's Super Hero Comic Digest Magazine #2 (1979) Mateo Burland The Web #5 (March 2010) Gregory Hettinger The Black Hood (vol. 4) #1 (February 2015)
Created by	Harry Shorten Al Camy
In-story information
Alter ego	(Archie Comics) Matthew Burland Thomas "Kip" Burland Gregory Hettinger (DC Comics) Mateo Burland
Team affiliations	The Mighty Crusaders
Abilities	(Archie/Red Circle) Great fighter and detective (Impact) Magically increased physical abilities and awareness
Black Hood Comics Cover to Black Hood Comics #12 (Fall 1944) Publication information Publisher (vol. 3) Impact Comics (remaining) MLJ Magazines/Archie Comics Schedule (vol.1) Quarterly (remaining) Monthly Format Ongoing series Publication date Winter 1943 – present No. of issues (vol. 1) 11 (vol. 2) 3 (vol. 3) 13 (#1–12 plus 1 Annual) (vol. 4) 11 (vol. 4: Season 2) 1 Creative team Written by Duane Swierczynski (vol. 4) Artist(s) Raymond Kinstler (vol. 1) Bill Vigoda (vol. 1) Harry Sahle (vol. 1) Clem Weisbecker (vol. 1) Michael Gaydos (vol. 4 #1–5, 7) Howard Chaykin (vol. 4 #6) Robert Hack (vol. 4 #8) Greg Scott (vol. 4 #9-)

The Black Hood is the name of several fictional characters (Matthew/Mateo Burland, Thomas "Kip" Burland, and Gregory Hettinger) created by MLJ Comics (later known as Archie Comics) during the period known as the "Golden Age of Comic Books". The Black Hood first appeared in Top-Notch Comics #9, October 1940 and became one of MLJ's most popular characters. He has been in four self-titled series as well as in his own radio show, Black Hood (1943–1944).^[1] In recent decades, the Black Hood (along with other Archie Comics superheroes) has been sporadically licensed and published by DC Comics. However, the character reappeared under Archie Comics' Dark Circle Comics line in 2015.