Hit Comics #16

(October 1941)

[The Dockside Saboteurs] (Table of Contents: 1)

Hercules / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

Joe Blair ? (signed as Gregg Powers) (see notes); Toni Blum ? (signed as Gregg Powers) (see notes)

Pencils

Reed Crandall (signed as Gregg Powers)

Inks

Reed Crandall (signed as Gregg Powers)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Hercules [Joe Hercules]; Saboteurs [Kurtz; others unnamed] (villains, introduction for all)

Synopsis

Hercules hears of the sinking of an Allied supply vessel and races to the scene to save the ship. He then volunteers for guard duty to stop the saboteurs responsible.

Reprints

• in Men of Mystery Comics (AC, 1999 series) #97 (2015)

Keywords

Andover (a ship)

Indexer Notes

Script credits suggested by the Who's Who.

[The Murder of Moe Jukes] (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

Toni Blum ? (signed as Stanley Charlot) (see notes)

Pencils

Al Bryant (signed as Stanley Charlot)

Inks

Al Bryant (signed as Stanley Charlot)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Feature Logo

Betty Bates, Lady at Law

Genre

adventure; detective-mystery; crime

Characters

Betty Bates; Tim Donner (introduction); Moe Jukes (villain, introduction, death); Ratty Mulvain (villain, introduction); Jeff (villain, elevator operator); unnamed murderer (villain)

Synopsis

While meeting a friend at the airport, Betty witnesses the death of a noted racketeer, and, when the smoke clears, a young man holding the gun is nabbed by the police. Betty knows the man is innocent and sets out to prove it.

Reprints

• in Men of Mystery Comics (AC, 1999 series) #97 (2015)

Keywords

Belmore Hotel; North Point Airfield

Indexer Notes

Script credit suggested by Bails' Who's Who.

[Headbanger] (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Jack Cole

Inks

Jack Cole

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; science fiction

[Death of a Director] (Table of Contents: 4)

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

The Strange Twins; Darleen (villain, introduction); an Indian (villain, introduction); Hitch (introduction, death)

[Prisoner of the Hunters] (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

Lion Boy; Two hunters (villains, introductions)

[The Fake Buoy of Mozambique] (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script

Klaus Nordling

Pencils

Klaus Nordling

Inks

Klaus Nordling

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure; humor

Characters

Bob; Swab; Three crooks (villains, introductions); Dominic (introduction)

[Murder in Chinatown] (Table of Contents: 7)

The Red Bee / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Toni Blum (see notes); B. H. Apiary (signed) (byline, see notes, house name)

Pencils

B. H. Apiary (signed) (byline, see notes, house name); Witmer Williams (see notes)

Inks

Witmer Williams (see notes); B. H. Apiary (signed) (byline, see notes, house name)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Red Bee [Rick Raleigh] (Assistant District Attorney); Michael (Red Bee's pet bee); Dan (Policeman); Zipper (villain, introduction); Zipper's gang (villains, introduction for all)

Synopsis

Rick is sent on an assignment to Chinatown to investigate the murder of a Chinese, only to find that opium is behind the whole thing.

Reprints

• in Men of Mystery Comics (AC, 1999 series) #97 (2015)

Indexer Notes

Writer revision from ? to Toni Blum by Craig Delich December 30, 2013-12. The Who's Who indicates that Toni Blum wrote this feature in 1941-42.

Artist verification for Williams by the Who's Who.

B. H. Apiary is a house name for the strip only.

[The Seizure of the Pana] (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Hell Diver; The Japanese (villains)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Hi there Mary Lou!

Genre

humor; fantasy-supernatural

[The Anti-Neon Machine] (Table of Contents: 10)

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]; Scar Lioni (villain, introduction); Rackets, Inc. (villains, introduction for all)

Synopsis

Neon must face Scar Lioni, who has created a formidable tractor beam of sorts that Neon could not escape from (unless he turned his body into energy).

Plunder from the Deep (Table of Contents: 11)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Gene Miller (credited)

Letters

typeset

Genre

adventure

U.S. Destroyer Mysteriously Sunk (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

Characters

G-5

[The Sirocco Saboteurs] (Table of Contents: 13)

Don Glory / comic story / 9 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

Don Glory; saboteurs (villains, introductions)