#special comics

[chernobog13]

Special Comics #1 (January, 1942).  Cover by Harry Lucey.

This was a quarterly produced by MLJ (Archie Comics) to give the Hangman a title of his own to hang out (no pun intended) in.  The title of the book changed to Hangman with issue #2.  However, Hangman only held onto the comic for a  year-and-a-half.  The book was retitled Black Hood Comics with #9, and Hangman was kicked out.

Ironically, Black Hood only lasted in the book until issue #19, at which point he was kicked out, too, and the book retitled (yet again) to Laugh Comics.

Hangman himself had first made the scene a year earlier in Pep Comics #17 (January, 1941), when he took over the lead from his brother the Comet.  Special Comics #1 even had a neat flashback on the side front cover explaining what happened.

The Comet was the first superhero to be killed off.  Frankly, given his history, there’s little else they could’ve done with him at that point.  His superpower, disintegrating things with his eye beams (called “dissolvo-vision”), had been used several times to kill criminals.  Then, early in his career, the Comet was hypnotized by an evil mastermind and killed two policemen - and the police already knew his secret identity!  He spent the rest of his short career trying to rehabilitate his image with the police and the public, and dodging bad guys who knew who he was and where he lived.

Hangman remained in Pep Comics, even after getting evicted from his own book, until issue #47.  At that point MLJ Comics morphed into Archie Comics, and became an all-humor line.  

[greykolla-art]

My blog has become infested with angst goblins, and they must be fed with some hypothetical scenarios!🙏💚

[allflooby]

Meanwhile...in the Not Every Superhero Needs a Sidekick department.

[sleepysebris]

:) 🖤

@mlsecretsanta gift for @thequeenofspace! happy belated holidays and apologies for the delay, had a serious family emergency followed by sickness! I had so much fun making this though, was so excited to finally draw these two 🖤 hope you enjoy!!!

[chloesimaginationthings]

At least Matpat lives on in the FNAF universe

[artsymeeshee]

Been wanting to make something with Ford finding out about being aroace and who no better than Mabel. I feel like I could have elaborated more about it but there’s always time for that for future stuff!

[baihujun]

A birthday pie for @krizariel 💚💦

Bonus:

[sidsinning]

Just went with the flow

[buggachat]

this scene was normal with no undertones at all

bonus:

[polutek]

They get distracted easily :((

[lazylittledragon]

feral bastard origin story

[greykolla-art]

Charlie: “I’m so glad my most villain-coded friend is at full power again! 🥰💕”

*throws this to you angst goblins like raw steak* ❤️

(No I will not do a part 2!❤️)

[lc-holy]

It rocks!

Inspired by this post.

[wu-does-art]

thinking about Nico adjusting to letting himself miss and long for the people he loves. based on these bits from the sun and the star:

" As Nico and Will followed the trogs, he thought about how much he missed Hazel. He was learning to make peace with that feeling. It was okay for him to miss people because that meant he wanted them around in his life. That idea was *very* new for him- he was used to either pushing people away or watching them recoil from his presence." *

" That was the most surreal thing of all... Was he happy? Nico wasn't very familiar with the sensation, but he couldn't deny that he felt wonderful in Will's presence. He even longed for the son of Apollo when they were apart. A funny thing had happened as the two grew closer: Nico suddenly understood all those cheesy, sappy love songs he'd always hated."

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

The indescribable tension between an overworked and underpaid smut writer, and his biggest fan hater.

(for @frummpets)

[chloesimaginationthings]

FNAF movie Mike learns Vanessa had dyed hair