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27October 1941
$0.10

Smash Comics #27

Quality Comics · October 1941 · on sale 1941-08-20

First appearance: Kent Thurston
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Identification plate

Series
Smash Comics (Quality Comics, 1939 series)
Issue
#27
Publication date
October 1941
Key date
1941-10-00
On-sale date
1941-08-20
Indicia publisher
E. M. Arnold
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Kent Thurston - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Gill Fox; inks: Gill FoxBozo the Robot, Dave Clark, The Jester, Chuck Lane, Midnight, Rookie Rankin, The Ray, Richard Spencer, Happy Terrill, Wings Wendall, Black X
1The Atom Smashercomic story9pencils: Reed Crandall; inks: Reed CrandallThe Ray, Happy Terrill
2Good Neighborlinesscomic story6script: Dick French; pencils: Witmer Williams; inks: Witmer WilliamsRichard Spencer, Black X
3You are to Join the Armycomic story1pencils: John Devlin; inks: John DevlinArchie; Stanislouse
4-comic story5script: Paul Gustavson; pencils: Paul Gustavson; inks: Paul Gustavson; letters: Paul GustavsonThe Jester, Chuck Lane
5The Fire Cultcomic story5script: Robert Turner; pencils: Jim Mooney; inks: Jim MooneyCarol Martin, Wildfire
6-comic story6pencils: Alex Blum; inks: Alex BlumThe Purple Trio [Rocky Hill; Warren; Tiny Todd]
7The Ghost of Robin Hoodcomic story6script: Jack Cole; pencils: Jack Cole; inks: Jack ColeDave Clark, Midnight
8-comic story6script: Vernon Henkel; pencils: Vernon Henkel; inks: Vernon HenkelWings Wendall
9-comic story6pencils: Art Peddy; inks: Art PeddyRookie Rankin
10The Secret of the Mountaintext story1.5pencils: ? (story logo art); inks: ? (story logo art); colors: ? (story logo colors); letters: typeset
11-comic story1pencils: Jack Cole; inks: Jack ColeWun Cloo (detective)
12-comic story5script: Art Pinajian; pencils: Art Pinajian; inks: Art PinajianThe Invisible Hood, Kent Thurston First
13-comic story7script: George Brenner; pencils: George Brenner; inks: George BrennerBozo the Robot, Hugh Hazzard

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Men of Mystery Comics #292001On eBay ›
Special Edition Series #21974On eBay ›
Men of Mystery - Heroes for the Ages #12006On eBay ›
The Complete Smash Comics: Volume 62016On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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