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35September 1942
$0.10

Smash Comics #35

Quality Comics · September 1942 · on sale 1942

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Series
Smash Comics (Quality Comics, 1939 series)
Issue
#35
Publication date
September 1942
Key date
1942-09-00
On-sale date
1942
Indicia publisher
E. M. Arnold
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0We Give You Midnight!cover1pencils: Gill Fox; inks: Gill FoxMidnight [Dave Clark]; The Ray [Happy Terrill] (inset); Espionage [Black X] (inset); Rookie Rankin (inset); The Marksman [Baron Povalski, aka Major Hurtz] (inset)
1The Jumping Bean Abductioncomic story9script: Jack Cole; pencils: Jack Cole; inks: Jack ColeMidnight [Dave Clark]; Doc Mortimer Wackey; Gabby (a monkey); Waldo Whiz (introduction); Professor Porgie (villain)
2Tashayokacomic story6script: Toni Blum, Otto Binder; pencils: Alex Kotzky; inks: Alex KotzkyEspionage [Black X]; Batu; Tashayoka (villain)
3-comic story1script: Bernard Dibble; pencils: Bernard Dibble; inks: Bernard DibbleArchie O'Toole; Pansy Gaga
4The Sextupletscomic story5script: Paul Gustavson; pencils: Paul Gustavson; inks: Paul Gustavson; letters: Paul GustavsonThe Jester [Chuck Lane]; Detective Hustace McGinty; the Sextuplets (villains)
5-comic story5script: Robert Turner; pencils: Jim Mooney; inks: Jim MooneyWildfire; Helene Bennett; Blair Niles
6Wanted!comic story5script: George Brenner; pencils: George Brenner; inks: George BrennerHugh Hazzard; Bozo the Robot; Carl; Fritz
7The Khancomic story6pencils: Reed Crandall; inks: Reed CrandallThe Ray [Happy Terrill]; Bud; The Khan (villain, introduction, death); Petrov (villain); Ileana Kamova (villain)
8-comic story6pencils: Arthur Peddy; inks: Arthur PeddyRookie Rankin; Sgt. Burns; Ma Rankin; Spike; Big Jim Donnell
9-comic story1script: Jack Cole; pencils: Jack Cole; inks: Jack Cole
10-comic story5pencils: Alex Blum; inks: Alex BlumThe Purple Trio [Warren; Tiny Todd; Rocky Hill]; Carl (villain); Adolph (villain)
11Murder Never Paystext story2script: Robert Hyatt
12Izancomic story6script: Vernon Henkel; pencils: Vernon Henkel; inks: Vernon HenkelWings Wendall; Izan; Captain Grutz
13Zitacomic story7pencils: Alex Koda; inks: Alex KodaThe Marksman [Baron Povalski, aka Major Hurtz]; Vorka; Zita; General Feutchwarr (villain)

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