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18January 1941
$0.10

Smash Comics #18

Quality Comics · January 1941 · on sale 1940-11-20

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Series
Smash Comics (Quality Comics, 1939 series)
Issue
#18
Publication date
January 1941
Key date
1941-01-00
On-sale date
1940-11-20
Indicia publisher
Everett M. Arnold
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Gill Fox; inks: Gill FoxBozo the Robot; The Ray [Happy Terrill] (inset); Espionage [Black X] (inset); The Invisible Hood [Kent Thurston] (inset); Wings Wendall (inset)
1The Midget Train Robberscomic story9pencils: Lou Fine; inks: Lou FineThe Ray [Happy Terrill]; Miss White and her seven dwarves (villains, introduction for all, all die)
2-comic story6pencils: Alex Blum; inks: Alex BlumThe Purple Trio [Warren; Rocky Hill; Tiny Todd]; Billy Watts (introduction, death); Rajah Fakir (villain, introduction, death)
3Crashing the Concentration Campcomic story4script: Vernon Henkel; pencils: Vernon Henkel; inks: Vernon HenkelChic Carter; Lloyd Nelson; Anna Monfried;
4The Story of Sunyan Tsecomic story4script: Bob Powell; pencils: Powell Roberts; inks: Bob PowellAbdul; Hassan; Sunyan Tse, Princess Mulan, Li Yao, Shah Aturk, Ali Beni
5The Accident Fakercomic story1script: Gill Fox; pencils: Gill Fox; inks: Gill Fox
6The Return of Dr. Von Thorpcomic story7script: George Brenner; pencils: George Brenner; inks: George BrennerHugh Hazzard; Bozo the Robot; Dr. Von Thorp (villain, death); Runty (villain, introduction, death)
7The Battle of Bermudacomic story6script: Will Eisner; pencils: Dan Zolnerowich; inks: Dan ZolnerowichEspionage [Black X]; Batu; Admiral Jepson; President Franklin Delano Roosevelt; the Nazis (villains)
8-comic story5script: Art Pinajian; pencils: Art Pinajian; inks: Art PinajianThe Invisible Hood [Kent Thurston]; Dr. Moku (villain, introduction)
9-comic story5script: ? [as Duane Byrd Monroe] (signed); pencils: ? [as Duane Byrd Monroe] (signed); inks: ? [as Duane Byrd Monroe] (signed)The Scarlet Seal (Barry Moore); Captain Pat Moore; Nicky Nessen (villain, introduction, death); Sing Lee (villain, death); Manchu Sing (villain); the Hip Leong Tong (villains); the On Sing Tong (villains)
10Aces for Deathtext story1.75script: Robert M. HyattJimmy Christian
11Statement of the Ownership, Management, Circulation, Etc.statement of ownership0.25script: Everett M. Arnold
12The Madness Serumcomic story4script: Vernon Henkel; pencils: Vernon Henkel; inks: Vernon HenkelWings Wendall; Spinner Benson; Wescott; Diane; Dr. Blade
13Lover's Islandcomic story1script: George Tuska; pencils: George Tuska; inks: George TuskaArchie O'Toole
14-comic story6script: Jack Cole; pencils: Jack Cole; inks: Jack Cole; letters: Jack ColeMidnight (Dave Clark)(radio spot announcer, introduction); Morris Carleton (villain, building owner, introduction)
15-comic story4script: Paul Gustavson; pencils: Paul Gustavson; inks: Paul Gustavson; letters: Paul GustavsonMagno [Tom Dalton]; unnamed goon (villain, death)

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