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1January-March 1948
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Smilin' Jack #1

Dell · January-March 1948

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Identification plate

Series
Smilin' Jack (Dell, 1948 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
January-March 1948
Key date
1948-01-00
Indicia publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1Smilin' Jack [Jack Martin]; Cindy
1-comic story8script: Zack Mosley; pencils: Boody Rogers; inks: Boody Rogers; letters: Boody RogersDownwind Jaxon; Fat Stuff [also as Senor Mantecoso]; Woo-Woo Bali; Senor Lopez; Senor Caranza; Tarz
2-comic story8script: Zack Mosley; pencils: Boody Rogers; inks: Boody Rogers; letters: Boody RogersDownwind Jaxon; Fat Stuff; Woo-Woo Bali; Smilin' Jack [Jack Martin; also as Hammer-Head]; Snake-Bite; Cucaracha
3-comic story8script: Zack Mosley; pencils: Boody Rogers; inks: Boody Rogers; letters: Boody RogersDownwind Jaxon; Fat Stuff; Smilin' Jack [Jack Martin; also as Hammer-Head]; Snake-Bite; Seniorita Paprika; Seniorita Tamale; Toemain the Great (villain); Catize (villain)
4-comic story8script: Zack Mosley; pencils: Boody Rogers; inks: Boody Rogers; letters: Boody RogersSmilin' Jack [Jack Martin; also as Hammer-Head]; Downwind Jaxon; Fat Stuff; Snake-Bite; Cindy; Toemain the Great (villain); Catize (villain)
5-comic story3script: Zack Mosley; pencils: Boody Rogers; inks: Boody Rogers; letters: Boody RogersSmilin' Jack [Jack Martin; also as Hammer-Head]; Cindy

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