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15October 1940
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Smash Comics #15

Quality Comics · October 1940 · on sale 1940-08-16

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Identification plate

Series
Smash Comics (Quality Comics, 1939 series)
Issue
#15
Publication date
October 1940
Key date
1940-10-00
On-sale date
1940-08-16
Indicia publisher
E. M. Arnold
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Man in the Iron Maskcover1pencils: Gill Fox; inks: Gill FoxThe Ray [Happy Terrill]; Wings Wendall (inset); Bozo the Robot (inset); Espionage [Black X] (inset); Archie O'Toole (inset)
1Fort Johnson Blown Upcomic story9script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will EisnerEspionage [Black X]; Batu; Frits Moronoff (villain)
2Chic Covers the Operacomic story4pencils: Vern Henkel; inks: Vern HenkelChic Carter; Sgt. Monahan; The Phantom
3-comic story2script: Gill Fox; pencils: Gill Fox; inks: Gill Fox
4Murder in the Wingscomic story6pencils: Alex Blum; inks: Alex BlumThe Purple Trio: [Rocky Hill; Tiny Todd; Warren]; Sandra Starr
5-comic story2pencils: George Brenner; inks: George BrennerClip Chance; Spud Doyle; Gill Fox
6-cartoon0.5script: John Devlin; pencils: John Devlin; inks: John Devlin
7Evening in the Oriental Museumcomic story5pencils: Art Pinajian; inks: Art PinajianKent Thurston; Ruhle; Nolan; Robbins; Betty Robbins
8Cadava the Crumblercomic story6pencils: Lou Fine; inks: Lou FineThe Ray [Happy Terrill]; Diane; Soo Choo; Cadava the Crumbler (villain, death)
9-comic story2script: George Tuska; pencils: George Tuska; inks: George Tuska
10Bobby Fellercomic story1script: Gill Fox; pencils: Gill Fox; inks: Gill Fox
11Vulcan Metzcomic story7pencils: Vern Henkel; inks: Vern HenkelWings Wendall; Vulcan Metz; Diane
11The Cowardtext story2script: Robert M. Hyatt
13-comic story4script: Paul Gustavson; pencils: Paul Gustavson; inks: Paul Gustavson; letters: Paul GustavsonMagno [Tom Dalton]; Mike; Bob Green; Weasel (villain); Spatelle (villain)
14Sharacomic story4pencils: Bob Powell; inks: Bob PowellAbdul; Hassan; Princess Shara; Achmed
15The Ghost Gangcomic story7pencils: George Brenner; inks: George BrennerBozo; Hugh Hazzard; Ghost Gang

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CollectionYear
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