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Real Hit Comics #1

Jan 1944 · Holyoke · 0.10 USD
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"Deception" in Real Hit Comics #1 (1944) introduces Dan, a Military Intelligence agent temporarily assigned to his hometown's police force to solve a murder. With a left-handed killer on the loose and a wealthy widow’s jewels vanished, the case unfolds in a tense, grounded mystery. Art by Alex Blum brings the noir atmosphere to life, with sharp, expressive lines defining the story’s shadowy tone.

Contains 12 stories
Deception
8 pp · Superhero
Blue Beetle [Dan Garret]Larry Connor
Untitled Humor story
1 pp · Humor, Children
Little Willie
The Devil's Highway
3.67 pp · Western-Frontier
Francisco Salazar

Francisco Salazar is one of the few men to survive Superstitious Mountain and the treacherous Devil's Highway—a notorious frontier trail stretching from Arizona toward California's gold fields, guarded fiercely by Apache warriors determined to keep its secrets and riches for themselves. As hundreds of fortune seekers attempt the dangerous crossing, Salazar's harrowing escape becomes a legend that will echo through the ages. This western tale captures the pioneering spirit and peril of America's early frontier ambitions.

Victory Garden
6 pp
Ali BabaThe Nose

Ali Baba plants a victory garden to support the war effort, but his truck full of fresh vegetables is hijacked by the notorious criminal known as The Nose, who plans to sell the stolen produce on the black market. With the help of a mechanical bloodhound, Ali Baba pursues the thief to recover his crop and expose the black market scheme threatening his community.

Caught by Dusty Hands
2 pp · Non-Fiction, Crime

A defense plant guard spots sabotage during a blackout and uses dusty hands as evidence to nab the culprit—but the real crime story unfolds when a sharp detective connects an abandoned identification button to a slick bank robbery ring operating across state lines. The criminals, using a private plane as their perfect getaway, find their luck running out when one small clue unravels their operation and leads to their downfall at the airport.

Air Pirates
3 pp · Crime
BrodyHarry WhiteRoberts
The Left Handed Killer
7 pp · Superhero
Blue Beetle [Dan Garret]Mike ManiganBilly the ConJoan Masonthe Ferret
Escape of a French Girl
11 pp

When a young French woman named Renee witnesses Nazi atrocities during the German occupation, she becomes determined to help her country—even if it means infiltrating the circle of a charming Gestapo officer who's fallen for her. With the help of an unlikely ally, a gruff old horse-smuggler harboring refugees at his mountain hotel, Renee navigates a treacherous escape across occupied France toward the Spanish border and freedom. Her journey weaves together dangerous deceptions, acts of sabotage, and the intervention of brave patriots as she flees the Nazis closing in from all sides.

The Case of the Empty Envelope
3 pp · Detective-Mystery
Peter BraveJimmy Buck

Detective Peter Brave investigates a murder with few leads, but a bullet hole through a leaf puts him on the killer's trail—and a holdup man's interference only deepens the mystery. When Peter discovers an empty envelope across the street, he uses a chemical solution to reveal hidden writing that cracks the case wide open. A tale of clever detective work and the smallest clues making all the difference.

The D's to the Rescue
3 pp · Non-Fiction, War

When an unarmed merchant vessel goes down in the Atlantic after a torpedo strike, a U.S. Navy destroyer races to the rescue—only to find itself caught between two Nazi submarines bent on destruction. As the destroyer fights for survival against overwhelming odds, a twist of fate turns the tables in an explosive confrontation that readers of Real Hit Comics won't soon forget.

Netje, the Little Dutch Girl
4 pp · Children, War
Netje

When Nazi forces invade Holland, young Netje makes a daring pledge to resist the occupation—and she discovers that a clever child can outwit an army through cunning sabotage and sheer audacity. Armed with poisoned cookies, hidden pins, and the help of her fellow Dutch children, Netje wages a campaign of small but devastating acts of defiance against the invaders. As the Nazis hunt her down, she proves that courage and quick thinking can turn the tide, even for one girl determined to free her homeland.

Untitled Humor story
1 pp · Humor, Jungle
Jungle Jake

ComicBooks.com Value

Our Model is In Beta
Raw (Good) $91
CGC 6.0 · 1 in census $328
CGC 5.5 none in existence
CGC 5.0 · 1 in census $167
CGC 4.5 none in existence
CGC 4.0 · 1 in census $124*
CGC 3.5 none in existence
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CGC 3.0 none in existence
CGC 2.5 none in existence
CGC 2.0 · 1 in census $67*
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Full credits

artist, inker Alex Blum

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