Hit Comics #9

(March 1941)

[In the Asylum] (Table of Contents: 1)

Hercules / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

? (signed as Gregg Powers)

Pencils

John Celardo (signed as Gregg Powers)

Inks

John Celardo (signed as Gregg Powers)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

V: Mug Mullin (villain, introduction); other crooks (villains, introduction); Hercules

Synopsis

Hercules gets briefly committed to an insane asylum

[Case of the Reluctant Robber] (Table of Contents: 2)

Betty Bates / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Bob Powell ? (signed as Stanley Charlot)

Pencils

Nick Cardy (signed as Stanley Charlot)

Inks

Nick Cardy (signed as Stanley Charlot)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure; crime

Characters

Mr. Carey (introduction); Mrs. John Carey (introduction); Dottie Carey (introduction); A gang of crooks (villains, introductions)

[Sapphire Eyes] (Table of Contents: 3)

The Strange Twins / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

S. M. Iger (signed as S. M. Regi)

Pencils

Alex Blum (signed as S. M. Regi)

Inks

Alex Blum (signed as S. M. Regi)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure

Characters

Sapphire Eyes (villain, introduction); Japanese (villains)

[The Coming of Togo] (Table of Contents: 4)

Lion Boy / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Henry Kiefer

Inks

Henry Kiefer

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

jungle; adventure

Characters

Togo (introduction)

[The Man-into-Dog Formula] (Table of Contents: 5)

Dan Tootin / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Cole (signed as Ralph Johns)

Pencils

Jack Cole (signed as Ralph Johns)

Inks

Jack Cole (signed as Ralph Johns)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; science fiction

Characters

Dan Tootin (introduction)

[The Fiend Called Fang] (Table of Contents: 6)

Bob and Swab / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Klaus Nordling (signed as K. Nordling)

Pencils

Klaus Nordling (signed as K. Nordling)

Inks

Klaus Nordling (signed as K. Nordling)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure; humor

Characters

Fang (villain, introduction)

[Sabotage on the High Seas] (Table of Contents: 7)

The Red Bee / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Toni Blum ? (signed as B. H. Apiary)

Pencils

Witmer Williams (signed as B. H. Apiary)

Inks

Witmer Williams (signed as B. H. Apiary)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Red Bee [Rick Raleigh] (Assistant District Attorney); Von Storm (villain, introduction); Hansen (villain, introduction)

Synopsis

When American ships were raided at the Panama Canal, the Red Bee does his part to show that war is not necessary for the United States.

Indexer Notes

Script and art credits are suggested by the Who's Who.

[The President's Vacation] (Table of Contents: 8)

Blaze Barton / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

? (signed as Roy Talon)

Pencils

Maurice Gutwirth (signed as Roy Talon)

Inks

Maurice Gutwirth (signed as Roy Talon)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

science fiction; western-frontier

Characters

A band of savages (introductions)

[The Phantom Coach] (Table of Contents: 9)

The Old Witch / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

? (signed as Pierre Winter)

Pencils

Nick Cardy ? (signed as Pierre Winter)

Inks

Nick Cardy ? (signed as Pierre Winter)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

horror-suspense

[Sir Thornley, Spy] (Table of Contents: 10)

G-5 Super Agent / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

? (signed as Cary Weyte)

Pencils

George Appel (signed as Cary Weyte)

Inks

George Appel (signed as Cary Weyte)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

spy

Characters

Von Libbrop [Sir Thornley] (villain, introduction, death); Lord Charleton (introduction)

Afraid To Tell (Table of Contents: 11)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Toni Blum (Toni Boone)

Letters

Typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Tommy Tinkle / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Arthur Beeman (signed)

Pencils

Arthur Beeman (signed)

Inks

Arthur Beeman (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Woodman, spare that tree!

Genre

humor; fantasy-supernatural

[All Quiet at Gibraltar] (Table of Contents: 13)

Neon the Unknown / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

S. M. Iger (signed as Tagor Maroy)

Pencils

Alex Blum ? (signed as Tagor Maroy)

Inks

Alex Blum ? (signed as Tagor Maroy)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Neon [Tom Corbet]; the Nazis (villains)

Synopsis

Corbet returns to aid his friends in the French Foreign Legion and reveals his identity to his comrades who believed that he was dead. However, he keeps a very low profile (lest he brought in for desertion) and defeats an Axis plot to tunnel from Morocco to Gibraltar.

[In South America] (Table of Contents: 14)

Don Glory / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

? (signed as Lincoln Ross)

Pencils

Nick Cardy (signed as Lincoln Ross)

Inks

Nick Cardy (signed as Lincoln Ross)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

sports; adventure

Characters

Mr. Brent (June's father, introduction); Bundists (villains, introductions)