Hit Comics #10

(April 1941)

[Hercules Goes Hollywood] (Table of Contents: 1)

Hercules / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

? (signed as Gregg Powers)

Pencils

John Celardo (signed as Gregg Powers)

Inks

John Celardo (signed as Gregg Powers)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Hercules [Joe Hercules]; G. G. G. Mogul (introduction); The Giller Gang (villains, introduction for all)

[The Song Robbers] (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

Bob Powell ? (signed as Stanley Charlot)

Pencils

Nick Cardy (signed as Stanley Charlot)

Inks

Nick Cardy (signed as Stanley Charlot)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure; crime

Characters

Lanny Cole (introduction); Morgan (villain, introduction); his gang (villains, introductionss)

[Cold Germs] (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

[His Lordship] (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

Sir Vivian Ashton (villain, introduction, death)

[Eagle Attack] (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)

[Fiesta of Spies] (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

[Shanghai Joe] (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); Shanghai Joe (villain, introduction)

Indexer Notes

Credits suggested by Bails' Who's Who.

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

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

Script

Arthur Beeman (signed)

Pencils

Arthur Beeman (signed)

Inks

Arthur Beeman (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Oh boy, the Scarlet Terror is on again...

Genre

humor; fantasy-supernatural

[The South American Terrorists] (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]; A gang of Fifth Columnists (villains, introduction for all)

Indexer Notes

It's a good bet that Blum did the art on this story as the only other artist known to have done it was Lou Fine in 1941 and his style is easily recognizable. Added by Craig Delich 2013-10-10.

[Captain Garin and the Gold Strike] (Table of Contents: 10)

Blaze Barton / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

? (signed as Roy Talon)

Pencils

Maurice Gutwirth (signed as Roy Talon)

Inks

Maurice Gutwirth (signed as Roy Talon)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

science fiction; western-frontier

Characters

Captain Garin (villain, introduction, death)

Swamp Magic (Table of Contents: 11)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Toni Blum [as Tony Boone]

Letters

Typeset

[Mystery of the Red Lantern] (Table of Contents: 12)

G-5 Super Agent / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

? (signed as Carey Weyte)

Pencils

George Appel ? (signed as Carey Weyte)

Inks

George Appel ? (signed as Carey Weyte)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

spy

Characters

Carlos (villain, introduction); fifth columnists (villains, introductions)

[The Lorelei Song] (Table of Contents: 13)

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

Script

? (signed as Pierre Winter)

Pencils

Reed Crandall (signed as Pierre Winter)

Inks

Reed Crandall (signed as Pierre Winter)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

horror-suspense

Indexer Notes

1st Reed Crandall story

This Is Our War (Table of Contents: 14)

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

Script

? (signed as Lincoln Ross)

Pencils

Nick Cardy (signed as Lincoln Ross)

Inks

Nick Cardy (signed as Lincoln Ross)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

sports; adventure

Characters

Malcolm Lyor (villain, introduction, death)