Hit Comics (1940 series) (Quality Comics) #55

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Number 55 55
Volume
No Volume Yes Yes
Volume Not Printed False False
Display Volume With Number No No
Indicia Publisher Comic Magazines Comic Magazines
Indicia Publisher Not Printed Printed Printed
Brand Quality Comic Group Quality Comic Group
No Brand No No
Publication Date November 1948 November 1948
Year On Sale None None
Month On Sale None None
Day On Sale None None
On Sale Date Uncertain No No
Key Date 1948-11-10 1948-11-10
Indicia Frequency bi-monthly bi-monthly
No Indicia Frequency No No
Price 0.10 USD 0.10 USD
Page Count 52 (note: total sum of story page counts is 48) 52 (note: total sum of story page counts is 48)
Page Count Uncertain No No
Editing George E. Brenner George E. Brenner
No Editing
Indicia Printer
No Indicia Printer No No
Rating
No Rating False False
Notes Index updated by Lou Mougin via the GCD Errors list, September 2009. Index updated by Lou Mougin via the GCD Errors list, September 2009.
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0. Kid Eternity Versus The Brute, Brains Against Brawn! (Kid Eternity) cover, 1p [S P I C L E]

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Sequence Number 0 0
Title Kid Eternity Versus The Brute, Brains Against Brawn! Kid Eternity Versus The Brute, Brains Against Brawn!
Unofficial Title? No No
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Type cover cover
Feature Kid Eternity Kid Eternity
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Feature Logo
Genre superhero superhero
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Page Count 1 1
Page Count Uncertain No No
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No Script X X
Pencils Pete Riss Pete Riss
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Inks Pete Riss Pete Riss
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Characters Kid Eternity; Mr. Keeper; the Brute Kid Eternity; Mr. Keeper; the Brute
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1. The Brute (Kid Eternity) comic story, 13p [S P I C L E]

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Title The Brute The Brute
Unofficial Title? No No
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Type comic story comic story
Feature Kid Eternity Kid Eternity
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Feature Logo
Genre superhero superhero
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Page Count 13 13
Page Count Uncertain No No
Script Bill Woolfolk Bill Woolfolk
No Script
Pencils Pete Riss Pete Riss
No Pencils
Inks Pete Riss Pete Riss
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Colors ? ?
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Characters Kid Eternity; Mr. Keeper; Joe Grimm; Zorro; Porthos; The Brute (villain, introduction) Kid Eternity; Mr. Keeper; Joe Grimm; Zorro; Porthos; The Brute (villain, introduction)
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Notes Writer credit from Woolfolk's paybook and Martin O'Hearn. Writer credit from Woolfolk's paybook and Martin O'Hearn.
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2. Fountain of Youth (Her Highness) comic story, 5p [S P I C L E]

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Title Fountain of Youth Fountain of Youth
Unofficial Title? No No
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Type comic story comic story
Feature Her Highness Her Highness
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Feature Logo
Genre humor humor
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Page Count 5 5
Page Count Uncertain No No
Script ? ?
No Script
Pencils Ernie Hart ? Ernie Hart ?
No Pencils
Inks Ernie Hart ? Ernie Hart ?
No Inks
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Characters Her Highness; Silk Her Highness; Silk
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3. ["Pearl Island, my eye!"] (Bob and Swab) comic story, 5p [S P I C L E]

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Sequence Number 3 3
Title "Pearl Island, my eye!"
Unofficial Title? Yes No
First Line Pearl Island, my eye!
Type comic story comic story
Feature Bob and Swab Bob and Swab
Feature Object
Feature Logo
Genre adventure; humor adventure; humor
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Page Count 5 5
Page Count Uncertain No No
Script ? ?
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Pencils Klaus Nordling?; Jack Cole? Klaus Nordling?; Jack Cole?
No Pencils
Inks Klaus Nordling?; Jack Cole? Klaus Nordling?; Jack Cole?
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Characters Bob Masters; Swab Decker Bob Masters; Swab Decker
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Notes Original indexer had Klaus Nordling; Jack Cole suggested by Lou Mougin. Original indexer had Klaus Nordling; Jack Cole suggested by Lou Mougin.
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4. [">>Sob!<< We're through, Beanie Brown!"] (Peachy) comic story, 6p [S P I C L E]

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Sequence Number 4 4
Title ">>Sob!<< We're through, Beanie Brown!"
Unofficial Title? Yes No
First Line >>Sob!<< We're through, Beanie Brown!
Type comic story comic story
Feature Peachy Peachy
Feature Object
Feature Logo
Genre humor; teen humor; teen
Job Number
Page Count 6 6
Page Count Uncertain No No
Script ? ?
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Pencils Bart Tumey Bart Tumey
No Pencils
Inks Bart Tumey Bart Tumey
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Characters Peachy Pitts (introduction); Beanie Brown Peachy Pitts (introduction); Beanie Brown
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5. ["Advertising Betterment Bureau?"] (Sir Roger) comic story, 5p [S P I C L E]

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Sequence Number 5 5
Title "Advertisement Betterment Bureau?"
Unofficial Title? Yes No
First Line Advertising Betterment Bureau?
Type comic story comic story
Feature Sir Roger Sir Roger
Feature Object
Feature Logo
Genre humor humor
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Page Count 5 5
Page Count Uncertain No No
Script ? ?
No Script
Pencils Bart Tumey (signed) Bart Tumey (signed)
No Pencils
Inks Bart Tumey (signed) Bart Tumey (signed)
No Inks
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Characters Sir Roger Sir Roger
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6. Wrath of the Gods (Kid Eternity) text story, 2p [S P I C L E]

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Sequence Number 6 6
Title Wrath of the Gods Wrath of the Gods
Unofficial Title? No No
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Type text story text story
Feature Kid Eternity Kid Eternity
Feature Object
Feature Logo
Genre superhero superhero
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Page Count 2 2
Page Count Uncertain No No
Script ? ?
No Script
Pencils ? (illustration) ? (illustration)
No Pencils
Inks ? (illustration) ? (illustration)
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Colors ? ?
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Letters typeset typeset
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Characters Vulcan; Cortez Vulcan; Cortez
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7. Double-Cross (Betty Bates) comic story, 6p [S P I C L E]

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Sequence Number 7 7
Title Double-Cross Double-Cross
Unofficial Title? No No
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Type comic story comic story
Feature Betty Bates Betty Bates
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Feature Logo
Genre detective-mystery detective-mystery
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Page Count 6 6
Page Count Uncertain No No
Script ? ?
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Pencils Alice Kirkpatrick Alice Kirkpatrick
No Pencils
Inks Alice Kirkpatrick Alice Kirkpatrick
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Colors ? ?
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Characters Betty Bates; Double-Cross [Wrecker Wright] (villain, intro); Johnny Jerome Betty Bates; Double-Cross [Wrecker Wright] (villain, intro); Johnny Jerome
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8. ["Gee, it was nice of the driver to let us hitch..."] (Big Brother) comic story, 5p [S P I C L E]

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Sequence Number 8 8
Title "Gee, it was nice of the driver to let us hitch..."
Unofficial Title? Yes No
First Line Gee, it was nice of the driver to let us hitch...
Type comic story comic story
Feature Big Brother Big Brother
Feature Object
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Genre
Job Number
Page Count 5 5
Page Count Uncertain No No
Script ? ?
No Script
Pencils Mike Senich ? Mike Senich ?
No Pencils
Inks Mike Senich ? Mike Senich ?
No Inks
Colors ? ?
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