It looks like the BlackHoodwill be appearing in "Riverdale" this season!
The Black Hood -- at least the latest Black Hood -- is a police officer named Gregory Hettinger. He made a name for himself for killing the previous Black Hood and then getting shot in the face, effectively ruining his appearance and starting the downward cycle into the world of pain medication dependence and addiction. He eventually began wearing the old Black Hood's ripped up mask and beating up drug dealers -- largely so that he could steal their black market oxy.
The Black Hood never interacted with Archie and the Riverdale Gang -- but it will be pretty cool if he ends up on the show. If nothing else, this might result in a resurgence for the comic book and a spin-off superhero TV show featuring the anti-hero -- which is admittedly not likely. Then again, Black Hood was cool enough to have his own radio show back in 1943 and 1944, right around the same time that the most popular "Archie Andrews" radio program made its own debut. So, not so crazy after all!
