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Issue: Hit Comics #8 Public Domain
Publication Date: February 1941
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Issues: #8 of 65 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagQuality Comics
Brand: Quality Comic GroupView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: Comic Magazines
On Sale Date: 12/04/1940
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 15 (13 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: Statement of Ownership:
Publisher Comic Magazines, Inc 322 Main St Stamford, CT
Editor: S.M. Iger; Business Manager Everett M. Arnold
Owners: Clare C. Arnold, Everett M. Arnold, Fred A. Little, Henry P. Martin
(Indicia lists publisher address as 1213 W 3rd ST, Cleveland, Ohio)

The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1941, New Series, Vol. 36, No. 1.
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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
Format Notes:  
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There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted from anywhere.
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The Fifth Column Plotters

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Neon the Unknown [Tom Corbet]
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In Issue: FlagAction! Mystery! Thrills! Comic Book Covers of the Golden Age: 1933-45 #[nn] published December 2011
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Power-Stealing Tower

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (signed as Gregg Powers)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Hercules
Synopsis: 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.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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Broadcast of Crime

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (signed as Stanley Charlot)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Character(s): Betty Bates; Joe Spumoni (villain); Freddie; The District Attorney
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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The Haunted House of Spies

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, mystery
Character(s): Doug Strange; Rod Strange; Herr Schwitzer (villain)
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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The Guantanamo Bay Incident

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, humorous
Character(s): Bob Masters; Swab Decker; Lt. Blemish (villain, Introduction); Nazis
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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The Forester's Vengeance

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (signed as Pierre Winter)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror, occult
Character(s): Old Witch
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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The Lost Tornado

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (signed ad Carey Weyte)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: espionage
Character(s): G-5; Adm. Von Berg (Introduction, villain); Adm. Sir James Mawson
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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Boss Crowsy, Corrupter of Youth

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (signed as B. H. Apiary)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Red Bee [Rick Raleigh] (Assistant District Attorney); Dick Mattens; Jimmy Mattens; Boss Crowsy (villain, introduction)
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Art credits suggested by Bails' Who's Who.
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Battle with Blitz

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (signed as Roy Talon)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Blaze Barton; Blitz (villain)
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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The Hungry Ghost

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Tommy Tinkle; Sam Snipe (Introduction, villain)
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Monkeys Muscle In

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (signed as Merton Holmes)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: jungle
Character(s): Lion Boy
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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The Stolen Name

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: drama
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1.33
Disclose Notes: On two 2/3-pages.
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[untitled]

Statement of Ownership  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: On the bottom of the first text-story page.
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The Woman and the Bund

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (signed as Tagor Maroy)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Neon the Unknown [Tom Corbet]; Sally; Sally's un-named grandfather; Carl (villain, introduction); Carl's Bundists (villains, introduction for all)
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: It's a good bet that Blum did the art on this story as the only other artist known to have done it was Lou Fine in 1941 and his style is easily recognizable.
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Bashing the Bund

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (signed as Lincoln Ross)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: sports
Character(s): Don Glory (introduction); June Brent; Bundists
Synopsis: Boxer Don Glory decides to focus his energies on taking down bundist groups and others infiltrating America.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7

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