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Cover: Reed Crandall

Hit Comics #24

Oct 1942 · Quality Comics · 0.10 USD
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In "The General's Briefcase," a stolen briefcase carrying critical military documents sets off a tense chase when a General’s car is overturned, leaving Jean of the Motor Corps anxious after her crush, Foster, vanishes without a trace—only to reappear as the mysterious Defender. Max Elkan’s dynamic artwork brings the wartime intrigue to life, while Reed Crandall’s cover captures the stakes with sharp, dramatic flair.

Contains 12 stories
The General's Briefcase
9 pp · Superhero
The Great Defender [Stormy Foster]Miss Jean Dale (introduction)Nazi spies (villains)

In "The General's Briefcase," a stolen briefcase carrying critical military documents sets off a tense chase after a general’s car is overturned. Jean, a dedicated member of the Motor Corps and secretly smitten with Foster, grows anxious when he vanishes—only to later emerge as the mysterious hero known as the Defender.

The Power Plant Saboteurs
6 pp · Detective-Mystery
Betty Bates (attorney at law)Peterson (intro)
It Started With a Lost Hat
5 pp · Adventure, Humor
Bob Masters (marine)Swab Decker (sailor)Bulkhead JonesV: Nazi spies
The Chinese Heroine
5 pp · Aviation
Comet Kelly
The Drug Hijackers
6 pp · Superhero
The Red Bee [Rick Raleigh] (District Attorney)Dr. Williams (villain, introduction)
Spaghetti 5 Cents A Yard
1 pp · Humor
Dan Tootin
Giant Mushrooms
7 pp · Superhero
The Ghost of Flanders ["Rip" Graves]Herr Paul (villain, introduction, death)Toyio (villain, introduction, death)

In "Giant Mushrooms," the Ghost takes on a bizarre threat in 1942, uncovering a sabotage plot where enemy agents hide their aircraft beneath towering mushrooms and aim to cripple American agriculture. With his usual mix of cunning and daring, he races to stop the attack before it's too late.

Hospital of Spies
5 pp · Adventure
The Strange Twins [Doug StrangeRod Strange]
Revenge on the Japanese
5 pp · War
Captain Jim Flagg (marine)
Untitled Humor story
1 pp · Humor
Tommy Tinkle
Duel With a Two-Man Sub
5 pp · Adventure, War
EnsignJack Smith
The Bund's Champion
7 pp · Sports
Don GloryKid Whalen (villain)Schlutzer (villain)Slapsie Sammy Simmons (intro)

ComicBooks.com Value

Our Model is In Beta
Raw (Good) $153
CGC 9.4 · 3 in census $6,838
CGC 9.2 · 2 in census $3,151
CGC 9.0 none in existence
CGC 8.5 none in existence
CGC 8.0 · 1 in census $1,215
CGC 7.5 none in existence
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CGC 7.0 none in existence
CGC 6.5 none in existence
CGC 6.0 · 2 in census $580*
CGC 5.5 · 1 in census $464
CGC 5.0 · 1 in census $463*
CGC 4.5 · 1 in census $393
CGC 4.0 · 2 in census $295
CGC 3.5 none in existence
CGC 3.0 · 1 in census $271*
* 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

artist, inker Max Elkan
cover pencils, inks Reed Crandall

Reprints

Reprinted in Golden-Age Greats Spotlight #6 (2011), Take That, Adolf!: The Fighting Comic Books of the Second World War #[nn] (2017)

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