Back Hit The Japs

Sources

IPDB and Flipcommons Catalog contributed to this record.

Conflicts resolved (2 fields)

theme
IPDB Patriotic used IPDB Wartime used Flipcommons Catalog War used Flipcommons Catalog Patriotism used
credit
IPDB Roy Parker — Art IPDB Harry Mabs — Design Flipcommons Catalog Harry Mabs — Design used Flipcommons Catalog Roy Parker — Art used

Sources agree (5 fields)

technology_generation
electromechanical IPDB, Flipcommons Catalog
month
10 IPDB, Flipcommons Catalog
year
1942 IPDB, Flipcommons Catalog
player_count
1 IPDB, Flipcommons Catalog
ipdb_id
1202 IPDB, Flipcommons Catalog

Single source (9 fields)

gameplay_feature
IPDB Passive Bumpers ×20 used
ipdb.corporate_entity_name
IPDB Victory Games used
ipdb.image_urls
IPDB ["https://www.ipdb.org/images/1202/Backglass.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/1202/Overall_view.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/1202/Playfield.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/1202/image-1.jpg"] used
ipdb.notes
IPDB 'Hit The Japs' was a conversion of Gottlieb's 1940 'Gold Star'. The earliest mention we have found for this conversion kit by name is in Victory Game's ad in Billboard 04/10/1943 p112. However, their first Billboard ad 10/03/1942 p79 implies this kit existed then, by advertising a conversion was available for 'Gold Star'. Their last Billboard ad for this kit was 02/10/1945 p74. used
ipdb.notable_features
IPDB 5 balls for 5 cents. Passive bumpers (20). used
corporate_entity
Flipcommons Catalog victory-games used
title
Flipcommons Catalog hit-the-japs used
name
Flipcommons Catalog Hit The Japs used
slug
Flipcommons Catalog hit-the-japs used