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| Date | | Number: 16 | Lang: English (en) | |||
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| Name | Hit Comics 16 (fiche) | Published |
| Publication | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 68 | Frequency: monthly |
| 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. |
| Cover | 1 page |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Characters | Hercules [Joe Hercules] |
| Pencils | Lou Fine (see notes) |
| First Line | Hercules in another sensational thriller! |
| Notes | Pencil and ink credits were given to Reed Crandall by the original indexer. Pencil credits changed to Lou Fine with an unknown inker through the consensus of the members of the Facebook group The Reed Crandall Appreciation Society (17 August 2021). |
| Comic Story | The Dockside Saboteurs / Hercules (9 pages) |
| Synopsis | Hercules hears of the sinking of an Allied supply vessel and races to the scene to save the ship. He then volunteers for guard duty to stop the saboteurs responsible. |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Characters | Hercules [Joe Hercules]; Saboteurs [Kurtz; others unnamed] (villains, introduction for all) |
| Script | Joe Blair (see notes) (signed) ? Toni Blum (see notes) (signed) ? |
| Pencils | Reed Crandall (signed) |
| Inks | Reed Crandall (signed) |
| Notes | Script credits suggested by the Who's Who. |
| Comic Story | The Murder of Moe Jukes / Betty Bates (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | While meeting a friend at the airport, Betty witnesses the death of a noted racketeer, and, when the smoke clears, a young man holding the gun is nabbed by the police. Betty knows the man is innocent and sets out to prove it. |
| Genre | Adventure; Detective-mystery |
| Characters | Betty Bates; Tim Donner (introduction); Moe Jukes (villain, introduction, death); Ratty Mulvain (villain, introduction); Jeff (villain, elevator operator); unnamed murderer (villain) |
| Script | Toni Blum (see notes) (signed) ? |
| Pencils | Al Bryant (signed) |
| Inks | Al Bryant (signed) |
| Notes | Script credit suggested by Bails' Who's Who. |
| Comic Story | Headbanger / Dan Tootin (1 page) |
| Genre | Humor |
| Pencils | Jack Cole |
| Inks | Jack Cole |
| Comic Story | Death of a Director / The Strange Twins (5 pages) |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Characters | The Strange Twins; Darleen (villain, introduction); an Indian (villain, introduction); Hitch (introduction, death) |
| Script | S. M. Iger (signed) |
| Pencils | Alex Blum (signed) |
| Inks | Alex Blum (signed) |
| Comic Story | Prisoner of the Hunters / Lion Boy (5 pages) |
| Script | ? (signed as Merton Holmes) |
| Genre | Jungle |
| Characters | Lion Boy; Two hunters (villains, introductions) |
| Pencils | Henry Kiefer (signed) |
| Inks | Henry Kiefer (signed) |
| Comic Story | The Fake Buoy of Mozambique / Bob and Swab (5 pages) |
| Genre | Adventure; Humor |
| Characters | Bob; Swab; Three crooks (villains, introductions); Dominic (introduction) |
| Script | Klaus Nordling |
| Pencils | Klaus Nordling |
| Inks | Klaus Nordling |
| Comic Story | Murder in Chinatown / The Red Bee (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Rick is sent on an assignment to Chinatown to investigate the murder of a Chinese, only to find that opium is behind the whole thing. |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Characters | The Red Bee [Rick Raleigh] (Assistant District Attorney); Michael (Red Bee's pet bee); Dan (Policeman); Zipper (villain, introduction); Zipper's gang (villains, introduction for all) |
| Script | Toni Blum (see notes) B. H. Apiary (byline, see notes) (signed) |
| Pencils | B. H. Apiary (byline, see notes) (signed) Witmer Williams (see notes) |
| Inks | Witmer Williams (see notes) B. H. Apiary (byline, see notes) (signed) |
| Notes | Writer revision from ? to Toni Blum by Craig Delich December 30, 2013-12. The Who's Who indicates that Toni Blum wrote this feature in 1941-42. Artist verification for Williams by the Who's Who. B. H. Apiary is a house name for the strip only. |
| Comic Story | The Seizure of the Pana / Hell Diver (4 pages) |
| Script | ? (signed as Ace N. Hoell) |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Characters | Hell Diver; The Japanese (villains) |
| Pencils | Mort Leav (signed) |
| Inks | Mort Leav (signed) |
| Story | Tommy Tinkle (1 page) |
| Genre | Humor |
| Script | Arthur Beeman (signed) |
| Pencils | Arthur Beeman (signed) |
| Inks | Arthur Beeman (signed) |
| First Line | Hi there Mary Lou! |
| Comic Story | The Anti-Neon Machine / Neon the Unknown (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | Neon must face Scar Lioni, who has created a formidable tractor beam of sorts that Neon could not escape from (unless he turned his body into energy). |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Characters | Neon [Tom Corbet]; Scar Lioni (villain, introduction); Rackets, Inc. (villains, introduction for all) |
| Script | S. M. Iger (signed) |
| Pencils | Alex Blum (signed) |
| Inks | Alex Blum (signed) |
| Text Story | Plunder from the Deep (2 pages) |
| Script | Gene Miller (credited) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Comic Story | U.S. Destroyer Mysteriously Sunk / G-5 Super Agent (4 pages) |
| Script | ? (signed as Cary Weyte) |
| Genre | Spy |
| Characters | G-5 |
| Pencils | George Appel (signed) ? |
| Inks | George Appel (signed) ? |
| Comic Story | The Sirocco Saboteurs / Don Glory (9 pages) |
| Script | ? (signed as Lincoln Ross) |
| Genre | Sports |
| Characters | Don Glory; saboteurs (villains, introductions) |
| Pencils | Art Peddy (signed) |
| Inks | Art Peddy (signed) |
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