Crusaders

When NYPD officer Kip Burland is framed for a robbery by the eerie, green‑skinned criminal known as the Skull, his life collapses. Surviving a brutal beating, Kip adopts the masked identity Black Hood and sets out to prove his innocence. Along the way he joins a ragtag team of super‑powered allies—Nucleus, Strongman, the Black Knight, the Cobra Kid, the Arrow, and others—who battle rival secret societies, corrupt politicians, and a growing underground empire. Set against the gritty backdrop of 1950s New York, the novel weaves crime, political intrigue, and classic pulp‑style heroics into a fast‑paced tale of redemption, loyalty, and the price of power.