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Hit Comics #22

Jun 1942 · Quality Comics · 0.10 USD
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In "Make-Up for Murder," the Ghost takes on a dual threat as wartime tensions mount, confronting Nazi spies while defiantly singing the patriotic tune "I Am an American" — a bold moment of resistance in a 1942 comic where heroism and national pride are front and center. Written, drawn, and inked by George Brenner, the story blends wartime intrigue with a touch of musical flair, all framed by Gill Fox’s striking cover art.

Contains 12 stories
Make-Up for Murder
9 pp · Superhero
The Great Defender [Stormy Foster]Ah ChooJohnson (introduction)Smithers (introduction)three un-named spies (villains, introduction for all)

When spies disguised with expert makeup infiltrate the Cole Chemical Works posing as employees Johnson and Smithers, it falls to Stormy Foster—the Great Defender—to uncover the sabotage plot before a vital defense facility is destroyed. As the real workers go missing and an imposter spy ring threatens catastrophe, the masked hero must stop a scheme built on deception and exposives, then track down the master of disguise pulling the strings from the shadows.

Case of the Cat's Skeleton
6 pp · Adventure
Betty BatesJabez Crane (villain, introduction)Boho (villain, introduction)
Peanuts and Spies
5 pp · Adventure, Humor
Bob MastersSwab Decker
War!
5 pp · Aviation, War
Comet Kelly (introduction)The Japanese (villains)
The Silken Gang War
6 pp · Superhero
The Red Bee [Rick Raleigh] (District Attorney)Casey (villain, introduction)Franco (villain, introduction)
Painless Dentist
1 pp · Humor

Dan Tootin, a madcap chemist posing as a painless dentist, hawks his latest invention to patients eager to test it—but when his formula doesn't quite live up to the promises on his sign, he banks on their credulity (and his poker face) to keep up appearances. It's a one-page romp about a con man who'd rather bluff his way through than admit defeat.

Prisoner of Von Kimmel
7 pp · Superhero
Ghost of Flanders ["Rip" Graves]Von Kimmel (villain, introduction)
Totoya Adventure
5 pp · Adventure
Doug StrangeRod StrangeKimmel (villain, introduction, death)
The Coming of Captain Flagg
5 pp · Aviation
Captain Flagg (a Marine, introduction)
Untitled Humor story
1 pp · Humor
The Swordfish Strikes
5 pp · Adventure, War
Ensign Jack Smith (introduction)The Japanese (villains)
Bout with the Vichy French
7 pp · Sports
Don GloryMarko (villain, introduction)Andre (villain, introduction)

ComicBooks.com Value

Our Model is In Beta
Raw (Good) $150
CGC 9.4 · 1 in census $5,369*
CGC 9.2 none in existence
CGC 9.0 none in existence
CGC 8.5 none in existence
CGC 8.0 · 2 in census $1,212
CGC 7.5 none in existence
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CGC 7.0 · 2 in census $817
CGC 6.5 · 1 in census $733*
CGC 6.0 none in existence
CGC 5.5 · 1 in census $533*
CGC 5.0 $495
CGC 4.5 · 1 in census $432*
CGC 4.0 · 1 in census $376*
CGC 3.5 · 2 in census $319
CGC 3.0 · 1 in census $296*
CGC 2.5 none in existence
CGC 2.0 · 1 in census $204*
* estimate — limited direct-sales data at this grade
Our model’s value — refined as new sales data arrives · CGC census counts shown where available

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Full credits

writer, artist, inker George Brenner
cover pencils, inks Gill Fox

Reprints

Reprinted in The Lou Fine Comics Treasury #[nn] (1991)

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