Hit Comics (1940 Quality) comic books 1942-1944

Cover art by Reed Crandall. Tokoyan Sabotage starring Stormy Foster, art by Maxwell Elkan. Dan Tootin humor page by Jack Cole. The Theft of the Scouting Plane, script and art by George Brenner [as Wayne Reid]; The Ghost must take on a Nazi menace named Hans Sheink. The Pipeline Saboteurs starring Hercules, art by Arthur Peddy. The Phony Private Detective starring Betty Bates, art by Al Bryant. Ratznestski the Car Crook starring Red Bee, art by Witmer Williams. San Pedro Shore Duty starring Bob and Swab, script and art by Klaus Nordling. The Burma Road Bombers starring The Strange Twins, script by S. M. Iger [as S.M. Regi], art by Alex Blum. Liberating the Lion Cubs starring Lion Boy, art by Henry Kiefer. Shipyard of Saboteurs starring Don Glory, art by Arthur Peddy. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Reed Crandall. The Deadly Scheme of Dr. Bork, art by Max Elkan; Dr. Bork plans to start an epidemic by infecting the milk supply, and they stand to make a fortune since they've cornered the supply of the treatment serum. Dan Tootin humor page by Jack Cole [as Ralph Johns]. Mail Duty starring Bob and Swab, script and art by Klaus Nordling. Murder's Last Act starring Betty Bates, art by Al Bryant. The Spy Snatchers, script and art by George Brenner [as Wayne Reid]; FBI Chief Weever asks the Ghost to deliver sensitive documents to the War Department, which he does.....but only after battling a German brute, who was a giant with near superhuman strength. The Elevator Murders starring Red Bee, script by Witmer Williams [as B. H. Apiary], art by Witmer Williams. The Photo Hunters starring Lion Boy, art by Henry Kiefer. The War Games That Weren't Games starring Don Glory, art by Arthur Peddy. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Max Elkan. King Korman's Castle, art by Max Elkan; On a delivery to nearby Death Valley, Foster and Ah Choo find a dying man and decide to trail his killers. Dan Tootin humor page by Jack Cole. The Dutch Guiana Incident starring Bob and Swab, script and art by Klaus Nordling. The Whissler Building Case starring Betty Bates, art by Al Bryant. Captured By Axel Kopf starring Ghost of Flanders, script by George Brenner [as Wayne Reid], art by George Brenner. Blacky Meyer Is Back In Town starring Red Bee, art by Witmer Williams. The Top-Hatters Mob starring The Strange Twins, script by S. M. Iger [as S.M. Regi], art by Alex Blum. The Fluid of Fury starring Lion Boy, art by Henry Kiefer. Three-Ring Chaos, art by Lou Ferstadt; Hercules comes upon a circus and helps to protect its owner from a mobster. Cloud of Doom starring Don Glory, art by Arthur Peddy. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Gill Fox. Make-Up For Murder, art by Max Elkan. Case of the Cat's Skeleton, art by Al Bryant. Peanuts and Spies starring Bob and Swab, script and art by Klaus Nordling. War! starring Comet Kelly, script and art by Vernon Henkel. The Silken Gang War starring Red Bee, script by Witmer Williams [as B. H. Apiary], art by Witmer Williams. Dan Tootin humor page by Jack Cole. Prisoner of Von Kimmel, script and art by George Brenner [as Wayne Reid]; Despite the menace of the Japanese after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the Ghost battles the Nazi menace and even sings the lyrics from a 1940 song, "I Am an American." Totoya Adventure starring the Strange Twins, script by S. M. Iger, art by Alex Blum. The Coming of Captain Flagg, script by Toni Blum [as Anthony Blum], art by Alex Koda. The Swordfish Strikes, art by Fred Guardineer. Bout With the Vichy French starring Don Glory, art by Arthur Peddy. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Reed Crandall. Untitled Stormy Foster story, art by Reed Crandall; Doc Vaughn develops an anti-Lewisite spray, and a German spy steals it, leaving an insulting note in its place; Stormy Foster vitamins up, changes clothes, and pursues him. Untitled Betty Bates story, art by Al Bryant; A routine case involving a change of will throws Betty into a whirlwind of adventures, with murder and the unknown playing the leading roles. Untitled Comet Kelly story, art by Vernon Henkel; After shooting down four Japanese bombers, and running out of fuel, Comet Kelly lands on a bumpy road near General McArter's endangered position, bringing along some spare Tommy guns to help defend it; A light Japanese tank arrives. Untitled Bob and Swab story, script and art by Klaus Nordling. Untitled story, script by Toni Blum, art by Witmer Williams (as Clark Williams); The Red Bee (Rick Raleigh) vs. Joe Phillips. One-page Dan Tootin story, script and art by Jack Cole. Untitled story, script and art by George Brenner; The Ghost of Flanders flies his antique pursuit plane to the Pacific coast, where a Japanese spy named Toko is planning some mischief at a dance and reception sponsored by the "American Born Japanese Society." Untitled Captain Flagg story, script by Toni Blum, art by Alex Koda. Untitled The Strange Twins story, script by S. M. Iger, art by Alex Blum. Untitled Swordfish story, art by Fred Guardineer. Untitled Don Glory story, art by Arthur Peddy. