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Issue: Hit Comics #17 Public Domain
Publication Date: November 1941
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Issues: #17 of 65 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagQuality Comics
Brand: Quality Comic GroupView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: Comic Magazines Inc.
On Sale Date: 09/03/1941
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 14 (13 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): S. M. Iger
Disclose Notes: 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. 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
Format Notes:  
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There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted from anywhere.
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Cover, Front
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Lou Fine
Inker(s): Lou Fine
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Hercules
Character(s): Hercules [Joe Hercules]
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagAce Comics Presents #4 published November 1987
as Lou Fine Cover Gallery - Part 2 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? [as Greg Powers]
Penciller(s): Reed Crandall
Inker(s): Reed Crandall
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Hercules
Character(s): Hercules; Big Red Lopez (villain)
First Line: Violent death leaves more than a score of border patrolmen in its wake along the Mexican border.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 9
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? [as Sidney Charlot]
Penciller(s): Al Bryant ?
Inker(s): Al Bryant ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Feature(s): Betty Bates, Lady-at-Law
Character(s): Betty Bates; Peggy Rice; Tom Rice
First Line: On afternoon recess from court, Betty relaxes in a tiny park
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Cole [as Ralph Johns]
Penciller(s): Jack Cole [as Ralph Johns]
Inker(s): Jack Cole [as Ralph Johns]
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Dan Tootin
First Line: Hi Tootin! What you doin' with the giant firecracker?
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Listen Swab, let's cut out the rough stuff...

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Klaus Nordling
Penciller(s): Klaus Nordling (signed)
Inker(s): Klaus Nordling
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, humorous
Feature(s): Bob and Swab
Character(s): Bob Masters; Swab Decker
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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The Strange Twins, Rod and Doug....

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? [as S. M. Regi]
Penciller(s): Alex Blum ?
Inker(s): Alex Blum ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): The Strange Twins
Character(s): Rod Strange; Doug Strange; Professor Walton
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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One day, Lion Boy spots two strangers...

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? [as Merton Holmes]
Penciller(s): Henry Kiefer
Inker(s): Henry Kiefer
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: jungle
Feature(s): Lion Boy
Character(s): Lion Boy
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Toni Blum
Penciller(s): Witmer Williams [as B. H. Apiary] (signed)
Inker(s): Witmer Williams [as B. H. Apiary] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Red Bee
Character(s): The Red Bee [Rick Raleigh] (Assistant District Attorney)
First Line: The Red Bee, in reality Rick Raleigh, assistant district attorney, pierces a ring of crime that threatens the future of the youth of America.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: The Who's Who indicates that Toni Blum wrote this feature in 1941-42.

Artist verification for Williams by the Who's Who. The strip was signed B. H. Apiary, which is a by-line on the strip and not a real person.
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Danger is on the fire-control tower...

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? [as Ace N. Hoell]
Penciller(s): Mort Leav ?
Inker(s): Mort Leav ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Hell Diver
Character(s): Danger Darrow
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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G-5 is in a barber's chair...

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? [as Carey Weyte]
Penciller(s): George H. Appel ?
Inker(s): George H. Appel ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: espionage
Feature(s): G-5 Super Agent
Character(s): G-5
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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Trick Gun

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Eugene Maxwell
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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"What to do What to do?

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Arthur Beaman
Inker(s): Arthur Beaman
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Tommy Tinkle
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Toni Blum [as Tagor Maroy] (signed)
Penciller(s): Alex Blum ?
Inker(s): Alex Blum ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Neon the Unknown
Character(s): Neon [Tom Corbet]
First Line: A vital midwest power plant is struck by a screaming mystery shell.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagMen of Mystery Comics #46 published January 2004
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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.

Last Golden Age appearance. Next appearance in All-Star Squadron #32.
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Don Glory returns to the ring...

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? [as Lincoln Ross]
Penciller(s): Arthur Peddy ?
Inker(s): Arthur Peddy ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: sports
Feature(s): Don Glory
Character(s): Don Glory; Walt Clark
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 9

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