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Illustration on Cover, Front

Credits

Penciller(s): Gill Fox ?

Inker(s): Gill Fox ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): The Ray

Character(s): The Ray [Happy Terrill]; Midnight [Dave Clark] (inset); Espionage [Black X] (inset); Bozo the Robot (inset); Rookie Rankin (inset); The Jester [Chuck Lane] (inset); Wings Wendall (inset)

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Pages: 1

The Atom Smasher

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Reed Crandall

Inker(s): Reed Crandall

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): The Ray

Character(s): The Ray [Happy Terrill]; Bud; Dr. Kompf (villain); Hugo (villain)

Synopsis: The Ray battles fifth columnists who have a mobile atom-smasher that can turn people into liquid or dust, and also has the capability to immobilze the Ray.

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Pages: 9

Good Neighborliness

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Lane French [as Will Erwin] (signed)

Penciller(s): Witmer Williams

Inker(s): Witmer Williams

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: espionage

Feature(s): Espionage Starring Black X

Character(s): Espionage [Black X]; Batu; Shulman; Colonel Atwater; Madame Doom (villain)

Synopsis: Black X battles Madame Doom in Mexico.

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Pages: 6

Notes: Williams is credited on drawing this feature.

Will Eisner created the Espionage feature, and Will Erwin was a pen name used by Will Eisner (Erwin was Eisner's middle name), but it also became a house by-line after Eisner's tenure after 1940. Lane French wrote the feature in 1941, followed by Toni Blum (1942) and Otto Binder (1942-43).

You are to join the Army

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): John Devlin?

Inker(s): John Devlin?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: childrens, humorous

Feature(s): Archie O'Toole

Character(s): Archie; Stanislouse

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Pages: 1

[untitled]

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Paul Gustavson (signed)

Penciller(s): Paul Gustavson (signed)

Inker(s): Paul Gustavson (signed)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Paul Gustavson

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): The Jester

Character(s): The Jester [Chuck Lane]; Detective Hustace McGinty; Jean Waldorf (socialite, introduction); Purdy Stone (villain)

First Line: At the exclusive debutantes' masquerade ball on Park Avenue...

Synopsis: The Jester breaks up a robbery at the ball and meets socialite Jean Waldorf, who immediately takes a liking to Chuck Lane.

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Pages: 5

Notes: The Quality Companion states that Gustavson created this feature and did it the first two years of its existence.

The Fire Cult

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Robert Turner (signed)

Penciller(s): Jim Mooney (signed)

Inker(s): Jim Mooney (signed)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Wildfire

Character(s): Wildfire; The Fire-Devil

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Men of Mystery Comics #29 published January 2001
as The Fire Cult [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Pages: 5

[untitled]

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Alex Blum [as S. M. Regi] (signed)

Inker(s): Alex Blum [as S. M. Regi] (signed)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: adventure

Feature(s): The Purple Trio

Character(s): The Purple Trio [Rocky Hill; Warren; Tiny Todd]

First Line: Aw...don't start fightin' again, you two!

Synopsis: The Trio splits up to look for work but are reunited in a three-way collision.

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Pages: 6

Notes: Alex Blum's gloomy faces are not to be mistaken.

S. M. Regi was a pen-name sometimes used by Jerry Iger, but also by others as a house by-line. Jerry Iger did not write this feature, but that Alex Blum, under this pen-name or by-line, did draw the strip.

The Ghost of Robin Hood

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Jack Cole (signed)

Penciller(s): Jack Cole (signed)

Inker(s): Jack Cole (signed)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: adventure, superhero

Feature(s): Midnight

Character(s): Midnight [Dave Clark]; Doc Mortimer Wackey; Gabby (a monkey); Van Topps; The Ghost of Robin Hood [Mr. Mills] (villain, former millionaire)

Synopsis: A former millionaire becomes the ghost of Robin Hood, targeting the rich to help the poor.....namely, himself! When Midnight attempts to stop him, the crime fighter is tagged in the back with a deadly arrow!

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Pages: 6

[untitled]

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Vernon Henkel (signed)

Penciller(s): Vernon Henkel (signed)

Inker(s): Vernon Henkel (signed)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: aviation

Feature(s): Wings Wendall

Character(s): Wings Wendal; Spinner Benson; Captain Kargas

First Line: On Wendall's desk is an order from his superior...

Synopsis: Wings puts a stop to an enemy germ warfare plan.

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Pages: 6

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Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Arthur Peddy [as Kenneth Julian] (signed)

Inker(s): Arthur Peddy [as Kenneth Julian] (signed)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: mystery

Feature(s): Rookie Rankin

Character(s): Rookie Rankin; Igor; Sgt. Burns

First Line: Pounding his night shift beat, rookie Rankin turns a dark corner...

Synopsis: Rookie uncovers terrorists planning to plant bombs throughout the city.

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Pages: 6

The Secret of the Mountain

Text Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: adventure

Feature(s): Jimmy Christian

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Pages: 2

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Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Jack Cole [as Ralph Johns] (signed)

Inker(s): Jack Cole [as Ralph Johns] (signed)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, mystery

Feature(s): Wun Cloo

Character(s): Wun Cloo (detective)

First Line: Wun Clu. the defective detective is anwering a call to a laundry [sic]

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Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Art Pinajian [as Art Gordon] (signed)

Penciller(s): Art Pinajian [as Art Gordon] (signed)

Inker(s): Art Pinajian [as Art Gordon] (signed)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Invisible Justice

Character(s): The Invisible Hood [Kent Thurston]; Dr. Bond; The White Wizard (villain, introduction)

First Line: It is late at night as a frightened citizen rushes to a policeman on his beat...

Synopsis: The Hood follows some oddly-dressed thugs through the city of Metropolis to an underground lair where he finds a hidden city, the White Wizard's domain. When faced with defeat, the Wizard escapes before his city explodes.

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Pages: 5

Notes: The White Wizard will appear again in Smash #30, the only one of the Hood's foes to appear more than once.

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Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): George Brenner ?

Penciller(s): George Brenner [as Wayne Reid] (signed)

Inker(s): George Brenner [as Wayne Reid] (signed)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: science fiction

Feature(s): Bozo the Robot

Character(s): Bozo; Hugh Hazzard; Dr. Ezra Cade; Zork; Gibbles; Hitz

First Line: An American transport plows its way toward war-torn Europe --

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Pages: 7