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48November 1943
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Smash Comics #48

Quality Comics · November 1943

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Identification plate

Series
Smash Comics (Quality Comics, 1939 series)
Issue
#48
Publication date
November 1943
Key date
1943-11-10
Indicia publisher
E. M. Arnold
Price
$0.10
Pages
60

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Midnight Meets the Menace from Marscover1pencils: Alex Kotzky; inks: Alex KotzkyMidnight [Dave Clark]; Gabby (a monkey); Doc Mortimer Wackey
1Sinister Menace from Mars -- or Someplacecomic story11script: Paul Gustavson; pencils: Paul Gustavson; inks: Paul Gustavson; letters: Paul GustavsonMidnight [Dave Clark]; Gabby (a monkey); Doc Mortimer Wackey; Professor Drizzpan
2Murder Has a Bargain Daycomic story8pencils: Mort LeavRookie Rankin; Diana Dare (model); Mr. Grayson (manager)
3-comic story8pencils: Bernard Sachs; inks: Bernard SachsBlack X; Batu
4-comic story1script: Bernard Dibble; pencils: Bernard Dibble; inks: Bernard DibbleArchie O'Toole (king)
5-comic story7script: Bart Tumey; pencils: Bart Tumey; inks: Bart TumeyDeke Parsons; Daffy Dill; Eph
6The Magenta Diamondcomic story4script: Klaus Nordling; pencils: Klaus Nordling; inks: Klaus NordlingLady Luck [Brenda Banks]; a goldfish (narrator); Big Bernie (villain); Bernie's mob (villains)
7The Camera Is the Judgetext story2letters: typesetJimmy Christian (detective); Bull Groton; Mitch Dallas
8-comic story1pencils: Jack Cole; inks: Jack ColeWun Cloo
9-comic story7pencils: Fred Guardineer; inks: Fred GuardineerThe Marksman [Baron Povalski, aka Major Hurtz]; Vorka; Schlagen (villain); Frauline Halunke (villain, death)
10Ribbing Racketeerscomic story7pencils: Mort LeavJester [Chuck Lane]; J. J. Pilbeam; Gibb Greiner; McGinty

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Vixens, Vamps & Vipers #[nn]
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