Hit Comics (1940 Quality) comic books 1940

Cover art by Lou Fine. Origin of Hercules, art by Dan Zolnerowich; After Joe Hercules' mother dies of a heart attack, Joe goes after the unscrupulous banker who caused it. The Plot To Sink the ARKIAN starring X-5 Super Agent, script by Will Eisner [as Cary Weyt], art by Charles Sultan. Clock of Doom starring Jack and Jill, art by Leonard Frank. Origin of the Red Bee; Assistant DA Rick Raleigh takes on the corrupt political bosses at City Hall, armed only with his pet bee, Michael. Origin of the Strange Twins, art by Alex Blum; 25 years ago, Sin Chow kidnapped one of the sons of Neville Strange and raised him in his den of pirates. Neutrality Patrol, script and art by Klaus Nordling. The Triple Train Wreck Robbery, art by Munson Paddock. The Tale of the Haunted Inn, art by Pierre Winters; debut of The Old Witch, who is similar to the Old Witch who narrated EC comics horror tales, which debuted ten years later. Origin of Neon the Unknown, art by Alex Blum. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Lou Fine. A Town's Ransom, art by Dan Zolnerowich; Hercules battles saboteurs who blow up a school and a dam. Assignment: Ruina starring X-5 Super Agent, script by Will Eisner [as Cary Weyt], art by Charles Sultan. The Baby On the Doorstep; Someone leaves a baby on the Doe's doorstep; Hijinks, including gunplay, ensue. The Phantom Scaffold starring Old Witch, art by Pierre Winter. The Escape of Roderick Strange, script by S. M. Iger [as S. M. Regi], art by Alex Blum; Rod captures Doug and takes his place. The Hospital Grafters, art by Charles Nicholas. Costa Rica Shore Leave starring Bob and Swab, script and art by Klaus Nordling. The Railroad Saboteurs starring Casey Jones, art by Munson Paddock. The Venusian Expedition starring Blaze Barton, art by Henry Kiefer. The Defeat of Radolf, script by S. M. Iger [as Tagor Maroy], art by Alex Blum; Neon heads for Dunland to free the inhabitants of a concentration camp in Dunland from the evil and tyranical rule of a dictator. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Lou Fine. The Burns Koffin Gang, script by Greg Powers, art by Dan Zolnerowich; Hercules begins demonstrates his car and boat lifting skills bringing the Burns Koffin Gang to justice. Assignment: Spain, art by Courtney Thompson; X-5 vs. The Bothnians. The Photographer's Murder, art by Charles Nicholas (as B. H. Apiary); The Red Bee (Rick Raleigh) vs. Henry Graff and Fred. The Dope Pearls starring The Strange Twins; Rod Strange and Douglas Strange vs. Vera De Vain. Spies In Puerto Rico, script and art by Klaus Nordling; Bob Masters and Swab Decker vs. Luisa and other spies. The Chicago Run starring Casey Jones, art by Munson Paddock. The Cat's Ninth Life text story by Toni Blum (Tony Boon). The Tale of the Ghost Cavaliers starring Old Witch, art by Pierre Winter. Voyage To the Center of the Earth, art by Henry Kiefer; Blaze Barton encounters Beatica (Queen of the Jewelled Caves) and battles The Core-men. Treasure On Koko's Island starring Tommy Tinkle, art by George Tuska. The Savage Land starring Neon the Unknown, script by S. M. Iger (as Tagor Maroy), art by Alex Blum; Neon continues his freelance adventures at the North Pole rescuing a British polar explorer from a strange tropical isle hidden beneath the glaciers. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Lou Fine. "The Future Society," art by Charles Nicholas (as B. H. Apiary); The Red Bee (Rick Raleigh) vs. Dr. Marah and Lizak. "The Budapest Crime Syndicate," script by S. M. Iger (as S. M. Regi), art by Alex Blum; Rod Strange and Doug Strange match wits over stolen jewels; This time in Budapest. "The Case of the Crooked Eights," script by Bob Powell (as Stanley Charlot), art by Bob Powell; Betty wins her case via a gun battle in the courtroom. "Assignment: Tradheim," art by Charles Sultan; X-5 vs. Von Setz. "The Modern Art Robbery"; Jack Doe and Jill Doe vs. Squee. "The Overland Bus Mystery," art by Dan Zolnerowich; Hercules vs. William Onslow, Pike and Blacky. "Black Starred Skull" starring The Old Witch, art by John Celardo. "King of the Rockmen"; Blaze Barton vs. the Rockmen (villains) and their King. "Madman's Castle, or, The Living Ghost" text story by Toni Blum (Toni Boone). "Cockroach Detail" starring Bob and Swab, script and art by Klaus Nordling. "The Transatlantic Bridge" starring Neon the Unknown, art by Alex Blum; Neon (Tom Corbet) vs. the Dictator of Kampfland; President Franklin D. Roosevelt appears. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Lou Fine. "Murder On the Assembly Line," art by Dan Zolnerowich; An auto manufacturing plant is being sabotaged by a competitor (Wolf Stead, behind the scenes); Joe Hercules shows up, on foot, in his business suit, and persuades the plant's owner Judd Haskin to hire Hercules as an assembly worker, so that he can help catch the culprit, and help the factory meet its quota in time. "Murder of a Peddler," art by Nick Cardy; A pushcart peddler is killed in a drive-by shooting; His young son, Tony, is accused of being responsible by a man who claims to have witnessed the event, though the boy pleads he is innocent; Betty Bates vs. Jerry Corona. "The Emerald of Egypt," art by Alex Blum; Rod Wing Low pretends to be his brother, Douglas, in a plan to steal the riches of a Sheik and his soon-to-be-wed daughter, Anitra. "The Panama Canal Incident," script and art by Klaus Nordling; Bob and Swab come across a plot by foreign agents to sink a ship in mid-channel in the Panama Canal in order to stop trade; Things become more complicated when Swab is captured. "Assignment: Quanalla," art by Charles Sultan; The oppressed peons of the tiny Central American kingdom of Quanalla rebel against their tyrannical rulers. "Flatboat No. 96," art by Charles Nicholas (as B. H. Apiary); Among the many flatboats tied up along the waterfront there is one called "no. 26" from which murderers emanate to "rub out" victims on a strictly cash basis; The Red Bee puts a stop to that, despite the D.A.'s annoying attempts to capture him. "The House on the Moors" starring Old Witch, art by John Celardo. "Ghosts of the Unborn To-Morrow" text story by Toni Blum (Toni Boone). "In a Metropolis of Madmen" starring Neon the Unknown, script by S. M. Iger (as Tagor Maroy). 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Lou Fine. The Swords of Death starring The Red Bee, art by Charles Nicholas. Eldorado, City of Gold starring The Strange Twins, script by S. M. Iger [as S. M. Regi]. The Case of Jimmy Meke starring Betty Bates, art by Nick Cardy. Ruckus At the Rubber Plantation starring Bob and Swab, script and art by Klaus Nordling. The Haunted Forest starring the Old Witch, art by John Celardo. The Texas Oil Field Mystery starring Hercules, art by Dan Zolnerowich [as Gregg Powers]; Hercules comes to the aid of a bored Texas oil heiress, descending underwater to fix her father's oil rig. Mercury Vs. Venus starring Blaze Barton, art by Maurice Gutwirth. Jill Doe—Kidnapped starring Jack and Jill, art by Nick Cardy. Introducing Lion Boy, art by George Tuska [as Merton Holmes]. The Invisible Ray starring Neon the Unknown, script by S. M. Iger [as Tagor Maroy], art by Lou Fine. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.