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| Date | | Number: 20 | Lang: English (en) | |||
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| Name | Hit Comics 20 (no ifc,ibc) | Published |
| Publication | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 68 | Frequency: monthly |
| Notes | Statement of Ownership Publisher: Comic Magazines, Inc. 322 Main St, Stamford, CT Editor: S. M. Iger 202 E. 44th ST NY, NY Owners: Clare C. Arnold, Everett M. Arnold, Henry P. Martin Indicia Address: 8 Lord ST, Buffalo, NY The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1942, New Series, Vol. 37, No. 1. |
| Cover | 1 page |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Characters | The Great Defender [Stormy Foster] |
| Pencils | Reed Crandall |
| Inks | Max Elkan (see notes) |
| Notes | The original indexer listed Reed Crandall as the inker. Per Roger Hill on the Facebook page The Reed Crandall Appreciation Page, the inks for this cover were done by Mac Elkan (19 August 2021). |
| Comic Story | The Deadly Scheme of Dr. Bork / Stormy Foster (11 pages) |
| Synopsis | 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. |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Characters | The Great Defender [Stormy Foster]; Ray Cooper (introduction); Ah Choo; Doc Vaughn; Dr. Bork (villain); Pincus (villain); Kritz (villain); Gaddis (villain) |
| Script | Max Elkan (signed) ? |
| Pencils | Max Elkan (signed) |
| Inks | Max Elkan (signed) |
| Comic Story | Elephant Extract / Dan Tootin (1 page) |
| Genre | Humor |
| Script | Jack Cole |
| Pencils | Jack Cole |
| Inks | Jack Cole |
| Comic Story | Mail Duty / Bob and Swab (5 pages) |
| Genre | Adventure; Humor |
| Characters | Bob Masters; Swab Decker; Nazis |
| Script | Klaus Nordling (signed) |
| Pencils | Klaus Nordling (signed) |
| Inks | Klaus Nordling (signed) |
| Comic Story | Murder's Last Act / Betty Bates (6 pages) |
| Genre | Detective-mystery |
| Characters | Betty Bates; Victor Ralley (introduction, dies); Rene Balbo; Inez (villain); Biff (villain) |
| Script | Stanley Charlot |
| Pencils | Al Bryant (signed) |
| Inks | Al Bryant (signed) |
| Story | Tommy Tinkle (1 page) |
| Genre | Humor |
| Script | Arthur Beeman (signed) |
| Pencils | Arthur Beeman (signed) |
| Inks | Arthur Beeman (signed) |
| First Line | Look what I've found |
| Comic Story | The Spy Snatchers / Ghost of Flanders (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | 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. |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Characters | Ghost of Flanders ["Rip" Graves]; Egbert Weever (introduction, Chief of the FBI); Haggenschmidt (villain, introduction) |
| Script | George Brenner (signed) |
| Pencils | George Brenner (signed) |
| Inks | George Brenner (signed) |
| Comic Story | The Elevator Murders / The Red Bee (6 pages) |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Characters | The Red Bee [Rick Raleigh] (District Attorney); Nancy (mention only in the splash); Jasper Skinner; Mary Skinner; Abner Twist (villain) |
| Script | Toni Blum (signed) |
| Pencils | Witmer Williams (signed) |
| Inks | Witmer Williams (signed) |
| Notes | The "Nancy", mentioned only in the splash and never seen in this story, may very well be a name change from Valerie Ransome, introduced in the last issue. |
| Comic Story | The Photo Hunters / Lion Boy (5 pages) |
| Genre | Jungle |
| Characters | Lion Boy; Yussuf (villain); Ali; Jim Helder (introduction); Mrs. Helder (introduction) |
| Script | Merton Holmes (signed) |
| Pencils | Henry Kiefer (signed) |
| Inks | Henry Kiefer (signed) |
| Comic Story | Hot Rocks in a Lunch Box / The Strange Twins (5 pages) |
| Genre | Detective-mystery |
| Characters | Doug Strange; Rod Strange; Drum (villain); John Haddon; Chief Inspector Grant |
| Script | S. M. Iger (signed) |
| Pencils | Alex Blum (signed) |
| Inks | Alex Blum (signed) |
| Text Story | Thunderbolt Comeback (1.67 pages) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | Drama; Sports |
| Characters | Mighty Mac Burdock |
| Script | Tex Richard |
| Statement of Ownership | No Title |
| Letters | typeset |
| Script | Busy Arnold (business manager) |
| Comic Story | Deviltry at the Defense Exposition / Hercules (6 pages) |
| Script | ? (signed as Gregg Powers) |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Characters | Hercules |
| Pencils | Art Peddy ? |
| Inks | Art Peddy ? |
| Comic Story | The War Games That Weren't Games (9 pages) |
| Feature | Don Glory |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Characters | Don Glory |
| Script | Lincoln Ross (signed) |
| Pencils | Art Peddy (signed) |
| Inks | Art Peddy (signed) |
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