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53May 1944
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Smash Comics #53

Quality Comics · May 1944

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Series
Smash Comics (Quality Comics, 1939 series)
Issue
#53
Publication date
May 1944
Key date
1944-05-10
Indicia publisher
E. M. Arnold
Price
$0.10
Pages
60

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Is There Honor among Thieves?cover1pencils: Alex Kotzky; inks: Alex KotzkyMidnight [Dave Clark]; Dr. Mortimer Wackey; Gabby (a monkey)
1-comic story11script: Paul Gustavson; pencils: Paul Gustavson; inks: Paul Gustavson; letters: Paul GustavsonMidnight [Dave Clark]; Gabby (a monkey); Doc Mortimer Wackey; Sniffer Snoop; Hot-Foot (a polar bear); Darla Dee (villain); Sam Doe (villain); Moxie Doe (villain)
2Ronnie the Ratcomic story8pencils: Mort LeavRookie Rankin; Ronnie the Rat; Black Hand Gang
3-comic story1pencils: Jack Cole; inks: Jack Cole
4Daffy's School For the Muscular Development of American Womanhoodcomic story7pencils: Milt Stein; inks: Milt SteinDaffy Dill; Deke Parsons
5-comic story1pencils: Bernard Dibble; inks: Bernard Dibble
6-comic story7pencils: Irving Tirman; inks: Irving TirmanMarksman; Irma Lee; Prof Lee
7False Surrendercomic story8pencils: Don Rico; inks: Don RicoBlack X; Kortis; Batu; Thezda
8Death Came on the Windtext story2letters: typeset
9The Haunted House Hoaxcomic story4script: Klaus Nordling; pencils: Klaus Nordling; inks: Klaus NordlingLady Luck [Brenda Banks]; Peecolo; Bruce Banks; Jim Jameson; Jiggers (villain)
10The Joke Is on the Racketeers!comic story7pencils: Mort LeavJester; Quinopolis; McGinty; John McMurry Spencer; Stoneface

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