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Issue: Hit Comics #6 Public Domain
Publication Date: December 1940
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Issues: #6 of 65 Issues
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Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagQuality Comics
Brand: Quality Comic GroupView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: Comic Magazines Inc.
On Sale Date: 10/02/1940
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 13 (12 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): S. M. Iger
Disclose Notes: Copyright 1940 by Comic Magazines, Inc.

The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1940, New Series, Vol. 35, No. 4.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was on-going series
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Red Bee [Rick Raleigh]; the Swordsmen
First Line: The Red Bee Rips into the Swordsmen
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Pages: 1
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The Swords of Death

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (signed as B. H. Apiary)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Red Bee [Rick Raleigh] (Assistant District Attorney); the Swordsmen (villains, introduction for all, some die); Kulak (villain, introduction, death); Rog (villain, introduction, death)
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Pages: 9
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Rod Strange; Douglas Strange
First Line: The legendary city of Eldorado,...
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Pages: 6
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Character(s): Betty Bates; The Gorman Brothers (villains, introductions); Jimmy Meke (introduction); Mabel Meke (introduction); the D. A. (introduction)
First Line: Into the beautiful lawyer's office stalk two stalwart thugs...
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Pages: 5
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: adventure, humorous
Character(s): Bob Masters; Swab Decker
First Line: Cruising in South Amerian waters, the U.S.S. Scarab lays anchor off the city of Para...
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Pages: 6
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (signed as Pierre Winter)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror, occult
First Line: As a cold penetrating rain splashes down on the old witch's house...
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ? (as Gregg Powers)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Hercules [Joe Hercules]; Mr. Nolan (introduction); Lois Nolan (introduction); The Japanese (villains)
First Line: A startling scheme to cripple the United States of America by diverting her oil supply to a foreign power is smashed!!!
Synopsis: Hercules comes to the aid of a bored Texas oil heiress, descending underwater to fix her father's oil rig. In doing so, Hercules discovers that Japanese are stealing Texas oil via a great pipeline, so he personally carries a huge vat of oil back to Texas.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (signed as Roy Talon)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Blaze Barton; The Mercurians (villains, introductions); The Venusians
First Line: The planet of Venus is threatened with destruction by the inhabitants of Mercury...
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Pages: 5
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ? (signed as Lowell Riggs)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Character(s): Jack Doe; Jill Doe
First Line: Sorry, I'm working late tonight!
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Blood of the Wolf

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Toni Blum (credited)[as Toni Boone]
Letterer(s): Typeset
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Introducing Lion Boy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ? (signed as Merton Holmes)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: jungle
Character(s): Lion Boy (introduction, origin); John (introduction, Lion Boy's father, death); John's wife (introduction, Lion Boy's mother, death)
Synopsis: A baby, orphaned by a plane crash, is raised by lions and becomes their leader.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ? (signed as Sandy Klauz)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Tommy Tinkle; Stoop-Pendous (a robot, introduction); Sniff (villain)
First Line: Gosh! The professor is busy!
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Neon [Tom Corbet]; Fritz Cardif (villain, introduction)
First Line: A thunderstruck world hear news of coastal forts blowing up simultaneously...
Synopsis: Neon must overcome an evil scientist who has invented an invisible ray.
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