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12June 1941
$0.10

Hit Comics #12

Quality Comics · June 1941 · on sale 1941-04-04

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Series
Hit Comics (Quality Comics, 1940 series)
Issue
#12
Publication date
June 1941
Key date
1941-06-00
On-sale date
1941-04-04
Indicia publisher
Comic Magazines Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Lou Fine; inks: Lou FineHercules [Joe Hercules]
1Peril in the Parkcomic story9pencils: Reed Crandall; inks: Reed CrandallCarpis (villain, introduction); his gang (villains, introductions)
2One Hamburger with Troublecomic story6script: Bob Powell; pencils: Al Bryant; inks: Al BryantMike Renella (villain, introduction); his gang (villains, introductions)
3An Odorless Perfumecomic story1script: Jack Cole; pencils: Jack Cole; inks: Jack Cole
4The Medical Supply Smugglerscomic story5script: S. M. Iger; pencils: Alex Blum; inks: Alex Blum
5Lion Boy Is in Lovecomic story5pencils: Henry Kiefer; inks: Henry KieferMary Blake (guest-star); Jim (introduction); Otto (villain, introduction); his partner (villain, introduction)
6Baron Revalscomic story5script: Klaus Nordling; pencils: Klaus Nordling; inks: Klaus NordlingBaron Revals (villain, introduction)
7Grotoff's Underground Underworldcomic story6script: Toni Blum; pencils: Witmer Williams; inks: Witmer WilliamsThe Red Bee [Rick Raleigh] (Assistant District Attorney); Grotoff (villain, introduction); Grotoff's gang (villains, introduction for all)
8-comic story1script: Arthur Beeman; pencils: Arthur Beeman; inks: Arthur Beeman
9The Secret Pactcomic story5script: S. M. Iger; pencils: Alex Blum; inks: Alex BlumNeon [Tom Corbet]; Tchebitsky (villain, introduction); Otto Schickler (villain)
10Dark Side of the Mooncomic story4script: Maurice Gutwirth; pencils: Maurice Gutwirth; inks: Maurice Gutwirth
11Murder in the Suntext story2script: Toni Blum [as Tony Boone]; letters: typeset
12Assignment: Pariscomic story4pencils: George Appel; inks: George AppelThe Nazis (villains)
13The Phantom Peacemakerscomic story4pencils: George Appel; inks: George Appel
14Sabotage at Acme Aircraftcomic story7pencils: Al Bryant; inks: Al BryantA gang of saboteurs (villains, introductions, one death)

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