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4October 1940
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Hit Comics #4

Quality Comics · October 1940 · on sale 1940-08-02

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Series
Hit Comics (Quality Comics, 1940 series)
Issue
#4
Publication date
October 1940
Key date
1940-10-00
On-sale date
1940-08-02
Indicia publisher
Comic Magazines Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Lou Fine; inks: Lou FineNeon [Tom Corbet]
1The Future Societycomic story7pencils: Charles Nicholas; inks: Charles NicholasThe Red Bee
2The Budapest Crime Syndicatecomic story7script: S. M. Iger; pencils: Alex Blum; inks: Alex BlumRod Strange (villain); Doug Strange; Wing Low
3The Case of the Crooked Eightscomic story5script: Bob Powell; pencils: Bob Powell; inks: Bob PowellBetty Bates (intro); Roland Lawson (villain); Harvey Barth (villain); Fred Conlin (intro)
4Assignment: Tradheimcomic story6pencils: Charles Sultan; inks: Charles SultanX-5; Von Setz (villain)
5The Modern Art Robberycomic story6pencils: John Lindermayer; inks: John LindermayerJack Doe; Jill Doe; Squee (villain)
6The Overland Bus Mysterycomic story6pencils: Dan Zolnerowich; inks: Dan ZolnerowichHercules; William Onslow (villain); Pike (villain) Blacky (villain)
7Black Starred Skullcomic story5pencils: John Celardo; inks: John CelardoThe Old Witch
8King of the Rockmencomic story5pencils: Maurice Gutwirth; inks: Maurice GutwirthBlaze Barton; Betty; The Rockmen (villains); their King (Intro)
9Madman's Castle, or, The Living Ghosttext story2script: Toni Blum (Toni Boone); letters: Typeset
10Cockroach Detailcomic story6script: Klaus Nordling; pencils: Klaus Nordling; inks: Klaus Nordling
11Antigravitolcomic story2script: Sandy Klauz; pencils: Sandy Klauz; inks: Sandy KlauzTommy Tinkle; Mary Lou; Sniff (Intro, villain)
12The Transatlantic Bridgecomic story7script: S. M. Iger; pencils: Alex Blum; inks: Alex BlumNeon the Unknown

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