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Cover of Hit Comics (1940) #1

Hit Comics (1940) #1

Quality Comics 1940–1950 series Cover date Jul 1940

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About this issue

Hit Comics #1 (1940) is issue #1 of Quality Comics's Hit Comics (1940–1950), with a cover date of July 1940. Written by Pauline Comanor, Will Eisner, S. M. Iger and others and drawn by B. H. Apiary, Alex Blum, Pauline Comanor and others. It has the first appearance of Neon the Unknown.

Creators

Writers
Pauline Comanor, Will Eisner, S. M. Iger, Tagor Maroy, Klaus Nordling, Coulton Riggs
Pencillers
B. H. Apiary, Alex Blum, Pauline Comanor, Leonard Frank, Henry Kiefer, Klaus Nordling, Munson Paddock, Charles Sultan, Pierre Winters
Inkers
B. H. Apiary, Alex Blum, Pauline Comanor, Leonard Frank, Klaus Nordling, Munson Paddock, Charles Sultan, Pierre Winters
Cover artist
Lou Fine

Characters

The stories

“Origin of Hercules”

After Joe Hercules' mother dies of a heart attack, Joe goes after the unscrupulous banker who caused it. But his enthusiasm lands him in jail, where his cellmate encourages him to put on a costume, become a superhero, and break out of jail to avenge his mother's murder at the hands of Jyppe, who had wanted to own the town of Maryville.

“The Plot to Sink the Arkian”

X-5 overhears a plot to sink an American ship in a neutral port.

“Clock of Doom”

A man invites Jack and Jill to witness his murder.

“Origin of the Red Bee”

Assistant D.A. Rick Raleigh, as the Red Bee, gets a conviction of Boss Storm, a corrupt leader of a political machine seeking to run City Hall. The Red Bee is armed only with his trained pet bee, Michael.

Credits, characters and story details from the Grand Comics Database, CC BY-SA 4.0.