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26February 1943
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Hit Comics #26

Quality Comics · February 1943 · on sale 1942-12-04

First appearance: Professor Roberts
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Identification plate

Series
Hit Comics (Quality Comics, 1940 series)
Issue
#26
Publication date
February 1943
Key date
1943-02-00
On-sale date
1942-12-04
Indicia publisher
Comic Magazines Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Professor Roberts - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Dr. Pain!cover1pencils: Ruben Moreira; inks: Jill ElginKid Eternity
1A Tale of a Door... A Doctor... And a Dreaded Cat...comic story15pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon MoldoffBlackhawk, Kid Eternity, Mr. Keeper, Professor Roberts First, Robin Hood
2Introducing Woopycomic story8script: Art Gates; pencils: Art Gates; inks: Art GatesWoopy Gilroy
3Murders Will Always Outcomic story8pencils: Al Bryant; inks: Al BryantBetty Bates
4The Mad Doctor's Super-Gangcomic story8pencils: Rudy Palais; inks: Rudy PalaisStormy Foster, The Great Defender
5Mole Hill Mountaincomic story1script: Jack Cole; pencils: Jack Cole; inks: Jack ColeDan Tootin
6Dr. Maldemer's Evil Eyecomic story5script: Klaus Nordling; pencils: Klaus Nordling; inks: Klaus NordlingSwab Decker, Bob Masters
7Canyon of Doomtext story1.67letters: typeset
8-statement of ownership0.33script: Everett M. Arnold
9The Crooked Casinocomic story6pencils: John Belfi; inks: John BelfiDon Glory
10Sheriff for a Daycomic story9script: Paul Gustavson; pencils: Paul Gustavson; inks: Paul Gustavson; letters: Paul GustavsonBill Hanson

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Series context

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Sources

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