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68December 1946
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Smash Comics #68

Quality Comics · December 1946 · on sale 1946-10-04

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Identification plate

Series
Smash Comics (Quality Comics, 1939 series)
Issue
#68
Publication date
December 1946
Key date
1946-12-00
On-sale date
1946-10-04
Indicia publisher
E. M. Arnold
Price
$0.10
Pages
60

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Midnight Gambles with Atomic Dice!cover1pencils: Jack Cole; inks: Jack ColeDave Clark, Midnight
2The Atomic Dicecomic story11script: Jack Cole; pencils: Jack Cole; inks: Jack ColeMidnight [Dave Clark]; Doc Mortimer Wackey; Gabby (a monkey); Max Magoo
3-comic story1pencils: Bernard Dibble; inks: Bernard DibbleArchie O'Toole (king)
4The Detective Storycomic story7pencils: Sid Lazarus; inks: Sid LazarusSpunky; Marge (girl friend); Curly (rival); Pug (pal); Marge's father
5Ida, the Goosecomic story8pencils: Pete RissRookie Rankin; police chief; Dan Maxon
6-comic story1pencils: Jack Cole; inks: Jack ColeWun Cloo (detective); Casey
7-comic story7pencils: Pete RissThe Jester [Chuck Lane]; Detective Hustace McGinty; Quinopolis; Snide (villain)
8The Incomparable Ballet Soufflecomic story4script: Klaus Nordling; pencils: Klaus Nordling; inks: Klaus NordlingLady Luck [Brenda Banks]; Blovodkine (ballet dancer); Sopofore (villain)
9Man Who Would Be Kingtext story2letters: typesetJimmy Christian (reporter); Enders; James Harden-Hickey
10-comic story7pencils: Bart Tumey; inks: Bart TumeyDaffy; Deke Parsons; Mrs. DeBoff
11-comic story8pencils: Dan ZolnerowichBlack X; Batu; Harrett; Tarby

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

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