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19February 1941
$0.10

Smash Comics #19

Quality Comics · February 1941 · on sale 1940-12-18

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Identification plate

Series
Smash Comics (Quality Comics, 1939 series)
Issue
#19
Publication date
February 1941
Key date
1941-02-00
On-sale date
1940-12-18
Indicia publisher
E. M. Arnold
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: George Brenner; inks: George BrennerThe Ray [Happy Terrill]; Bozo the Robot (inset); Wings Wendall (inset); Espionage [Black X] (inset); Midnight [Dave Clark] (inset)
1Slash Scraponi's Escapecomic story9pencils: Lou Fine; inks: Lou FineThe Ray [Lanford "Happy" Terrill]; unnamed Warden of Bedlam Island prison; Slash Scraponi (villain, introduction); Corny Hogan (villain, death); unnamed fake Warden of Bedlam Island prison (villain)
2-comic story4script: Vern Henkel; pencils: Vern Henkel; inks: Vern Henkel
3Madame La Zingacomic story2
4-comic story5script: Harry Campbell; pencils: Harry Campbell; inks: Harry CampbellThe Scarlet Seal (Barry Moore); Captain Pat Moore
5Graftcomic story5script: Jack Cole; pencils: Jack Cole; inks: Jack ColeMidnight (Dave Clark);Old Man Dobbs; Bobby
6-comic story5pencils: Alex Blum; inks: Alex BlumThe Purple Trio [Warren; Tiny Todd; Rocky Hill]
7-comic story6script: Dick French; pencils: John Celardo; inks: John CelardoEspionage [Black X]
8-comic story1script: Gill Fox; pencils: Gill Fox; inks: Gill FoxWun Cloo
9-comic story5script: Art Pinajian; pencils: Art Pinajian; inks: Art PinajianThe Invisible Hood [Kent Thurston]; Chuck; Belthor (leader of the Cro-Magnon men); Gordon Stack (villain)
10Shauricomic story4script: Bob Powell; pencils: Bob Powell; inks: Bob Powell
11The Mummy Speakstext story2script: Robert M. HyattJimmy Christian
12-comic story4script: Paul Gustavson; pencils: Paul Gustavson; inks: Paul Gustavson; letters: Paul GustavsonMagno [Tom Dalton]; unnamed enemy agent leader (villain)
13The Lamas of the Red Dragoncomic story4script: Vern Henkel; pencils: Vern Henkel; inks: Vern Henkel
14-comic story7script: George Brenner; pencils: George Brenner; inks: George Brenner

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Special Edition Series #21974On eBay ›
The Quality Companion #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-60549-037-3		2011On eBay ›
The Complete Smash Comics: Volume 4
ISBN 978-1546780991		2017On eBay ›
Men of Mystery Comics #1092018On eBay ›

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