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Reed Crandall. The General's Briefcase, art by Max Elkan; A briefcase with vital military documents has been stolen from a General when his car is over-turned; Jean, a member of the Motor Corps, and sweet on Foster, becomes quite concerned for his safety when he disappears (to become the Defender). The Power Plant Saboteurs, art by Al Bryant; The Peterson Electric Plant is in danger from saboteurs to cut off the power supply. It Started With a Lost Hat, script and art by Klaus Nordling; Bob tumbles unaware into a nest of Nazi spies. The Chinese Heroine starring Comet Kelly, script and art by Vernon Henkel. The Drug Hijackers starring Red Bee, art by Witmer Williams. Spaghetti 5 Cents A Yard one-page Dan Tootin story by Jack Cole. Giant Mushrooms starring Ghost of Flanders, script and art by George Brenner [as Wayne Reid]. Hospital of Spies starring The Strange Twins, script by S. M. Iger [as S.M. Regi], art by Alex Blum. Duel With a Two-Man Sub starring Swordfish, script and art by Fred Guardineer. The Bund's Champion starring Don Glory, art by Arthur Peddy. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

The Origin of Kid Eternity, art by Sheldon Moldoff; A boy and his grandfather are torpedoed in their boat by a Nazi sub and killed, but when the lad reaches the Pearly Gates, his name is not on the list to die. The Death-House Blues starring Betty Bates, art by Al Bryant. Dan Tootin humor page, script by Jack Cole, art by Jack Cole [as Ralph Johns]. A Lesson For Bill Jones, script and art by George Brenner [as Wayne Reid]; The Ghost tracks down an American defector named Jones, a man who has tried to dodge the draft. Men With Two Faces starring Stormy Foster, art by Rudy Palais. The Incendiary Comic Book starring Bob and Swab, script and art by Klaus Nordling. Prisoner In a Chinese Laundry starring Don Glory, art by John Belfi. Magnificent Bill; When Bill says the magic phrase, "Jeepers Creepers!", he is mysteriously endowed with super-strength, invulnerability and speed. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Ruben Moreira. A Tale of a Door, a Doctor, and a Dreaded Cat, art by Sheldon Moldoff; On his first case, Kid Eternity follows a missing person into the lair of Dr. Pain, who fancies himself a modern day Dr. Victor Frankenstein. Introducing Woopy starring Woopy of Shootin' Creek, art by Art Gates. Murders Will Always Out starring Betty Bates, art by Al Bryant. The Mad Doctor's Super-Gang, art by Rudy Palais; Stormy creates a new version of his super-vitamin formula that is five times stronger than the original, and it is stolen and used by a crook. Dan Tootin humor page by Jack Cole [as Ralph Johns]. Dr. Maldemer's Evil Eye starring Bob and Swab, script and art by Klaus Nordling. The Crooked Casino starring Don Glory, art by John Belfi. Sheriff For a Day, script and art by Paul Gustavson; Whenever he says "Jeepers Creepers" Bill Hanson is a changed man. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Ruben Moreira. Enter: Silk and Her Highness, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff; Kid Eternity's powers are removed by Mr. Keeper when the Kid mis-uses his powers to transform two ordinary guys into "he-men"; However, two crooks witnessed this scene and informed Her Highness of this, and she ordered Silk to capture the men and bring them to her. Scarpaw Smythe starring Betty Bates, art by Al Bryant. The Goodies' Battle Royal starring Woopy, art by Art Gates. Dan Tootin humor page by Jack Cole. The Four Feathers of Death; Stormy faces his only costumed foe, The Archer, in an exciting battle of wits before his adversary falls out a window to his death. At Liberty starring Bob and Swab, script and art by Klaus Nordling. Grego the Grisly Heading East starring Bill the Magnificent, art by Paul Gustavson. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Ruben Moreira. "Her Highness and the Maharajah," pencils by Sheldon Moldoff; Kid Eternity vs. Silk, Her Highness and Moe the Goniff; appearances by Solomon (historical character) and John L. Sullivan (historical boxer). "The Swindling Dr. Zwindler," art by Al Bryant. "Rough, Tough, and Nasty" starring Her Highness, art by Ruben Moreira. "Buying Back Manhattan" starring Billy Blackfeet, script and art by Bernard Dibble. "Magnetic Teeth" one-page story starring Dan Tootin, script by Jack Cole, art by Jack Cole (Ralph Johns). "The Doll of Death"; German spies plot to blow up General Clovis with a bomb built into a toy clown; Stormy Foster, the Great Defender, foils them. "Messing With the Moslems" starring Bob and Swab, script and art by Klaus Nordling. "Men of Daring" text story. "The Martian Invasion?" starring Woopy, script by Robin King, art by Sid Lazarus. "A Matter of Wife or Death," script and art by Paul Gustavson; Bill the Magnificent (Bill Hanson) vs. Professor Twerp. