Hangman (Archie Comics)

The Hangman
The Hangman (Robert Dickering version)
Publication information
Publisher	Archie Comics Dark Circle Comics
First appearance	Robert Dickering Pep Comics #17 (1941) Steve Dickering The Comet (vol. 1) #1 (1983) Eric Adams The Comet (vol. 2) #5 (1991) Michael Minetta The Hangman (vol. 2) #1 (2015)
Created by	Unknown (script) Harry Lucey (art)
In-story information
Alter ego	Robert Dickering Steve Dickering Eric Adams Michael Minetta
Team affiliations	Mighty Crusaders
Abilities	(Archie)Skilled fighter (Impact)Psychically linked with a raven to see, utilizes a bag of mystic charms (DC)Rope generation and manipulation, darkness generation and manipulation, fear inducement, teleportation, immortality
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Series publication information
Publisher	Archie Comics Dark Circle Comics
Schedule	(vol. 1) Quarterly (vol. 2) Monthly
Format	Ongoing series
Publication date	(vol. 1) Spring 1942 – Fall 1943 (vol. 2) November 2015 – present
Number of issues	(vol. 1) 7 (vol. 2) 4
Creative team
Writer(s)	(vol. 1) Various (vol. 2) Frank Tieri
Artist(s)	(vol. 1) Paul Reinman Bob Fujitami Harry Lucey Irv Novick (vol. 2) Felix Ruiz
Letterer(s)	(vol. 2) Rachel Deering
Colorist(s)	(vol. 2) Kelly Fitzpatrick

The Hangman is the name of several fictional superheroes that appear in periodicals published by MLJ Comics and later Dark Circle Comics.

The first Hangman (Robert Dickering) debuted in MLJ Comic's Pep Comics #17 (1941). He appeared in that title up until the 47th issue as well as in Special Comics #1.

In Spring 1942, Special Comics was renamed Hangman Comics starting with issue #2. It ran for seven issues ending in fall 1943 where it was renamed Black Hood Comics.

The Hangman appeared in Fly Man #33 (September 1965) after a 21-year absence. However, this time The Hangman was a villain who fought against the Mighty Crusaders.

A new Hangman (Steve Dickering) appeared in The Comet #1 (1983), however he eventually faded into obscurity.

After DC Comics continuity altering "Final Crisis" company-wide crossover had ended, they licensed the rights to the Red Circle and Milestone Media heroes, bringing them into DC Universe continuity. The Hangman appeared as a second feature in The Web written by Angela Robinson with art by Roger Robinson. His first appearance was in The Web #1 (November 2009).

In March 2015, a new series featuring The Hangman was announced under the Dark Circle Comics imprint. The Hangman debuted in November 2015, written by Frank Tieri with art provided by Felix Ruiz. Dark Circle Comics Editor Alex Segura has described the new series as "Quentin Tarantino adapting a Stephen King novel.".

The Hangman is secretly Robert "Bob" Dickering, whose brother John Dickering was the hero The Comet. Bob Dickering became the Hangman after watching his brother die by the men he was trying to put behind bars. Afterwards, he promised to get revenge against all criminals and took up the identity of the Hangman.