Hit Comics (1940) #18

Quality Comics 1940–1950 series Cover date Dec 1941

Fair market value

Grade	CGC slab	Raw
9.8 NM/M	$480 $408–$552	$210 $179–$242
9.6 NM+	$374 $318–$431	$168 $143–$193
9.4 NM	$292 $248–$336	$134 $114–$155
9.2 NM-	$228 $194–$262	$108 $91.39–$124
9.0 VF/NM	$178 $151–$204	$86.02 $73.12–$98.92
8.5 VF+	$139 $118–$159	$68.81 $58.49–$79.13
8.0 VF	$108 $91.89–$124	$55.05 $46.79–$63.31
7.0 FN/VF	$84.31 $71.66–$96.96	$44.04 $37.43–$50.65
6.0 FN	$65.77 $55.90–$75.64	$35.23 $29.95–$40.51
5.0 VG/FN	$51.30 $43.61–$58.99	$28.19 $23.96–$32.42
4.0 VG	$40.01 $34.01–$46.01	$22.55 $19.17–$25.93
2.0 GD	$31.21 $26.53–$35.89	$18.04 $15.33–$20.75
Raw, ungraded	—	$65.00 $55.25–$74.75

Value history

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About this issue

Hit Comics #18 (1940) is issue #18 of Quality Comics's Hit Comics (1940–1950), with a cover date of December 1941. Written by Toni Blum and Jack Cole and drawn by Arthur Beeman, Alex Blum, George Brenner and others.

Creators

Writers: Toni Blum, Jack Cole
Pencillers: Arthur Beeman, Alex Blum, George Brenner, Jack Cole, Max Elkan, Henry Kiefer, Klaus Nordling, Art Peddy, Witmer Williams
Inkers: Arthur Beeman, Alex Blum, George Brenner, Jack Cole, Max Elkan, Henry Kiefer, Klaus Nordling, Art Peddy, Witmer Williams
Cover artist: Reed Crandall

The stories

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.

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.

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.

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