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Hit Comics
Date | Number: 1 | Lang: English (en)
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   By KidChaos2
Thanks!
   By GoldenIsBest
I have to say, I'm actually really liking this first issue.
   By Rintintin
JUMPING CATFISH!!! Don't read Jack & Jill if u want to sleep tonight. Ultra realistic art and what a SCARE I had gosh!
   By comickraut
Thanks to the comment from 'Rintintin', I just discovered this series for myself. At first glance it looks like it is a magazine in the manner of 'Wow', 'Pep', 'Whiz' etc. Wonderful !!
  
Additional Information
 
PublicationJuly 1940 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: monthly
 
ContentGenre: Superhero | Characters: The Red Bee [Rick Raleigh]
 
Fellows, Here's Your Bike! (1 page)
SynopsisA boy gets a new bike.
CreditsLetters: typeset
NotesArnold, Schwinn & Co.
 
Comic StoryOrigin of Hercules (7 pages)
SynopsisAfter Joe Hercules' mother dies of a heart attack, Joe goes after the unscrupulous banker who caused it. But his enthusiasm lands him in jail, where his cellmate encourages him to put on a costume, become a superhero, and break out of jail to avenge his mother's murder at the hands of Jyppe, who had wanted to own the town of Maryville.
ContentGenre: Superhero | Characters: Hercules [Joe Hercules] (origin); Mrs. Hercules (Joe's mother, death); Pete Birch (introduction); J. Willistone Jyppe (villain, banker)
NotesDollman is the comic hero that inspires Joe.
 
Comic StoryThe Plot to Sink the Arkian (6 pages)
SynopsisX-5 overhears a plot to sink an American ship in a neutral port.
ContentGenre: Spy | Characters: X-5 (intro); Baroness Verber (Intro, villain)
 
Comic StoryClock of Doom (6 pages)
SynopsisA man invites Jack and Jill to witness his murder.
ContentGenre: Detective-mystery | Characters: Jack Doe (intro); Jill Doe (intro); Joseph Eberhart (dies); Edward Eberhart; Phipps (villain); Dr. Graham
 
Comic StoryOrigin of the Red Bee (7 pages)
SynopsisAssistant D.A. Rick Raleigh, as the Red Bee, gets a conviction of Boss Storm, a corrupt leader of a political machine seeking to run City Hall. The Red Bee is armed only with his trained pet bee, Michael.
ContentGenre: Superhero | Characters: Michael (a bee); Tom Darrow (District Attorney); Boss Storm (villain); Red (thug); Pete (thug)
NotesThere is no actual origin in this story. It is written as though the Red Bee has had previous adventures.
 
Comic StoryOrigin of the Strange Twins (7 pages)
Synopsis25 years ago, Sin Chow kidnapped one of the sons of Neville Strange and raised him in his den of pirates. Only Wing Low know that Douglas and Rodney are brothers. Douglas spends 5 years in prison for a crime Rodney committed and then tries to prove his innocence by tracking down the brother he doesn't even know exists.
ContentGenre: Adventure | Characters: Douglas Strange; Rodney Strange (villain); Wendy Hale; Wing Low; Sin Chow (villain); Blimey Joe; Hung Fu; Lady Chutney; Barclay; Wan Low; Slipfinger; Stubborn Pete
 
Text StoryThe Lost Moment (2 pages)
SynopsisDanny is given a second chance to avoid killing a man.
CreditsLetters: typeset
ContentGenre: Fantasy | Characters: Father Donovan; Danny Grew; Hans Schmidt
 
Comic StoryNeutrality Patrol (6 pages)
SynopsisBob and Swab don't get along so the captain assigns them to keep the crew of a foreign sub under control.
ContentGenre: Adventure; Humor | Characters: Bob Masters (intro); Swab Decker (intro)
 
Comic StoryThe Triple Train Wreck Robbery (5 pages)
SynopsisDeegan uses an autogyro to try to rob Casey's train.
ContentGenre: Adventure | Characters: Casey Jones (intro); Deegan (villain)
 
Comic StoryThe Tale of the Haunted Inn (6 pages)
SynopsisThe Whites are forced to take shelter at an old inn run by a strange woman who claims the inn is unfilled.
ContentGenre: Horror-suspense | Characters: The Old Witch (intro); Harvey White; Joan White
NotesThis is the first installment of a recurring horror feature and is the first such horror feature in comics, predating "Eerie Comics" by seven years, which is considered the first supernatural comic. The Old Witch character is very similar to the Old Witch who narrated EC comics horror tales, which debuted ten years later.
 
Comic StoryOrigin of Neon the Unknown (5 pages)
SynopsisCorbett, a member of the French Foreign Legion, drinks from a mysterious pool and gains strange "neonic" powers. Meanwhile, Morgan Crookes tries to organize all the black races of the world to help him conquer the white countries.
ContentGenre: Superhero | Characters: Lt. Cracket; Morgan Crookes (villain); Wilson
NotesMore racist than usual for this time period.
 
Comic StoryIn Tinkle Town (2 pages)
SynopsisSam Snipe wants to mess up Tommy Tinkle's contract with Santa Claus.
ContentGenre: Humor; Children | Characters: Tommy Tinkle (an animated puppet, intro); Mary Lou; Prof. Grund; Sam Snipe (villain); Pat Pokem (villain); Lotta Lure (villain)
 
Comic StoryDoomsday and Afterward (5 pages)
SynopsisIn the year 50,020 the heat of the sun cracks the planet Earth and unleashes core-men to take over the surface.
ContentGenre: Science Fiction | Characters: Blaze Barton (intro); Prof. Solis (intro); Betty Solis (intro); Core-Men (villains)
 
CreditsLetters: typeset
ContentCharacters: Uncle Sam
NotesPromo for National Comics #1.
 
CreditsLetters: typeset
NotesAd for New Departure coaster brake. Back cover.
 
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