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8February 1941
$0.10

Hit Comics #8

Quality Comics · February 1941 · on sale 1940-12-04

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Series
Hit Comics (Quality Comics, 1940 series)
Issue
#8
Publication date
February 1941
Key date
1941-02-00
On-sale date
1940-12-04
Indicia publisher
Comic Magazines
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Fifth Column Plotterscover1pencils: Lou Fine; inks: Lou FineNeon the Unknown [Tom Corbet]
1The Power-Stealing Towercomic story7pencils: John Celardo; inks: John CelardoHercules
2Broadcast of Crimecomic story6pencils: Nick Cardy; inks: Nick CardyBetty Bates; Joe Spumoni (villain); Freddie; The District Attorney
3The Haunted House of Spiescomic story5script: S. M. Iger; pencils: Alex Blum; inks: Alex BlumDoug Strange; Rod Strange; Herr Schwitzer (villain)
4The Guantanamo Bay Incidentcomic story5script: Klaus Nordling; pencils: Klaus Nordling; inks: Klaus NordlingBob Masters; Swab Decker; Lt. Blemish (villain, Introduction); Nazis
5The Forester's Vengeancecomic story4pencils: George Appel; inks: George AppelOld Witch
6The Lost Tornadocomic story4pencils: Charles Sultan; inks: Charles SultanG-5; Adm. Von Berg (Introduction, villain); Adm. Sir James Mawson
7Boss Crowsy, Corrupter of Youthcomic story6pencils: Saul Rosen; inks: Saul RosenThe Red Bee [Rick Raleigh] (Assistant District Attorney); Dick Mattens; Jimmy Mattens; Boss Crowsy (villain, introduction)
8Battle with Blitzcomic story4pencils: Maurice Gutwirth; inks: Maurice GutwirthBlaze Barton; Blitz (villain)
9The Hungry Ghostcomic story1script: Arthur Beeman; pencils: Arthur Beeman; inks: Arthur BeemanTommy Tinkle; Sam Snipe (Introduction, villain)
10The Monkeys Muscle Incomic story5pencils: George Tuska; inks: George TuskaLion Boy
11The Stolen Nametext story1.33script: Toni Boone
12-statement of ownership0.33script: Everett M. Arnold
13The Woman and the Bundcomic story7pencils: Alex Blum; inks: Alex BlumNeon the Unknown [Tom Corbet]; Sally; Sally's un-named grandfather; Carl (villain, introduction); Carl's Bundists (villains, introduction for all)
14Bashing the Bundcomic story7pencils: Nick Cardy; inks: Nick CardyDon Glory (introduction); June Brent; Bundists

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Action! Mystery! Thrills! Comic Book Covers of the Golden Age: 1933-45 #[nn]
ISBN 9781606994948
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