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Ruben Moreira. Barry the Magician, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff. Exhibit "A"; During the course of the case Foster was working on, Doc Vaughn discloses to Ah Choo Foster's true identity as the Great Defender. Making Things Hot For the Japs starring Her Highness. Murder In Hollywood starring Betty Bates, art by Al Bryant. Dan Tootin humor page by Jack Cole. Back In the U.S.A. starring Bob and Swab, script and art by Klaus Nordling. Daniel Goon For Sheriff starring Woopy. In the Clutches of Prof. Twerp, art by Paul Gustavson; Bill is kidnapped by the pint-sized scientist Professor Twerp, who attempts to discover Bill's powers. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Ruben Moreira. Julius Caesar At Yankee Stadium, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff; Kid Eternity's powers were broadened to include fictional characters, and he uses them to call upon a variety of personages to help solve the problem of Father Time's broken time clock. Oil Found starring Betty Bates, art by Al Bryant. The Price of Rajmataj starring Bob and Swab, script and art by Klaus Nordling. The Spiritualist Racket starring Her Highness. Dan Tootin humor page by Jack Cole. The Reanimation of Matilda, art by Rudy Palais; Ah Choo meets a new black friend named Asbestos. Dr. Batso Belfry, art by Harvey Kurtzman; Bill comes to defend Jean's honor against the diminutive Dr. Belfry. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Alex Kotzky. The Return of Don Quixote; Kid Eternity now discovers that he can use his powers without Mr. Keeper's help. Dan Tootin humor page by Jack Cole. The Boxing Racket starring Her Highness. Shore Leave starring Bob and Swab, script and art by Klaus Nordling. District Attorney Killed In Auto Crash starring Betty Bates, art by Al Bryant. The Siamese Cat Statue, art by Rudy Palais; A man riddled with bullets stumbles into the drug store operated by Stormy and his friend Ah Choo, who open a package the many is carrying and find a porcelain siamese cat inside. Bout With Battleship Watkins starring Bill the Magnificent, art by Harvey Kurtzman. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Al Bryant. :The Battle For Excalibur"; Kid Eternity vs. Merlin; appearances by Plastic Man (Patrick "Eel" O'Brien), King Arthur and The Lady of the Lake. "The Milk Pill" one-page story starring Dan Tootin, The Madcap Chemist, script and art by Jack Cole. "The Tomato Fight" starring Bob and Swab, script and art by Klaus Nordling. "The Gambling Racket" starring Her Highness. "The Case of the Weekend Murders" starring Betty Bates, art by Al Bryant. "Sixty Seconds" text story. "The Wolfton Murders," art by Rudy Palais; The wealthy Wolfton family is dying off very rapidly; Stormy Foster and Ah Choo deliver an oxygen tank to their mansion, and become suspicious; The butler turns out to be in on the murder plot. "The Thugees" starring Bill the Magnificent, art by Marvin Stein. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Bill Ward. Oil Fever; The lack of an education displays itself in the Kid's ability to call upon the proper historical figures in a situation involving the rescuing of people from a flaming oil rig. Dan Tootin humor page by Jack Cole. Her Highness's School of the Dance starring Her Highness. Shore Leave In Egypt starring Bob and Swab, script and art by Klaus Nordling. Prof. Bone's Formula For Death starring Betty Bates, art by Al Bryant. The Invincible Ah Choo, art by Rudy Palais; Ah Choo believes that a vitamin regime for himself would help him impress his new love interest, Ah Mee, so he ends up taking Stormy's super-vitamins. One-Punch Ramon starring Bill the Magnificent, art by Marvin Stein. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Al Bryant. The Reformation of Rita Rowley; Silent film actress Sarah Bernhardt is called upon by Kid Eternity in a case involving a bratty young actress. Dan Tootin humor page, script by Jack Cole, art by Jack Cole (as Ralph Johns). South Sea Wedding Mixup starring Bob and Swab. Strangeness On a Train starring Her Highness. The Ghost of Villa Vane starring Betty Bates. Scourge of the Skyscraper starring Stormy Foster, art by Rudy Palais; In order to impress his new found heart throb, Ah Mee, Ah Choo decides to take some of Stormy's super-vitamins. Prince of the Buztecs starring Bill the Magnificent, art by Marvin Stein. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.