Hit Comics (1940 Quality) comic books 1941

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Cover art by Lou Fine. The Taxi Cab Racket starring Red Bee, art by Saul Rosen. Teamup In Africa starring The Strange Twins, script by S. M. Iger [as S. M. Regi], art by Alex Blum; Doug and Rod Strange learn of their brotherhood and become friends. On Little Diomede starring Bob and Swab, script and art by Klaus Nordling. The Will of Mr. Mark starring Betty Bates, art by Nick Cardy. The Tenement Fire Mystery starring Hercules, art by George Tuska. The Baron and the Gunsight Plans starring G-5 Super Agent, art by Charles Sultan. The Ghost's Revenge starring Old Witch, art by John Celardo. The Earth Presidential Election starring Blaze Barton, art by Maurice Gutwirth; Prof. Solis becomes President of Earth, 5020. The Lucky Charm starring Jack and Jill, art by Nick Cardy. Exiled From the Pack starring Lion Boy, art by George Tuska. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

The Power-Stealing Tower, art by John Celardo; A crime syndicate builds a giant tower that will drain the power from every dynamo in America; They believe only Hercules can stop them, so they resolve to kill him. Broadcast of Crime starring Betty Bates, art by Nick Cardy. The Haunted House of Spies starring The Strange Twins, script by S. M. Iger. The Guantanamo Bay Incident starring Bob and Swab, script and art by Klaus Nordling. The Lost TORNADO starring G-5 Super Agent, art by Charles Sultan. Battle With Blitz starring Blaze Barton, art by Maurice Gutwirth. The Monkeys Muscle In starring Lion Boy, art by George Tuska. Bashing the Bund starring Don Glory, art by Nick Cardy; Boxer Don Glory decides to focus his energies on taking down bundist groups and others infiltrating America. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Lou Fine. In the Asylum, art by John Celardo; Hercules gets briefly committed to an insane asylum; introduces bad guy Mug Mullin. Case of the Reluctant Robber starring Betty Bates, art by Nick Cardy. Sapphire Eyes starring The Strange Twins, script by S. M. Iger, art by Alex Blum. The Coming of Togo starring Lion Boy, art by Henry Kiefer. The Fiend Called Fang starring Bob and Swab, script and art by Klaus Nordling. Sabotage On the High Seas starring Red Bee, art by Clark Williams. The President's Vacation starring Blaze Barton, art by Maurice Gutwirth. Sir Thornley, Spy starring G-5 Super Agent, art by George Appel. In South America, art by Nick Cardy. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

First Reed Crandall art. Cover art by Lou Fine. "Hercules Goes Hollywood," art by John Celardo; Joe Hercules bare-handedly defeats the well-armed Giller Gang in a downtown melee, and becomes a local celebrity, getting awarded the Key To The City. "The Song Robbers" starring Betty Bates, art by Nick Cardy. "Cold Germs" one-page story starring Dan Tootin, script and art by Jack Cole (as Ralph Johns). "His Lordship," script by S. M. Iger (as S. M. Regi), art by Alex Blum; The Strange Twins vs. Sir Vivian Ashton. "Eagle Attack" starring Lion Boy and Togo, art by Henry Kiefer. "Fiesta of Spies" starring Bob and Swab, script and art by Klaus Nordling. "Shanghai Joe," script by Toni Blum (as B. H. Apiary), art by Witmer Williams (as Clark Williams); On the waterfront of Superior City and on the open sea, Shanghai Joe and his gang are hijacking cargoes of war materials bound for China and diverting them to Japan; The Red Bee stows away on one such ship and fistfights his way to victory over this gang. "The South American Terrorists," script by S. M. Iger (as Tagor Maroy); Neon (Tom Corbet) vs. a gang of Fifth Columnists. "Captain Garin and the Gold Strike" starring Blaze Barton, art by Maurice Gutwirth. "Swamp Magic" text story by Toni Blum (as Tony Boone). "Mystery of the Red Lantern"; Fifth-columnist agents have infiltrated a small fishing village and are passing shipping schedules to a U-Boat stationed offshore; G-5 speaks infiltrates this village, finds the enemy infiltrators, dukes it out with them, and reports their whereabouts to British Intelligence. "The Lorelei Song" starring The Old Witch, art by Reed Crandall. "This Is Our War," art by Nick Cardy; Don Glory vs. Malcolm Lyor. