Hit Comics #14

(August 1941)

[Gang War] (Table of Contents: 1)

Hercules / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

? (signed as Gregg Powers)

Pencils

Reed Crandall (signed as Gregg Powers)

Inks

Reed Crandall (signed as Gregg Powers)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Monk Mosby (villain, introduction); Cupie Dahl (villain, introduction); Ears Earle (villain, introduction); Corny (villain, introduction); assorted gangsters (villains, introductions)

[The Vengeance of Al Vacco] (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

? (signed as Stanley Charlot)

Pencils

Al Bryant (signed as Stanley Charlot)

Inks

Al Bryant (signed as Stanley Charlot)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure; crime

Characters

Al Vacco (villain, introduction); his gang (villains, introductions); Bugsy Webb (introduction)

[The New Popcorn] (Table of Contents: 3)

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

[Count De Fraud] (Table of Contents: 4)

The Strange Twins / comic story / 6 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

Count De Fraud (villain, introduction); Lydia Van Deer (introduction)

[The Abducted Chief] (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script

? (signed as Merton Holmes)

Pencils

Henry Kiefer (signed as Merton Holmes)

Inks

Henry Kiefer (signed as Merton Holmes)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

jungle; adventure

Characters

Togo (guest-star); Fritz (villain, introduction); Hans (villain, introduction); other Nazis (villains, introductions)

[The Malay Murderers] (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

Malays (villain, introduction)

[Murder among Millionaires] (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]; Bill Baldwin (villain, death); Carol (villain); un-named killer (villain, introduction)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script

Arthur Beeman (signed as Arthur Beeman)

Pencils

Arthur Beeman (signed as Arthur Beeman)

Inks

Arthur Beeman (signed as Arthur Beeman)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Boy - there's nothing like the beach on a hot...

Genre

humor; fantasy-supernatural

[The Mining of New York Harbor] (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Afteer defeating the evil Dr. Marko in the previous adventure, Neon heads to New York Harbor, where he discovers underwater mines layed by the Germans. He succeeds in killing their commander and destroying their underwater base.

[The Plane Pirates] (Table of Contents: 10)

Hell Diver / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

? (Signed as Ace N. Hoell)

Pencils

Mort Leav ? (signed as Ace N. Hoell)

Inks

Mort Leav ? (signed as Ace N. Hoell)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure

Characters

Danger Darrow [Hell Diver] (introduction)

The Night Prowler (Table of Contents: 11)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Toni Blum (Tony Boone)

Letters

typeset

[Assignment: Algiers] (Table of Contents: 12)

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

[The Winslow Plantation Ghosts] (Table of Contents: 13)

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

Script

? (signed as Pierre Winter)

Pencils

George Appel (signed as Pierre Winter)

Inks

George Appel (signed as Pierre Winter)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

John Winslow I (a ghost, introduction); John Winslow III (introduction); Rolf Cutler (a ghost, villain, introduction)

Indexer Notes

Final appearance.

[The Newfoundland Spy Ring] (Table of Contents: 14)

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

Script

? (signed as Lincoln Ross)

Pencils

Art Peddy (signed as Lincoln Ross)

Inks

Art Peddy (signed as Lincoln Ross)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

sports; adventure

Characters

Davy McLain (introduction); Spies (villains)