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78August 1948
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Smash Comics #78

Quality Comics · August 1948

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Series
Smash Comics (Quality Comics, 1939 series)
Issue
#78
Publication date
August 1948
Key date
1948-08-10
Indicia publisher
E. M. Arnold
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Jack Cole; inks: Jack ColeMidnight [Dave Clark]; Doc Mortimer Wackey; Sniffer
1-comic story11pencils: Jack Cole; inks: Jack ColeMidnight [Dave Clark]; Gabby (a monkey); Doc Mortimer Wackey; Sniffer; Amelia Diggley
2-comic story6pencils: Gill Fox; inks: Gill Fox
3Wanted for Murdercomic story6pencils: Dan Zolnerowich; inks: Dan ZolnerowichBatu; Inspector Beef Burton; Rawles
4-comic story4script: Klaus Nordling; pencils: Klaus Nordling; inks: Klaus NordlingLady Luck [Brenda Banks]; Mr. Brimstone (villain); Flubber (villain)
5-comic story5pencils: Gill Fox; inks: Gill Fox
6Insect Invasiontext story2letters: typesetMidnight [Dave Clark]
7-comic story6pencils: Mike Senich; inks: Mike Senich
8The St. Louis Kidcomic story6script: Bill Woolfolk; pencils: Dan Zolnerowich; inks: Dan ZolnerowichThe Jester [Chuck Lane]; Police Chief Hustace McGinty; St. Louis Kid (villain)
9-comic story1pencils: Bernard Dibble; inks: Bernard Dibble

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