Hit Comics #18

(December 1941)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Stormy Foster / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Max Elkan (signed as Maxwell Elkan)

Inks

Max Elkan (signed as Maxwell Elkan)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

As war clouds warn America...

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Great Defender [Stormy Foster] (drugstore clerk, introduction); Doc Vaughn; Ah Choo (Chinese delivery boy); Detective Cooper; Oshinto Karu (villain); Doc Falk (villain)

Synopsis

When thieves come in to pillage Doc Vaughn's drugstore, Stormy applies a fake moustache and pops a super-vitamin which imbues him with the strength of ten men.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

Jack Cole

Pencils

Jack Cole

Inks

Jack Cole

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Try Tootin's Super Gas

Genre

humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Ghost of Flanders / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

George Brenner (signed as Wayne Reid)

Inks

George Brenner (signed as Wayne Reid)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

In 1918 -- 15 year old Rip Graves enlists in the army and leaves for combat in the First World War --

Genre

superhero

Characters

Ghost of Flanders ["Rip" Graves] (introduction, origin); Fritz (villain, death); Carl (villain); Rudolf (villain); Eric (villain, death)

Synopsis

Supposedly dead in the First World War, "Rip" Graves operates as a superhero from a crypt beneath the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. In this tale, a group of Fifth Columnists seek to secure some important defense plans from Fort Brigg.

Reprints

• in Men of Mystery Comics (AC, 1999 series) #91

Keywords

Fort Brigg

Indexer Notes

Credit correction 2009-4-29 courtesy of Darci386.

The Ghost of Flanders uses a red poppy as his sign.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Betty Bates, Lady-at-Law / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

? [as Stanley Charlot]

Pencils

Al Bryant ? (signed as Stanley Charlot)

Inks

Al Bryant ? (signed as Stanley Charlot)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I will prove my client, Mr. William Reid did not murder Lef Cotter!

Genre

detective-mystery

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Arthur Beeman (credited)

Inks

Arthur Beeman (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Say- There might be something to this after all!

Genre

humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script

Klaus Nordling ?

Pencils

Klaus Nordling

Inks

Klaus Nordling

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The newly-commissioned U.S.S. Brimstone drops anchor at Bananaport...

Genre

adventure; humor

Characters

Bob Masters; Swab Decker

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script

Toni Blum

Pencils

Witmer Williams (signed as B. H. Apiary)

Inks

Witmer Williams (signed as B. H. Apiary)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

At the district attorney's country home, Rick spends a quiet weekend.

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Red Bee [Rick Raleigh] (District Attorney); Mary Jellicoe; Martin Jellicoe

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

The Strange Twins / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

? [as S. M. Regi]

Pencils

Alex Blum

Inks

Alex Blum

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Wait a moment Rod. I'll step in here for a tin of Shag Smoking Mixture!

Genre

adventure

Characters

Douglas Strange; Rodney Strange; Spud McGuire (villain)

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

Lion Boy / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

? [as Merton Holmes]

Pencils

Henry Kiefer

Inks

Henry Kiefer

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

One day, as Lion Boy and his brother Tawny...

Genre

jungle

A Killer's Last Chance (Table of Contents: 10)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

David Roberts

Letters

Typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Hercules / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

? [as Gregg Powers] (signed)

Pencils

? [as Gregg Powers] (signed)

Inks

? [as Gregg Powers] (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hercules passes a monument works

Genre

superhero

Characters

Hercules [Joe Hercules]; two un-named monument works employees; Mr. Clinton (owner of the monument works); Sledge (villain, foreman at monument works); Ferret (villain, manager at monument works)

Synopsis

Joe helps out a couple of workers attempting to move a heavy tombstone then notices large welts on their backs. Investigating, Hercules discovers the foreman and manager at the monument works are treating the employees like slaves, taking half their earnings, all unbeknownst to the owner.

Reprints

• in Men of Mystery Comics (AC, 1999 series) #91

Keywords

Clinton Monument Works

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Don Glory / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

Toni Blum (signed as Lincoln Ross)

Pencils

Art Peddy

Inks

Art Peddy

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Don Glory returns to the ring...

Genre

sports

Characters

Don Glory; June