HIT COMICS #1
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Lou Fine cover! 1st apps. of Red Bee, Hercules, Neon the Unknown.
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Lou Fine cover! 1st apps. of Red Bee, Hercules, Neon the Unknown.
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mod. r
Lou Fine cover! 1st apps. of Red Bee, Hercules, Neon the Unknown.
Hit Comics #1 might have been dismissed as just another comics anthology if it wasn't for Lou Fine's legendary cover that's caught collectors' eyes over the years. Golden Age fans were soon regularly citing the Red Bee as a perfect example of the wild mystery men quickly created for comics to take on WWII enemies. (It wasn't even terribly unique that the Red Bee's alter-ego was Superior City's crusading Assistant District Attorney Rick Raleigh.)
Armed with a "stinger" gun and a few pet bees (with his favorite, Michael, kept in his belt buckle), the Red Bee was adored as an insanely creative hero as he bounded through comics in his pirate shirt and striped pants. Creators couldn't resist bringing the Red Bee back over the years. (DC was the lucky company that bought out the Quality Comics line.) The character's Earth-Two death even got a mention on The CW's Supergirl series. Then the Red Bee returned to modern comic shops when Rick Raleigh showed up as a troubled superhero's parole officer in 2023's Peacemaker Tries Hard.
This book also contains the first sightings of Secret Agent X-5, Jack and Jill, Neon the Unknown, Casey Jones, and even more! It's all original content with many contributions from the fabled Eisner/Iger Studio, further ensuring that Hit Comics #1 remains a top collectible of the Golden Age.
Artists Information
Louis Kenneth Fine was born in New York. He studied at the Grand Central Art School and Pratt Institute. He was partially crippled by childhood polio and longed to be an illustrator. Among his major influences were Dean Cornwell, J.C. Leyendecker, and Heinrich Kley. Fine joined the Eisner-Iger comic shop in 1938 and soon was drawing for the Fiction House and Fox lines on such features as 'Wilton of the West', 'The Count of Monte Cristo', and 'The Flame'. Within a short time he became one of their best artists. He drew parts of the 'Jumbo' and 'Sheena' comics, and he also produced several adventure comics. Between 1939 and 1943, he worked for the Arnold's Quality Comics group. He produced 'Black Condor', 'Stormy Foster' and several issues of 'Uncle Sam'. From early on, Fine's specialty was covers, and he turned out dozens of them. Lou Fine left the comic book industry in 1944 and moved into drawing Sunday advertising strips for the funnies. On his advertising work, he cooperated extensively with Don Komisarow. Together, they created characters like 'Charlie McCarthy' and 'Mr. Coffee Nerves' for Chase and Sanborn Coffee, and 'Sam Spade' for Wildroot Cream Oil. They also made 'The Thropp Family' for Liberty magazine, using the combined signature of Donlou (scripts by Lawrence Lariar). Next, Fine drew two newspaper strips, 'Adam Ames', and 'Peter Scratch', about a tough private eye who lived with his mother. Fine died in 1971 and according to Will Eisner, he was one of the greatest draftsmen ever.
Will Eisner is an American cartoonist, writer and entrepreneur who's one of the earliest cartoonist to contribute to the comics industry. Will is famous for his experiments in content and form in comics as well as popularizing the term "Graphic Novel". Will Eisner's most recognized works are The Spirit and A contract with God.
Dan Zolnerowich was an artist during the Golden Age of Comics. He started out at the Eisner-Iger Studio in 1939, and eventually worked through the Iger Studio until 1944. He is best known for his work for Fiction House, where his credits include 'Super American', 'Suicide Smith', 'Kaanga', 'Kayo Kirby', 'The Hawk', 'Captain Terry Thunder' and 'Captain Wings'.
Sultan was a pulp artists who worked for Harry Chesler's Fawcett Comics in the Golden Age, as well as Fiction House and Quality Comics. After serving in the military the illustrator returned to the industry to work for DC, EC and Better Comics.
