Hit Comics #1
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeThis anthology issue features multiple stories: "Hercules" and "Blaze Barton," in which a firefighter battles danger; "The Red Bee," who opens fire during a conflict; "Neon the Unknown"; and "The Strange Twins." Additionally, the issue includes "Bob and Swab," a comedic naval story in which Swab Decker manicures the decks while Bob Masters interacts with a character called "Soapy Joe," featuring physical comedy and mishaps aboard the U.S.S. Scarab. A longer mystery tale involves a girl found dead in a sailor's room, with detectives discovering a yellowed parchment beneath an ancient skull that reveals a haunting prophecy about poisoned guests at an inn, setting up further supernatural mysteries to follow.
In a tale of forgotten blood and buried secrets, Douglas Strange—wrongfully imprisoned for a crime he didn’t commit—sets out to clear his name, unaware that his only clue lies in a brother he’s never met. Years after being taken by the pirate Sin Chow, Douglas now hunts the truth, guided only by the cryptic knowledge of Wing Low and the haunting echo of a shared past.
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Reprinted in Patoruzito #1 (1945), Comic Reprints #[9] (1975), Flashback #31 (1975), Action! Mystery! Thrills! Comic Book Covers of the Golden Age: 1933-45 #[nn] (2011), Gwandanaland Comics #794 (2017), Gwandanaland Comics #2005 (2018)
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