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43June 1943
$0.10

Smash Comics #43

Quality Comics · June 1943 · on sale 1943-04-02

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Series
Smash Comics (Quality Comics, 1939 series)
Issue
#43
Publication date
June 1943
Key date
1943-06-00
On-sale date
1943-04-02
Indicia publisher
E. M. Arnold
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Murder Maskcover1pencils: Reed Crandall; inks: Reed CrandallMidnight [Dave Clark]; Lady Luck [Brenda Banks]; Doc Mortimer Wackey; Gabby (a monkey)
1The Murder Maskcomic story11script: Paul Gustavson; pencils: Paul Gustavson; inks: Paul Gustavson; letters: Paul GustavsonMidnight [Dave Clark]; Doc Mortimer Wackey; Gabby (a monkey); Sniffer Snoop; Hot Foot (a polar bear); Jolly Rogers; Anderson; Edgar Tompkins; The Mask (villain)
2The Alien Racketcomic story4script: Klaus Nordling; pencils: Klaus Nordling; inks: Klaus NordlingLady Luck [Brenda Banks]; Count D.Change [Count DiChange]; Bruce Banks
3-comic story1script: Bernard Dibble; pencils: Bernard Dibble; inks: Bernard DibbleArchie O'Toole; McScribe
4-comic story7pencils: Fred Guardineer; inks: Fred Guardineer; letters: Fred GuardineerThe Marksman [Baron Povalski, aka Major Hurtz]; Yurka; Adolf Hitler (villain)
5What Shall it Benefit a Man If He Gain the Whole World and Lose His Own Soul?comic story8pencils: Bernard Sachs; inks: Bernard SachsBlack X; Batu; Dr. Harvey Bedsloe
6-comic story1pencils: Jack Cole; inks: Jack ColeWun Cloo (detective)
7Daffy Meets the Man with the Horrible Hobbycomic story7script: Gill Fox; pencils: Gill Fox; inks: Gill FoxDaffy Dill; Mr. Nitemayer; Tea Biscuit; Vita Hayweed; Count De Corpuscles
8The World's Championcomic story8pencils: Witmer Williams; inks: Witmer WilliamsFoxy Harris; Spike Tolan; Masked Marvel; Bone Crusher Harrigan
9The Yukon Murderstext story2letters: typeset
10The Sailor Missed His Boatcomic story8pencils: Joey Cavallo; inks: Joey CavalloYankee Eagle [Larry Noble]; Nicky Malone (sailor and stuntman)
11-comic story7script: Paul Gustavson; pencils: Paul Gustavson; inks: Paul Gustavson; letters: Paul GustavsonThe Jester [Chuck Lane]; Detective Hustace McGinty; Oscar Oople (villain); Ace Morgan (villain); The Major (villain); Lord Andrew (villain); Slick (villain)

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