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74December 1947
$0.10

Smash Comics #74

Quality Comics · December 1947 · on sale 1947-10-03

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Identification plate

Series
Smash Comics (Quality Comics, 1939 series)
Issue
#74
Publication date
December 1947
Key date
1947-12-00
On-sale date
1947-10-03
Indicia publisher
E. M. Arnold
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Jack Cole; inks: Jack ColeMidnight; Doc Wackey; Gabby
1Masked Mayhemcomic story11pencils: Jack Cole; inks: Jack ColeMidnight; Doc Wackey; Gabby; Sniffer Snoop; Hotfoot; Masked Mayhem; Killer Drake; Mooch; Pooch
2Department Store Storycomic story6pencils: Bart Tumey; inks: Bart TumeyDaffy; Deke; Mudder; Oswald
3-comic story6The Jester [Chuck Lane]; Detective McGinty; Kerry (eatery proprietor, death); Lula (villain, eatery patron); Mr. Molluc (villain, soldier-of-fortune)
4-comic story4script: Klaus Nordling; pencils: Klaus Nordling; inks: Klaus NordlingLady Luck [Brenda Banks]; Mrs. Van Dotage (banquet host)
5Shipmate's Storycomic story6pencils: Bart Tumey; inks: Bart TumeyBatch Bachelor; Bunny Bananas; Shipmate
6Big Bee Businesstext story2letters: typeset
7Bubble Gum Bluescomic story6pencils: Sid Lazarus; inks: Sid LazarusSpunky; Curly; Marge; Pug; Marge's father; Marge's mother; radio announcer; Irwin Dubble
8The Lady of the Pearls!comic story6Black X [Richard Spencer]; Batu; Inspector Beef Burton; Count Morado's daughter; Graspon (villain); Graspon's gang (villains)

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