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19January 1942
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Hit Comics #19

Quality Comics · January 1942 · on sale 1941-11-05

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Series
Hit Comics (Quality Comics, 1940 series)
Issue
#19
Publication date
January 1942
Key date
1942-01-00
On-sale date
1941-11-05
Indicia publisher
Comic Magazines Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Reed Crandall; inks: Max ElkanThe Great Defender [Stormy Foster]
1Tokoyan Sabotagecomic story11script: Max Elkan; pencils: Max Elkan; inks: Max ElkanThe Great Defender [Stormy Foster]; Doc Vaughn; Ah Choo; Tokoyans (villains, introduction for all)
2The Important Jobcomic story1script: Jack Cole; pencils: Jack Cole; inks: Jack Cole
3The Theft of the Scouting Planecomic story7script: George Brenner; pencils: George Brenner; inks: George BrennerGhost of Flanders ["Rip" Graves]; Carl; Fred; Hans Sheink (villain, introduction)
4The Pipeline Saboteurscomic story6pencils: Art Peddy; inks: Art PeddyHercules; Brock (villain, introduction)
5The Phony Private Detectivecomic story6pencils: Al Bryant; inks: Al BryantBetty Bates; The Boss (villain, introduction, death); Gram (villain, introduction); Merritt (introduction)
6Ratznestski the Car Crookcomic story6script: Toni Blum; pencils: Witmer Williams; inks: Witmer WilliamsThe Red Bee [Rick Raleigh] (District Attorney); Valerie Ransome (introduction); Ratznestski (villain, introduction)
7San Pedro Shore Dutycomic story5script: Klaus Nordling; pencils: Klaus Nordling; inks: Klaus NordlingSwab Decker; Bob Masters; Mitzi (introduction); Fritzi (introduction)
8The Burma Road Bomberscomic story5script: S. M. Iger; pencils: Alex Blum; inks: Alex BlumDoug Strange; Rod Strange; Wing Low
9Death House Detourtext story2script: Jo Moss (credited); letters: typeset
10-comic story1script: Arthur Beeman; pencils: Arthur Beeman; inks: Arthur Beeman
11Liberating the Lion Cubscomic story5pencils: Henry Kiefer; inks: Henry KieferLion Boy; Barden (villain, introduction); Kruger (villain, introduction); Moto (villain, introduction)
12Shipyard of Saboteurscomic story9pencils: Art Peddy; inks: Art PeddyDon Glory; June Brent; Varke (villain, introduction); Walther (villain, introduction); Shaeffer (villain, introduction)

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