Hit Comics #2

(August 1940)

A Town's Ransom (Table of Contents)

Hercules / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

? [as Gregg Powers] (signed)

Pencils:

Dan Zolnerowich [as Gregg Powers] (signed)

Inks:

Dan Zolnerowich [as Gregg Powers] (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Hercules [Joe Hercules]; Portle (introduction); Crinch (villain, introduction)

Synopsis:

Hercules battles saboteurs who blow up a school and a dam.

[Assignment: Ruina] (Table of Contents)

X-5 Super Agent / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Will Eisner [as Cary Weyt]

Pencils:

Charles Sultan

Inks:

Charles Sultan

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

spy

Characters:

X-5; The Black Guards (Intro, villains)

[The Baby On the Doorstep] (Table of Contents)

Jack and Jill / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

? [as Lowell Riggs]

Pencils:

John Lindermayer ?

Inks:

John Lindermayer ?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

detective-mystery

Characters:

Jack Doe; Jill Doe; Rocky Ford (villain,intro); Slobber Mike (villain,intro); Stella Ford (intro); Butch Ford (intro)

Synopsis:

Someone leaves a baby on the Doe's doorstep. Hijinks, including gunplay, ensue.

The Phantom Scaffold (Table of Contents)

Old Witch / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

? [as Pierre Winter]

Pencils:

Pierre Winter

Inks:

Pierre Winter

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

occult

Indexer Notes

formerly Weird Tales

[The Escape of Roderick Strange] (Table of Contents)

The Strange Twins / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

S. M. Iger [as S. M. Regi]

Pencils:

Alex Blum

Inks:

Alex Blum

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Doug Strange; Rod Strange (villain); Wing Low (villain); Wendy Hale

Synopsis:

Rod captures Doug and takes his place.

Tyrant's Death (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Toni Blum

Letters:

Typeset

[The Hospital Grafters] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

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

Pencils:

Charles Nicholas ?

Inks:

Charles Nicholas ?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Red Bee [Rick Raleigh]; Tom Darrow; Captain Dooley; Al Snead (villain, introduction)

Synopsis:

Ward heelers steal the taxpayers' money. Meanwhile a plague infects the city and the hospitals can't afford to give treatment.

[Costa Rica Shore Leave] (Table of Contents)

Bob and Swab / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Klaus Nordling (signed)

Pencils:

Klaus Nordling (signed)

Inks:

Klaus Nordling (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure; humor

Characters:

Bob Masters; Swab Decker; Nina Costa (intro)

[The Railroad Saboteurs] (Table of Contents)

Casey Jones / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

? [as Pad Docke]

Pencils:

Munson Paddock

Inks:

Munson Paddock

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Casey Jones

[The Venusian Expedition] (Table of Contents)

Blaze Barton / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

? [as Roy Talon]

Pencils:

Henry Kiefer

Inks:

Henry Kiefer

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Blaze Barton; Professor Solis; Betty Solis; Venusians (intro); Core-men (villains)

[Max the Toy Lion] (Table of Contents)

Tommy Tinkle / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

? [as Sandy Klauz]

Pencils:

Pauline Comanor

Inks:

Pauline Comanor

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Tommy Tinkle; Mary Lou; The Professor; Max (a toy lion, intro); King Neptune; Snipp (intro, villain) and Snapp (intro, villain)

[The Defeat of Radolf] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

S. M. Iger [as Tagor Maroy]

Pencils:

Alex Blum

Inks:

Alex Blum

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Neon; Radolf (Intro, villain)