Hit Comics #19

(January 1942)

[Tokoyan Sabotage] (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script

Max Elkan ? (signed as Maxwell Elkan)

Pencils

Max Elkan (signed as Maxwell Elkan)

Inks

Max Elkan (signed as Maxwell Elkan)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Great Defender [Stormy Foster]; Doc Vaughn; Ah Choo; Tokoyans (villains, introduction for all)

[The Important Job] (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

Jack Cole

Pencils

Jack Cole

Inks

Jack Cole

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; science fiction

[The Theft of the Scouting Plane] (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script

George Brenner (signed as Wayne Reid) (see notes)

Pencils

George Brenner (signed as Wayne Reid)

Inks

George Brenner (signed as Wayne Reid)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Ghost of Flanders ["Rip" Graves]; Carl; Fred; Hans Sheink (villain, introduction)

Synopsis

The Ghost must take on a Nazi menace named Hans Sheink.

Indexer Notes

Writer credit added by Craig Delich 2012-12-18.

[The Pipeline Saboteurs] (Table of Contents: 4)

Hercules / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

? (signed as Gregg Powers)

Pencils

Art Peddy (signed as Gregg Powers)

Inks

Art Peddy (signed as Gregg Powers)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Hercules; Brock (villain, introduction)

[The Phony Private Detective] (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script

? (signed as Stanley Charlot)

Pencils

Al Bryant (signed as Stanley Charlot)

Inks

Al Bryant (signed as Stanley Charlot)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

detective-mystery; adventure; crime

Characters

Betty Bates; The Boss (villain, introduction, death); Gram (villain, introduction); Merritt (introduction)

Indexer Notes

Bryant Plaza mentioned

[Ratznestski the Car Crook] (Table of Contents: 6)

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] (District Attorney); Valerie Ransome (introduction); Ratznestski (villain, introduction)

Synopsis

Raleigh meets a young spitfire named Valerie Ransome who comes into the D.A.'s office to seek help in regards to a stolen car that she had bought. Rick didn't hesitate to involve her in the case, including physically, as she wades into the crooks herself, fists swinging.

Indexer Notes

In the last few adventures of the Red Bee, a brunette girl, similar to Valerie, but never named as such, appears. She ostensibly became "Nancy", mentioned in the splash in issue #20, but never seen in the story.

[San Pedro Shore Duty] (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Characters

Swab Decker; Bob Masters; Mitzi (introduction); Fritzi (introduction)

[The Burma Road Bombers] (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Doug Strange; Rod Strange; Wing Low

Keywords

Axis spies

Death House Detour (Table of Contents: 9)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Jo Moss (credited)

Letters

typeset

Genre

detective-mystery

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script

Arthur Beeman (signed as Arthur Beeman)

Pencils

Arthur Beeman (signed as Arthur Beeman)

Inks

Arthur Beeman (signed as Arthur Beeman)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hi- Mary Lou! Wait a minute!

Genre

humor; fantasy-supernatural

[Liberating the Lion Cubs] (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Lion Boy; Barden (villain, introduction); Kruger (villain, introduction); Moto (villain, introduction)

[Shipyard of Saboteurs] (Table of Contents: 12)

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

Script

? (signed as Lincoln Ross)

Pencils

Art Peddy (signed as Lincoln Ross)

Inks

Art Peddy (signed as Lincoln Ross)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure

Characters

Don Glory; June Brent; Varke (villain, introduction); Walther (villain, introduction); Shaeffer (villain, introduction)