The Black Hoods were a xenophobic gang from the town of Cottonwood led by a man named Crosby. They were powerful enough that even the authorities were afraid to stop them. Jealous of the success of the local farmers of Pennsylvania Dutch descent, they terrorized them, killing Carl Snyder and going after Albert Reiner, another farmer. The Crusader from Mars and Zira stepped in to help him. After thwarting the Hoods’ attempt to take Reiner from his home, the Crusader tried to go to the F.B.I, but his appeal for help was dismissed. Taking matters into his own hands, the Crusader confronted the Black Hoods, who had abducted Zira and Reiner from the farm and intended to hang them. Using his alien technology, the Crusader defeats the Hoods and arrests Crosby. As penalty for his crimes, the Crusader takes him back to Mars to dig canals. Without him, the Black Hoods org fell apart.
Alias Black Hoods
Real Names/Alt Names Crosby and Fletcher, others unknown
Description The Black Hoods were a xenophobic gang from the town of Cottonwood led by a man named Crosby. They were powerful enough that even the authorities were afraid to stop them. Jealous of the success of the local farmers of Pennsylvania Dutch descent, they terrorized them, killing Carl Snyder and going after Albert Reiner, another farmer. The Crusader from Mars and Zira stepped in to help him. After thwarting the Hoods’ attempt to take Reiner from his home, the Crusader tried to go to the F.B.I, but his appeal for help was dismissed. Taking matters into his own hands, the Crusader confronted the Black Hoods, who had abducted Zira and Reiner from the farm and intended to hang them. Using his alien technology, the Crusader defeats the Hoods and arrests Crosby. As penalty for his crimes, the Crusader takes him back to Mars to dig canals. Without him, the Black Hoods org fell apart.
