Hit Comics #52

(May 1948)

The Man Who Lived a Million Years (Table of Contents)

Kid Eternity / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Woolfolk

Pencils:

Pete Riss

Inks:

Pete Riss

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

occult; superhero

Characters:

Kid Eternity; Mr. Keeper; a caveman; Henry Stanley; Colonel Rogers; Douglas Fairbanks, Sr.; The Leader (villain, introduction, death)

Synopsis:

A million year old man isn't checked into Eternity properly and runs amok on Earth, leading conquerors to victory. Kid Eternity solves the problem by bringing in another caveman to send The Leader to his rightful death.

Reprints:

• in Famous Yank Comics (Ayers & James, 1950 ? series) #7 ([1950] ?)

Indexer Notes

There are similarities between the Leader in this story and DC's Vandal Savage.

[The Woman's Page Editor] (Table of Contents)

Her Highness / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Jack Cole ?

Inks:

Jack Cole ?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Her Highness; Silk

[The Son Also Rises] (Table of Contents)

Rasputin and Merwin / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Ernie Hart ?

Pencils:

Ernie Hart

Inks:

Ernie Hart

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters:

Rasputin; Merwin

[Burly Bauskett's Double] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Alice Kirkpatrick

Inks:

Alice Kirkpatrick

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

detective-mystery

Characters:

Betty Bates; Burly Bauskett (Intro, villain); Felix Bauskett (intro); Larry

Chickens For Sale, 1 Mile (Table of Contents)

Sir Roger / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Michael Senich

Inks:

Michael Senich

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Sir Roger

The Floating Island (Table of Contents)

Kid Eternity / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

Typeset

Content Information

Genre:

occult; superhero

Characters:

GS: King Kamchameha

Indexer Notes

Kid Eternity text story

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

statement of ownership / statement of ownership / 0.25 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Everett M. Arnold

Content Information

Genre:

non-fiction

[The Phony Antique] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Jack Spranger ?

Inks:

Jack Spranger ?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure; humor

Characters:

Bob Masters; Swab Decker

[The Money Makers] (Table of Contents)

Big Brother / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Jack Cole ?

Inks:

Jack Cole ?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Big Brother; Mitie; Gartin (villain, intro); Mr. and Mrs. Brown (intro)