Hit Comics #51 is an issue of the series Hit Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of March, 1948.
Synopsis for Kid Eternity: "The Forgotten World!"
Newly-graduated ethnologist Bill Watkins undertakes to prove the existence of a Forgotten World located in the Brazilian jungle. He mounts an expedition up the Amazon, and with Kid Eternity's assistance, he survives several close calls, encountering Brazilian headhunters, prehistoric reptiles, and hostile cavemen along the way.
Appearing in Kid Eternity: "The Forgotten World!"
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- Amazonian headhunters
- Cavemen
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- Bill Watkins, Ethnologist
- Senor Moreno
- Geronimo and a band of warriors (Summoned Soul)
- Robin Hood (Summoned Soul)
- Thor (Summoned Soul)
- Apollo (Summoned Soul)
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- the Brazilian Rain Forest
- The Forgotten World (15 days march inland from Rio de Janeiro, near the Great Mountain)
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Synopsis for Bob and Swab: "Island Real Estate Company"
Appearing in Bob and Swab: "Island Real Estate Company"
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- C.O. of the USS Scarab
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- unscrupulous realtor
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- a tropical Pacific island
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- USS Scarab
Synopsis for Big Brother: "Florida Jungle"
Appearing in Big Brother: "Florida Jungle"
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- Big Feller
- Mitie Feller
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- Florida
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Synopsis for Betty Bates: "The Rules of Murder!"
Appearing in Betty Bates: "The Rules of Murder!"
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- Dudley Dean
- Alex Race
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Synopsis for Her Highness: "In Ponte Darlo"
Appearing in Her Highness: "In Ponte Darlo"
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- Ponte Darlo
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Synopsis for Sir Roger: "Crash!"
Appearing in Sir Roger: "Crash!"
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- Sir Roger
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Synopsis for Rasputin and Merwin: "Kite-Flying Contest"
Appearing in Rasputin and Merwin: "Kite-Flying Contest"
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- Rasputin
- Merwin
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Notes
- At the end of "The Forgotten World," Bill Watkins was still in the lost world. It is unknown whether he ever published his findings.
- This issue of Hit Comics also featured: "A Million Years Ago" (text story, featuring Kid Eternity)
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