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16October 1941
$0.10

Hit Comics #16

Quality Comics · October 1941 · on sale 1941-08-06

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Series
Hit Comics (Quality Comics, 1940 series)
Issue
#16
Publication date
October 1941
Key date
1941-10-00
On-sale date
1941-08-06
Indicia publisher
Comic Magazines Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Lou FineHercules [Joe Hercules]
1The Dockside Saboteurscomic story9script: Joe Blair, Toni Blum; pencils: Reed Crandall; inks: Reed CrandallHercules [Joe Hercules]; Saboteurs [Kurtz; others unnamed] (villains, introduction for all)
2The Murder of Moe Jukescomic story6script: Toni Blum; pencils: Al Bryant; inks: Al BryantBetty Bates; Tim Donner (introduction); Moe Jukes (villain, introduction, death); Ratty Mulvain (villain, introduction); Jeff (villain, elevator operator); unnamed murderer (villain)
3Headbangercomic story1pencils: Jack Cole; inks: Jack Cole
4Death of a Directorcomic story5script: S. M. Iger; pencils: Alex Blum; inks: Alex BlumThe Strange Twins; Darleen (villain, introduction); an Indian (villain, introduction); Hitch (introduction, death)
5Prisoner of the Hunterscomic story5pencils: Henry Kiefer; inks: Henry KieferLion Boy; Two hunters (villains, introductions)
6The Fake Buoy of Mozambiquecomic story5script: Klaus Nordling; pencils: Klaus Nordling; inks: Klaus NordlingBob; Swab; Three crooks (villains, introductions); Dominic (introduction)
7Murder in Chinatowncomic story8script: Toni Blum, B. H. Apiary; pencils: B. H. Apiary, Witmer Williams; inks: Witmer Williams, B. H. ApiaryThe Red Bee [Rick Raleigh] (Assistant District Attorney); Michael (Red Bee's pet bee); Dan (Policeman); Zipper (villain, introduction); Zipper's gang (villains, introduction for all)
8The Seizure of the Panacomic story4pencils: Mort Leav; inks: Mort LeavHell Diver; The Japanese (villains)
9-comic story1script: Arthur Beeman; pencils: Arthur Beeman; inks: Arthur Beeman
10The Anti-Neon Machinecomic story5script: S. M. Iger; pencils: Alex Blum; inks: Alex BlumNeon [Tom Corbet]; Scar Lioni (villain, introduction); Rackets, Inc. (villains, introduction for all)
11Plunder from the Deeptext story2script: Gene Miller (credited); letters: typeset
12U.S. Destroyer Mysteriously Sunkcomic story4pencils: George Appel; inks: George AppelG-5
13The Sirocco Saboteurscomic story9pencils: Art Peddy; inks: Art PeddyDon Glory; saboteurs (villains, introductions)

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