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Lou Fine. The Seaside Saboteurs starring Hercules, art by Reed Crandall [as Gregg Powers]; Hercules accepts an invitation from a movie producer to play a jungle hero, only to suffer through the production and become faint at the movie premier. Murder in the Machine Factory starring Betty Bates, art by Al Bryant. The Case of London Joe starring The Strange Twins, script by S. M. Iger, art by Alex Blum. Visitor's Day starring Bob and Swab, script and art by Klaus Nordling. The Missionary's Niece starring Lion Boy, art by Henry Kiefer. A War of Roses starring the Old Witch, art by George Appel. The Oxygen Thieves starring Blaze Barton, art by Maurice Gutwirt. The Morale Murderers starring Don Glory, art by Nick Cardy. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Lou Fine. "Peril In the Park," art by Reed Crandall; A small western bank gets robbed, at closing time, and the crooks get away in a fast car, and lose their police pursuers out in the vast flat countryside; Joe Hercules steps in. "One Hamburger With Trouble," art by Al Bryant; Betty Bates is present when a gang of well-fed thugs walks brazenly out of her favorite cafe without paying; Ted the counter man steps out and yells a them about it, so they jeer and throw big rocks at the diner, breaking many windows; Betty is ready to take this mess to court. "An Odorless Perfume" one-page story starring Dan Tootin, script and art by Jack Cole. "The Medical Supply Smugglers," script by S. M. Iger, art by Alex Blum; Douglas and Rodney Strange, and Wing Low, are crossing the Pacific Ocean, bound for the U.S., aboard an ocean liner; Doug gets lured into an ambush and jumped on by two thugs, then thrown into a cabin and locked up. "Lion Boy Is In Love," art by Henry Kiefer; Two vengeful ex-convicts come to the area, looking to murder Jim, the District Commissioner. "Baron Revals" starring Bob and Swab, script and art by Klaus Nordling. "Grotoff's Underground Underworld," script by Toni Blum, art by Witmer Williams (as Clark Williams); The Red Bee (Rick Raleigh) vs. Grotoff and his gang. "The Secret Pact," script by S. M. Iger, art by Alex Blum; Back in the Balkans, Neon prevents Shickler from invading the nation of Slovia and encourages its people to work towards establishing a democratic government. "Dark Side of the Moon" starring Blaze Barton, art by Maurice Gutwirth. "Murder In the Sun" text story by Toni Blum (Tony Boone). "Assignment: Paris," art by George Appel; G-5 Super Agent vs. Nazis. "The Phantom Peacemakers" starring Old Witch, art by George Appel. "Sabotage At Acme Aircraft," art by Al Bryant; Don Glory vs. a gang of saboteurs. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Lou Fine. "A Dream of Riverboats," art by Reed Crandall; With the river risen to flood stage, six Mississippi River flatboat pirates attack the houseboat of two trappers, throw them overboard, and steal a cargo of pelts; Joe Hercules spots this and gets to work being heroic. "Guilty!", art by Al Bryant; Betty Bates versus Jake Rilling, Joe Rilling and their gang. "The Bread World" one-page story starring Dan Tootin, script and art by Jack Cole. "The Revenge of Limehouse Lew," script by S. M. Iger, art by Alex Blum; Rodney Strange and Douglas Strange versus Limehouse Lew. "The Foreign Recruiters" starring Bob and Swab," script and art by Klaus Nordling. "The Poisoners" starring