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Hit Comics #1

Jul 1940 · Quality Comics · 0.10 USD
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This anthology issue features multiple stories: "Hercules" and "Blaze Barton," in which a firefighter battles danger; "The Red Bee," who opens fire during a conflict; "Neon the Unknown"; and "The Strange Twins." Additionally, the issue includes "Bob and Swab," a comedic naval story in which Swab Decker manicures the decks while Bob Masters interacts with a character called "Soapy Joe," featuring physical comedy and mishaps aboard the U.S.S. Scarab. A longer mystery tale involves a girl found dead in a sailor's room, with detectives discovering a yellowed parchment beneath an ancient skull that reveals a haunting prophecy about poisoned guests at an inn, setting up further supernatural mysteries to follow.

Contains 11 stories
Origin of Hercules
7 pp · Superhero
Hercules [Joe Hercules] (origin)Mrs. Hercules (Joe's mother, death)Pete Birch (introduction)J. Willistone Jyppe (villain, banker)
The Plot to Sink the Arkian
6 pp · Spy
X-5 (intro)Baroness Verber (Intro, villain)
Clock of Doom
6 pp · Detective-Mystery
Jack Doe (intro)Jill Doe (intro)Joseph Eberhart (dies)Edward EberhartPhipps (villain)Dr. Graham
Origin of the Red Bee
7 pp · Superhero
Michael (a bee)Tom Darrow (District Attorney)Boss Storm (villain)Red (thug)Pete (thug)
Origin of the Strange Twins
7 pp · Adventure
Douglas StrangeRodney Strange (villain)Wendy HaleWing LowSin Chow (villain)Blimey JoeHung FuLady ChutneyBarclayWan LowSlipfingerStubborn Pete

In a tale of forgotten blood and buried secrets, Douglas Strange—wrongfully imprisoned for a crime he didn’t commit—sets out to clear his name, unaware that his only clue lies in a brother he’s never met. Years after being taken by the pirate Sin Chow, Douglas now hunts the truth, guided only by the cryptic knowledge of Wing Low and the haunting echo of a shared past.

Neutrality Patrol
6 pp · Adventure, Humor
Bob Masters (intro)Swab Decker (intro)

Off the coast of Panama, Bob Masters and Swab Decker—a pair of quick-fisted sailors—are assigned to escort a foreign submarine out of American territorial waters. When the sub's crew betrays their mission and attempts to submerge for a secret attack, the two scrappy sailors must fight their way through sabotage and danger to save the day and prove their worth to their exasperated captain. It's a fast-paced wartime adventure with plenty of shipboard brawling and close calls on the high seas.

The Triple Train Wreck Robbery
5 pp · Adventure
Casey Jones (intro)Deegan (villain)
The Tale of the Haunted Inn
6 pp · Horror-Suspense
The Old Witch (intro)Harvey WhiteJoan White

A young woman dwells alone in a desolate inn hidden deep in the forest, but when Harvey White and his wife seek shelter from a violent storm, they discover something far stranger than an empty hostelry. As Harvey investigates mysterious sounds in the night, he glimpses impossible scenes—sailors carousing, women weeping—yet the girl insists she lives entirely alone. When his curiosity drives him to confront what he's seen, Harvey stumbles into a mystery the inn itself seems determined to keep hidden.

Origin of Neon the Unknown
5 pp · Superhero
Lt. CracketMorgan Crookes (villain)Wilson
In Tinkle Town
2 pp · Humor, Children
Tommy Tinkle (an animated puppet, intro)Mary LouProf. GrundSam Snipe (villain)Pat Pokem (villain)Lotta Lure (villain)

When three scheming toy competitors—Sam Snipe, Pat Pokem, and Lotta Lure—learn that Tommy Tinkle has landed a lucrative Santa Claus order, they hatch a sinister plot to muscle him out of the deal. Lotta Lure sets her sights on winning over the young puppet, while her cohorts plan to deal with Prof. Grund, but things don't quite go according to their villainous blueprint. It's a lighthearted romp through Tinkle Town with mischief, ambition, and the kind of comic chaos that makes 1940s humor comics such a blast.

Doomsday and Afterward
5 pp · Science Fiction
Blaze Barton (intro)Prof. Solis (intro)Betty Solis (intro)Core-Men (villains)

ComicBooks.com Value

Our Model is In Beta
Raw (Good) $1,091
CGC 9.0 · 1 in census $25,459*
CGC 8.5 · 2 in census $18,247
CGC 8.0 none in existence
CGC 7.5 · 3 in census $5,249
CGC 7.0 · 4 in census $5,249
CGC 6.5 · 2 in census $4,552
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CGC 6.0 · 5 in census $4,552
CGC 5.5 · 2 in census $3,553
CGC 5.0 · 3 in census $2,944
CGC 4.5 none in existence
CGC 4.0 · 1 in census $2,288
CGC 3.5 · 5 in census $2,073
CGC 3.0 · 5 in census $1,752
CGC 2.5 none in existence
CGC 2.0 · 1 in census $1,191
CGC 1.5 none in existence
CGC 1.0 · 2 in census $786
* estimate — limited direct-sales data at this grade
Our model’s value — refined as new sales data arrives · CGC census counts shown where available

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Cast · 4 characters

Full credits

artist, writer, inker Dan Zolnerowich
cover pencils, inks Lou Fine

Reprints

Reprinted in Patoruzito #1 (1945), Comic Reprints #[9] (1975), Flashback #31 (1975), Action! Mystery! Thrills! Comic Book Covers of the Golden Age: 1933-45 #[nn] (2011), Gwandanaland Comics #794 (2017), Gwandanaland Comics #2005 (2018)

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