Hit Comics #3

(September 1940)

[The Burns Koffin Gang] (Table of Contents: 1)

Hercules [Quality] / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

? (signed as Gregg Powers])

Pencils

Dan Zolnerowich (signed as Gregg Powers)

Inks

Dan Zolnerowich (signed as Gregg Powers)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Hercules [Joe Hercules]; Burns Koffin (villain, introduction)

Synopsis

Hercules demonstrates his car and boat lifting skills bringing the Burns Koffin Gang to justice.

[Assignment: Spain] (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

Will Eisner ? (signed as Cary Weyt)

Pencils

Courtney Thompson (signed as Cary Weyt)

Inks

Courtney Thompson (signed as Cary Weyt)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Feature Logo

X-5 Super Agent

Genre

spy

Characters

X-5; Fred Ricks (introduction); The Bothnians (villain, introduction)

[The Two Aunt Agathas] (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script

? (signed as Lowell Riggs)

Pencils

John Lindermayer ? (signed as Lowell Riggs)

Inks

John Lindermayer ? (signed as Lowell Riggs)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

Jack Doe; Jill Doe; "Aunt Agatha" (a female impersonator, villain, introduction)

[The Photographer's Murder] (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script

? (signed as B. H. Apiary)

Pencils

Charles Nicholas (signed as B. H. Apiary)

Inks

Charles Nicholas (signed as B. H. Apiary)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Red Bee (Assistant District Attorney); Michael (a bee); Henry Graff (villain, introduction); Fred (villain, introduction)

Indexer Notes

Nicholas's credits suggested by the Who's Who.

[The Dope Pearls] (Table of Contents: 5)

The Strange Twins / comic story / 7 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

Rod Strange; Douglas Strange; Vera De Vain (villain, introduction); Sari (introduction)

[Spies in Puerto Rico] (Table of Contents: 6)

Bob and Swab / comic story / 6 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

Bob Masters; Swab Decker; Luisa (villain, introduction); other spies (villains, introductions)

[The Chicago Run] (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script

? (signed as Pad Docke)

Pencils

Munson Paddock (signed as Pad Docke)

Inks

Munson Paddock (signed as Pad Docke)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure; biography

Characters

Casey Jones

Indexer Notes

Final appearance of "Casey Jones" feature at Quality. As Casey Jones was a real person, other publishers will revive the feature for their own take on Casey Jones.

The Cat's Ninth Life (Table of Contents: 8)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Toni Blum (Tony Boon)

Letters

Typeset

The Tale of the Ghost Cavaliers (Table of Contents: 9)

The Old Witch [Quality] / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

? (signed as Pierre Winter)

Pencils

Pierre Winters (signed as Pierre Winter)

Inks

Pierre Winters (signed as Pierre Winter)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

horror-suspense

[Voyage to the Center of the Earth] (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script

Roy Talon

Pencils

Henry Kiefer (signed as Roy Talon)

Inks

Henry Kiefer (signed as Roy Talon)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

science fiction; western-frontier

Characters

Blaze Barton; Beatica (Queen of the Jewelled Caves, introduction); The Core-men (villains)

[Treasure on Koko's Island] (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script

Sandy Klauz

Pencils

George Tuska (signed as Sandy Klauz)

Inks

George Tuska (signed as Sandy Klauz)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Tommy Tinkle

[The Savage Land] (Table of Contents: 12)

Neon the Unknown / comic story / 7 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 the Unknown; Sir Humphrey Walker (introduction)

Synopsis

Neon continues his freelance adventures at the North Pole rescuing a British polar explorer from a strange tropical isle hidden beneath the glaciers.