Lion Boy, art by Henry Kiefer. "Hammond's Milk Racket," script by Toni Blum, art by Witmer Williams (as Clark Williams); The Red Bee versus D. J. Hammond and his gang. "The Ghost of the Clipper Ship" starring The Old Witch, art by George Appel. "Is This Sabotage?", script by S. M. Iger, art by Alex Blum; Neon returns to the United States amid a rash of kidnappings and sabotage perpetrated by the treacherous Dr. Marko, who worked with Indians. "Shot In the Dark" text article by Toni Blum (as Tony Boone). "Assignment: Lisbon" starring G-5 Super Agent, art by George Appel. "Mission To Uranex" starring Blaze Barton, art by Maurice Gutwirth. "The Yellow Shirts" starring Don Glory, art by Arthur Peddy. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Lou Fine. "Gang War," art by Reed Crandall; Rival gang bosses "Monk" Mosby and "Cupie" Dahl carry their territorial dispute to a terrifying new level when Monk's hireling "Ears" Earle is able to steal an Army tank; When the tank advances to attack the school, Joe Hercules steps in. "The Vengeance of Al Vacco," art by Al Bryant; Betty Bates vs. Al Vacco and his gang; Bugsy Webb intro. "The New Popcorn" one-page Dan Tootin story, script by Jack Cole, art by Jack Cole (as Ralph Johns). "Count De Fraud," script by S. M. Iger, art by Alex Blum; The Strange Twins vs. Count De Fraud. "The Abducted Chief," art by Henry Kiefer; Lion Boy vs. Fritz, Hans and other Nazis. "The Malay Murderers," script and art by Klaus Nordling; Bob and Swab vs. Malays. "Murder Among Millionaires," script by Toni Blum, art by Witmer Williams (as Clark Williams); While sailing in the vicinity of an exclusive resort area, D.A. Hawke and A.D.A. Raleigh witness a collision between an unmanned speedboat and an ordinary outboard motor skiff, from which millionaire yachtsman Bill Baldwin barely escapes with his life. It soon turns out that the speedboat was remotely controlled by radio; That night, the Red Bee shadows Baldwin and his girlfriend Carol to a costume ball, and witnesses as a sniper shoots Bill between the eyes. "The Mining of New York Harbor," script by S. M. Iger, art by Alex Blum; Afteer defeating the evil Dr. Marko in the previous adventure, Neon heads to New York Harbor, where he discovers underwater mines placed by the Germans. "The Plane Pirates" starring Danger Darrow (Hell Diver). "The Night Prowler" text story by Toni Blum (Tony Boone). "Assignment: Algiers" starring G-5 Super Agent, art by George Appel. "The Winslow Plantation Ghosts" starring Old Witch, art by George Appel. "The Newfoundland Spy Ring" starring Don Glory, art by Arthur Peddy. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Reed Crandall. "Cave-In At the Wolf Gulch Gold Mine," art by Reed Crandall; An earthquake caves in the Wolf Gulch Gold Mine, and many minors are injured and lost; Joe Hercules shows up, on foot, wearing his superhero suit. "The Payroll Plunderers," art by Al Bryant; Betty Bates vs. a gang of crooks. "The Life-Speeding Pills" one-page story starring Dan Tootin, script by Jack Cole, art by Jack Cole (as Ralph Johns). "Dead River Lou" starring The Strange Twins, script by S. M. Iger, art by Alex Blum. "Boris and Morris" starring Bob and Swab, script and art by Klaus Nordling. "Battle With a Lion," art by Henry Kiefer; Lion Boy vs. Chief of Bama. "War With the Madden Gang," script by Toni Blum, art by Witmer Williams (as Clark Williams); The Red Bee (Rick Raleigh) vs. Madden and his gang. "The Canada Convoy"; Hell Diver vs. Max, Herr Commander and Nazis. "The Plot To Blow Up New York City," script by S. M. Iger, art by Alex Blum; Neon the Unknown defeats an Axis plan to blow up NYC with bombs in the sewer system. "A Scrap of Paper" text story by Toni Blum (Toni Boone). "The Masked Agent," art by George Appel; G-5 Super Agent vs. a masked agent. "Return To the Ring" starring Don Glory, Kid Kayo, and Heinrich Hauptmann, art by Arthur Peddy. