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HIT COMICS #21

Cover Date: April 1942
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1942-02-04

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Cover Credits:
Art: Max Elkan


Story: [No Title] (9 Pages)

Credits:

ArtMax Elkan
EditingS. M. Iger

Feature Character(s):

Great Defender

Supporting Character(s):

Ah Choo

Villain(s):

Count Manfred Von Grebe and his men (first appearance for all)

Location(s):

Death Valley, CA

Comment(s):

Stormy is within delivery driving distance of Death Valley.


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Second Story: [No Title] (7 Pages)

Credits:

StoryGeorge Brenner
ArtGeorge Brenner
EditingS. M. Iger

Feature Character(s):

Ghost of Flanders

Villain(s):

Axel Kopf and his agents (first appearance for all)


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Third Story: [No Title] (6 Pages)

Credits:

StoryToni Blum
ArtWhitmer Williams
EditingS. M. Iger

Feature Character(s):

Red Bee

Villain(s):

Blacky Meyer and his gang (first appearance for all)


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Fourth Story: [No Title] (5 Pages)

Credits:

StoryS. M. Iger
ArtAlex Blum
LetteringAlex Blum
EditingS. M. Iger

Feature Character(s):

Douglas Strange
Rodney Strange

Villain(s):

Topper and his gang (first appearance for all; steal a valuable stamp collection)

Location(s):

New York City, NY

Comment(s):

This story takes place in the spring.


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Fifth Story: [No Title] (7 Pages)

Credits:

ArtLou Fernstadt
EditingS. M. Iger

Feature Character(s):

Hercules (last appearance; see Comments)

Villain(s):

Red Jake Mazola and his gang (first appearance for all; running a protection racket on a circus)
Ringmaster and Bozo (first appearance for both; working with Mazola)

Comment(s):

Hercules can lift between 3 and 4 tons (or one elephant).
In a conversation with Green Lantern, Ted Knight relates that Hercules is now in a home suffering from Alzheimer's Disease (Starman Vol. 2 #35, October 1997).


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Fifth Story: [No Title] (9 Pages)

Credits:

ArtArthur Peddy
EditingS. M. Iger

Feature Character(s):

Don Glory

Supporting Character(s):

June Brant

Villain(s):

An unnamed mad scientist (first appearance; creates a mist that can destroy metal; dies)

Comment(s):

This story takes place very shortly after December 7th, 1941.
Don is a trained pilot.


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