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36October 1942
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Smash Comics #36

Quality Comics · October 1942 · on sale 1942-08-14

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Series
Smash Comics (Quality Comics, 1939 series)
Issue
#36
Publication date
October 1942
Key date
1942-10-00
On-sale date
1942-08-14
Indicia publisher
E. M. Arnold
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Reed Crandall; inks: Reed CrandallMidnight [Dave Clark]; Espionage [Black X] (inset); The Marksman [Baron Povalski, aka Major Hurtz] (inset); Rookie Rankin (inset); The Ray [Happy Terrill] (inset)
1The Death of Midnight!!comic story9script: Jack Cole; pencils: Jack Cole; inks: Jack ColeMidnight [Dave Clark]; Doc Mortimer Wackey; Gabby (a monkey); The Professor; Cyclops Ceylon (villain); Satan (villain); Mrs. Satan (villain)
2The Vengeancecomic story6script: Toni Blum, Otto Binder; pencils: Alex Kotzky; inks: Alex KotzkyEspionage [Black X]; Batu (Espionage's aide); The Vengeance (villain, death); The Japanese (villains)
3Exact Doublecomic story1script: Bernard Dibble; pencils: Bernard Dibble; inks: Bernard DibbleArchie O'Toole
4Micky Kanecomic story5script: Robert Turner; pencils: Jim Mooney; inks: Jim MooneyWildfire [Carol Vance Martin]; Micky Kane; Tom Kane (Micky's brother); group of thugs (villains)
5-comic story5script: Paul Gustavson; pencils: Paul Gustavson; inks: Paul Gustavson; letters: Paul GustavsonThe Jester [Chuck Lane]; Detective Hustace McGinty; Johnson (bank teller); Professor (villain); Professor's gang (villains)
6The Scrap Metal HiJackerscomic story5script: George Brenner; pencils: Wayne Reid; inks: George BrennerHugh Hazzard; Bozo the Robot; Henry Vaun
7Hammer Handcomic story6pencils: Reed Crandall; inks: Reed CrandallThe Ray [Happy Terrill]; Bud; Terrill's newspaper editor; Hammer Hand (villain)
8The Whinercomic story6pencils: Arthur Peddy; inks: Arthur PeddyRookie Rankin; Ma Rankin; Sgt. Burns; The Whiner
9-comic story1script: Jack Cole; pencils: Ralph Johns; inks: Jack Cole
10-comic story5pencils: Alex Blum; inks: Alex BlumThe Purple Trio [Warren; Rocky Hill; Tiny Todd]
12The Wall of Invisible Firetext story2script: Robert Hyatt
13Diane's Revengecomic story6script: Vernon Henkel; pencils: Vernon Henkel; inks: Vernon HenkelWings Wendall; Westcott (dies); Diane Westcott
14-comic story7script: Ed Cronin; pencils: Alex Koda; inks: Alex KodaThe Marksman [Baron Povalski, aka Major Hurtz]; Vorka; Wakovsky (Polish inventor); Adolf Hitler (villain)

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