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Reed Crandall. "The Dockside Saboteurs," art by Reed Crandall; Hercules hears of the sinking of an Allied supply vessel and races to the scene to save the ship, then volunteers for guard duty to stop the saboteurs responsible. "The Murder of Moe Jukes," script by Toni Blum (as Stanley Charlot), art by Al Bryant; While meeting a friend at the airport, Betty witnesses the death of a noted racketeer, and, when the smoke clears, a young man holding the gun is nabbed by the Police. "Headbanger" one-page story starring Dan Tootin, art by Jack Cole. "Death of a Director" starring The Strange Twins, script by S. M. Iger, art by Alex Blum; vs. Darleen and an Indian. "Prisoner of the Hunters" starring Lion Boy, art by Henry Kiefer. "The Fake Buoy of Mozambique" starring Bob and Swab, script and art by Klaus Nordling. "Murder in Chinatown," script by Toni Blum (as B. H. Apiary), art by Witmer Williams; Rick is sent on an assignment to Chinatown to investigate the murder of a Chinese, only to find that opium is behind the whole thing. "The Seizure of the PANA," art by Mort Leav; Hell Diver vs. the Japanese. "The Anti-Neon Machine," script by S. M. Iger, art by Alex Blum; Neon must face Scar Lioni, who has created a formidable tractor beam of sorts that Neon could not escape from (unless he turned his body into energy). "Plunder from the Deep" text story by Gene Miller. "U.S. Destroyer Mysteriously Sunk" starring G-5 Super Agent. "The SIROCCO Saboteurs" starring Don Glory, art by Arthur Peddy. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Lou Fine. Untitled story, art by Reed Crandall; Hercules battles Big Red Lopez. Untitled Betty Bates, Lady-at-Law story; During an afternoon recess from court, Betty relaxes in a tiny park, then things get interesting. One-page Dan Tootin story, script and art by Jack Cole (as Ralph Johns). Untitled story starring Bob Masters and Swab Decker, script and art by Klaus Nordling. Untitled The Strange Twins story. Untitled Lion Boy story, art by Henry Kiefer. Untitled The Red Bee story, script by Toni Blum, art by Witmer Williams (as B. H. Apiary); The Red Bee, in reality Rick Raleigh, Assistant District Attorney, pierces a ring of crime that threatens the future of the youth of America. Untitled Hell Diver story. Untitled G-5 Super Agent story. "Trick Gun" text story by Eugene Maxwell. "The Mystery Gun," script by Toni Blum (as Tagor Maroy); A vital midwest power plant and a hydroelectric dam are each destroyed with single shots from a gigantic artillery piece; Standing in a tall tree near an arms plant in the coastal part of Texas, Neon the Unknown detects a third incoming shell, fired from somewhere over the horizon. Untitled story: Don Glory returns to the ring. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Reed Crandall. Untitled Stormy Foster story, art by Max Elkan; When thieves come in to pillage Doc Vaughn's drugstore, Stormy applies a fake moustache and pops a super-vitamin which imbues him with the strength of ten men. Dan Tootin humor page, art by Jack Cole. Untitled Ghost of Flanders story, script and art by George Brenner [as Wayne Reid]; Supposedly dead in the First World War, "Rip" Graves operates as a superhero from a crypt beneath the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Untitled Bob and Swab story, art by Klaus Nordling. Untitled The Red Bee story, art by Witmer Williams. Untitled The Strange Twins story, art by Alex Blum. Untitled Lion Boy story, art by H. Kiefer. Untitled Hercules story script by George Tuska [as Gregg Powers], art by George Tuska. Untitled Don Glory story, script by Toni Blum [as Lincoln Ross], art by Arthur Peddy. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.