Charles Nicolas was a pseudonym used by a variety of artists at Eisner/Iger Studios, amongst the main artists to use the name were Charles Cuidera, Jack Kirby and Charles Wojtkoski.
Lou Fine cover! 1st apps. of Red Bee, Hercules, Neon the Unknown.
Hit Comics #1 might have been dismissed as just another comics anthology if it wasn't for Lou Fine's legendary cover that's caught collectors' eyes over the years. Golden Age fans were soon regularly citing the Red Bee as a perfect example of the wild mystery men quickly created for comics to take on WWII enemies. (It wasn't even terribly unique that the Red Bee's alter-ego was Superior City's crusading Assistant District Attorney Rick Raleigh.)
Armed with a "stinger" gun and a few pet bees (with his favorite, Michael, kept in his belt buckle), the Red Bee was adored as an insanely creative hero as he bounded through comics in his pirate shirt and striped pants. Creators couldn't resist bringing the Red Bee back over the years. (DC was the lucky company that bought out the Quality Comics line.) The character's Earth-Two death even got a mention on The CW's Supergirl series. Then the Red Bee returned to modern comic shops when Rick Raleigh showed up as a troubled superhero's parole officer in 2023's Peacemaker Tries Hard.
This book also contains the first sightings of Secret Agent X-5, Jack and Jill, Neon the Unknown, Casey Jones, and even more! It's all original content with many contributions from the fabled Eisner/Iger Studio, further ensuring that Hit Comics #1 remains a top collectible of the Golden Age.
Artists Information
Louis Kenneth Fine was born in New York. He studied at the Grand Central Art School and Pratt Institute. He was partially crippled by childhood polio and longed to be an illustrator. Among his major influences were Dean Cornwell, J.C. Leyendecker, and Heinrich Kley. Fine joined the Eisner-Iger comic shop in 1938 and soon was drawing for the Fiction House and Fox lines on such features as 'Wilton of the West', 'The Count of Monte Cristo', and 'The Flame'. Within a short time he became one of their best artists. He drew parts of the 'Jumbo' and 'Sheena' comics, and he also produced several adventure comics. Between 1939 and 1943, he worked for the Arnold's Quality Comics group. He produced 'Black Condor', 'Stormy Foster' and several issues of 'Uncle Sam'. From early on, Fine's specialty was covers, and he turned out dozens of them. Lou Fine left the comic book industry in 1944 and moved into drawing Sunday advertising strips for the funnies. On his advertising work, he cooperated extensively with Don Komisarow. Together, they created characters like 'Charlie McCarthy' and 'Mr. Coffee Nerves' for Chase and Sanborn Coffee, and 'Sam Spade' for Wildroot Cream Oil. They also made 'The Thropp Family' for Liberty magazine, using the combined signature of Donlou (scripts by Lawrence Lariar). Next, Fine drew two newspaper strips, 'Adam Ames', and 'Peter Scratch', about a tough private eye who lived with his mother. Fine died in 1971 and according to Will Eisner, he was one of the greatest draftsmen ever.
Will Eisner is an American cartoonist, writer and entrepreneur who's one of the earliest cartoonist to contribute to the comics industry. Will is famous for his experiments in content and form in comics as well as popularizing the term "Graphic Novel". Will Eisner's most recognized works are The Spirit and A contract with God.
Dan Zolnerowich was an artist during the Golden Age of Comics. He started out at the Eisner-Iger Studio in 1939, and eventually worked through the Iger Studio until 1944. He is best known for his work for Fiction House, where his credits include 'Super American', 'Suicide Smith', 'Kaanga', 'Kayo Kirby', 'The Hawk', 'Captain Terry Thunder' and 'Captain Wings'.
Sultan was a pulp artists who worked for Harry Chesler's Fawcett Comics in the Golden Age, as well as Fiction House and Quality Comics. After serving in the military the illustrator returned to the industry to work for DC, EC and Better Comics.
Charles Nicolas was a pseudonym used by a variety of artists at Eisner/Iger Studios, amongst the main artists to use the name were Charles Cuidera, Jack Kirby and Charles Wojtkoski.