Best Place to Sell Hit Comics #16

Publisher: Quality Comics, 1941

About Hit Comics #16

World War II cover by Lou Fine. Story art by Fine, Al Bryant, Reed Crandall, Henry Kiefer, Jack Cole, Arthur Peddy, Alex Blum, and Klaus Nordling.

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COVER DETAILS

Characters: Hercules [Joe Hercules]

Pencils: Reed Crandall

Inks: Reed Crandall

STORY DETAILS

(13 Stories)

Title: The Dockside Saboteurs

Characters: Hercules [Joe Hercules]; Saboteurs [Kurtz; others unnamed] (villains, introduction for all)

Synopsis: Hercules hears of the sinking of an Allied supply vessel and races to the scene to save the ship. He then volunteers for guard duty to stop the saboteurs responsible.

Pages: 9.000

Script: Joe Blair ?; Toni Blum ? [as Greg Powers] (credited)

Pencils: Reed Crandall

Inks: Reed Crandall

Notes: Script credits suggested by the Who's Who.

Title: The Murder of Moe Jukes

Characters: Betty Bates; Tim Donner (introduction); Moe Jukes (villain, introduction, death); Ratty Mulvain (villain, introduction); Jeff (villain, elevator operator); unnamed murderer (villain)

Synopsis: While meeting a friend at the airport, Betty witnesses the death of a noted racketeer, and, when the smoke clears, a young man holding the gun is nabbed by the police. Betty knows the man is innocent and sets out to prove it.

Pages: 6.000

Script: Toni Blum [as Stanley Charlot] (credited)

Pencils: Al Bryant

Inks: Al Bryant

Notes: Script credit suggested by Bails' Who's Who.

Title: Murder in Chinatown

Characters: The 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)

Synopsis: Rick is sent on an assignment to Chinatown to investigate the murder of a Chinese, only to find that opium is behind the whole thing.

Pages: 8.000

Script: Toni Blum [as B. H. Apiary] (credited)

Pencils: Witmer Williams

Inks: Witmer Williams

Notes: Writer revision from ? to Toni Blum by Craig Delich 2013-12-30. The Who's Who indicates that Toni Blum wrote this feature in 1941-42. Artist verification for Williams by the Who's Who. B. H. Apiary is a by-line for the strip only.

Title: The Anti-Neon Machine

Characters: Neon [Tom Corbet]; Scar Lioni (villain, introduction); Rackets, Inc. (villains, introduction for all)

Synopsis: Neon must face Scar Lioni, who has created a formidable tractor beam of sorts that Neon could not escape from (unless he turned his body into energy).

Pages: 5.000

Script: S. M. Iger

Pencils: Alex Blum

Inks: Alex Blum

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CGC Census Report*

Grade	NG	PG	CVR	0.5	1.0	1.5	1.8	2.0	2.5	3.0	3.5	4.0	4.5	5.0	5.5	6.0	6.5	7.0	7.5	8.0	8.5	9.0	9.2	9.4	9.6	9.8	9.9	10.0	Total
Universal	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	18
Qualified	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Signature Series	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
CGCxJSA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Restored	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	18

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