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Matthew "Kip" Burland (Archie) — First appearance, key issues & comics · Cape Zone

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Matthew "Kip" Burland

Black Hood, Archie Comics

108 appearancesSince 1940

Matthew "Kip" Burland first appeared in Top Notch Comics #9 (1940-10), published by Archie. 108 appearances are indexed across 32 series.

Secret identity of the Golden Age/Silver Age Black Hood.

Character history

Key issues

2 issues

Top Notch Comics#9Cape Archive1940
Top Notch Comics
#9
first appearance · intro · origin
1940-10-00
Free Comic Book Day: Dark Circle#1Cape Archive2015
Free Comic Book Day: Dark Circle
#1
death
2015-06-00

Across the catalog

Appears in

32 series

TNCCape Archive 1939
Top Notch Comics
1939–1942
18 issues →
TNLCape Archive 1942
Top Notch Laugh Comics
1942–1944
13 issues →

BHCCape Archive 1943

Black Hood Comics

1943–1946

10 issues →

JCCape Archive 1941

Jackpot Comics

1941–1943

7 issues →

AOTCape Archive 1960

Adventures of the Fly

1960–1965

7 issues →

PCCape Archive 1940

Pep Comics

1940–1959

6 issues →

GCCape Archive 2016

Gwandanaland Comics

2016–

6 issues →

TMCCape Archive 1965

The Mighty Crusaders

1965–1966

4 issues →

TBHCape Archive 1983

The Black Hood

1983–1983

3 issues →

TBHCape Archive 2016

The Black Hood

2016–2017

3 issues →

RCCape Archive 1945

Roly-Poly Comics

1945–1946

2 issues →

AOTCape Archive 1961

Adventures of the Jaguar

1961–1963

2 issues →

FMCape Archive 1965

Fly Man

1965–1966

2 issues →

MCCape Archive 1966

Mighty Comics

1966–1967

2 issues →

TMCCape Archive 1983

The Mighty Crusaders

1983–1985

2 issues →

NCCape Archive 2012

New Crusaders

2012–2013

2 issues →

TBHCape Archive 2015

The Black Hood

2015–2016

2 issues →

TBHCape Archive 2017

The Black Hood

2017–

2 issues →

LCCape Archive 1945

Liberty Comics

1945–1946

1 issue →

BSCCape Archive 1945

Black Swan Comics

1945–1945

1 issue →

LC/Cape Archive 1946

Laugh Comics / Laugh

1946–1987

1 issue →

CWCape Archive 1962

Creepy Worlds

1962–1989

1 issue →

SOTCape Archive 1962

Secrets of the Unknown

1962–1989

1 issue →

SHVCape Archive 1966

Super Heroes versus Super Villains

1966–1966

1 issue →

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ASCape Archive 1966
Astounding Stories
1966–1989
1 issue →
TMHCape Archive 1970
The Mad House Glads
1970–1974
1 issue →
ASHCape Archive 1978
Archie's Super Hero Special
1978–1978
1 issue →
TCCape Archive 1983
The Comet
1983–1983
1 issue →
TMCCape Archive 2003
The Mighty Crusaders
2003–2003
1 issue →
CBCCape Archive 2008
Comic Book Comics
2008–2011
1 issue →
FCBCape Archive 2015
Free Comic Book Day: Dark Circle
2015–2015
1 issue →
TMCCape Archive 2021
The Mighty Crusaders: The Shield
2021–2021
1 issue →