Hit Comics

Hit Comics was a comic book anthology title published by Quality Comics during the Golden Age of Comic Books from 1940 until 1950.[1]

Hit Comics
Issue #25 (December 1942)
Publication information
PublisherQuality Comics
ScheduleMonthly
FormatStandard
Publication dateJuly 1940 – July 1950
No. of issues65
Main character(s)Hercules
Red Bee
Neon the Unknown
Stormy Foster
Kid Eternity

The first issue of Hit Comics featured the debut of Red Bee and Neon the Unknown, among others.[2]The comic book series had a series of other rotating cover features, including Hercules and Stormy Foster. Although in December 1942, the entire line-up of comics at Quality change their features with a new additional character, called Kid Eternity.

The character proved to be popular enough that when Quality Comics began expanding their post-war line, the Kid got his own self-titled comic book, Kid Eternity, in the Spring of 1946. Further illustrating the popularity of the character, his antagonists, Her Highness and Silk were given their own strip in Hit Comics #29 through #57.

By the late 1940s, however, Quality Comics was experiencing the post-war bust that most superhero comics were. In November 1949, Kid Eternity's self-titled magazine was discontinued (with issue #18) and his lead slot in Hit Comics was given over to Jeb Rivers, a riverboat captain (with issue #61).[3][4] The anthology title would end in July 1950. [5][6]

References
  1. Koolman, Mike; Amash, Jim (2011). The Quality Companion. TwoMorrows Publishing. pp. 220–221. ISBN 978-1605490373.
  2. Benton, Mike (1992). Superhero comics of the Golden Age: the illustrated history. Taylor Pub. ISBN 9780878338085. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  3. Steranko, Jim. The Steranko History of Comics Volume 2. (Supergraphics, 1972).
  4. Hill, Roger (26 July 2017). "Reed Crandall: Illustrator of the Comics". TwoMorrows Publishing. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  5. "Mike's Amazing World of Comics". www.mikesamazingworld.com. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  6. "GCD :: Series :: Hit Comics". www.comics.org. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
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