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Issue: Hit Comics #6 Public Domain
Publication Date: December 1940
 
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Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagQuality Comics
Indicia Publisher: Comic Magazines Inc.
On Sale Date: 10/02/1940
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 13 (12 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): S. M. Iger
Disclose Notes: Copyright 1940 by Comic Magazines, Inc.

The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1940, New Series, Vol. 35, No. 4.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was on-going series
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Lou Fine
Lou Fine
?
?
Subject Matter
superhero
The Red Bee
The Red Bee [Rick Raleigh]; the Swordsmen
The Red Bee Rips into the Swordsmen
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Miscellaneous
1
The Red Bee is shown minus his mask.
The Swords of Death

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Charles Nicholas [as B. H. Apiary] (signed)
Charles Nicholas [as B. H. Apiary] (signed)
?
?
Subject Matter
superhero
The Red Bee
The Red Bee [Rick Raleigh] (Assistant District Attorney); the Swordsmen (villains, introduction for all, some die); Kulak (villain, introduction, death); Rog (villain, introduction, death)
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Miscellaneous
9
B. H. Apiary is a by-line and not the name of an actual person.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
S. M. Iger [as S. M. Regi]
Alex Blum ?
Alex Blum ?
?
?
Subject Matter
adventure
The Strange Twins
Rod Strange; Douglas Strange
The legendary city of Eldorado,...
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Miscellaneous
6
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bob Powell ? [as Stanley Charlot]
Nick Cardy
Nick Cardy
?
?
Subject Matter
mystery
Betty Bates
Betty Bates; The Gorman Brothers (villains, introductions); Jimmy Meke (introduction); Mabel Meke (introduction); the D. A. (introduction)
Into the beautiful lawyer's office stalk two stalwart thugs...
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Miscellaneous
5
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Klaus Nordling (signed)
Klaus Nordling (signed)
Klaus Nordling (signed)
?
?
Subject Matter
adventure, humorous
Bob and Swab
Bob Masters; Swab Decker
Cruising in South Amerian waters, the U.S.S. Scarab lays anchor off the city of Para...
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Miscellaneous
6
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
? [as Pierre Winter]
John Celardo
John Celardo
?
?
Subject Matter
occult
Old Witch
As a cold penetrating rain splashes down on the old witch's house...
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Miscellaneous
5
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
? [as Greg Powers] (signed)
Dan Zolnerowich
Dan Zolnerowich
?
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Hercules
Hercules [Joe Hercules]; Mr. Nolan (introduction); Lois Nolan (introduction); The Japanese (villains)
A startling scheme to cripple the United States of America by diverting her oil supply to a foreign power is smashed!!!
Hercules comes to the aid of a bored Texas oil heiress, descending underwater to fix her father's oil rig. In doing so, Hercules discovers that Japanese are stealing Texas oil via a great pipeline, so he personally carries a huge vat of oil back to Texas.
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Miscellaneous
7
Powers was a by-line only and not a real person, and Zolne never used that by-line.
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
? [as Roy Talon]
Maurice Gutwirth
Maurice Gutwirth
?
?
Subject Matter
science fiction
Blaze Barton
Blaze Barton; The Mercurians (villains, introductions); The Venusians
The planet of Venus is threatened with destruction by the inhabitants of Mercury...
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Miscellaneous
5
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
? [as Lowell Riggs]
Nick Cardy
Nick Cardy
?
?
Subject Matter
mystery
Jack and Jill
Jack Doe; Jill Doe
Sorry, I'm working late tonight!
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Miscellaneous
4
Blood of the Wolf

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Toni Blum (credited)[as Toni Boone]
Typeset
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Miscellaneous
2
Introducing Lion Boy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
? [as Merton Holmes]
George Tuska [as Merton Holmes]
George Tuska [as Merton Holmes]
?
?
Subject Matter
jungle
Lion Boy
Lion Boy (introduction, origin); John (introduction, Lion Boy's father, death); John's wife (introduction, Lion Boy's mother, death)
A baby, orphaned by a plane crash, is raised by lions and becomes their leader.
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Miscellaneous
6
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
? [as Sandy Klauz]
Arthur Beeman ?
Arthur Beeman ?
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous
Tommy Tinkle
Tommy Tinkle; Stoop-Pendous (a robot, introduction); Sniff (villain)
Gosh! The professor is busy!
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Miscellaneous
2
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
S. M. Iger [as Tagor Maroy] (signed)
Lou Fine
Lou Fine
?
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Neon the Unknown
Neon [Tom Corbet]; Fritz Cardif (villain, introduction)
A thunderstruck world hear news of coastal forts blowing up simultaneously...
Neon must overcome an evil scientist who has invented an invisible ray.
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Miscellaneous
7

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