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Issue: Smash Comics #45 Public Domain
Publication Date: August 1943
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Issues: #45 of 85 Issues (86 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagQuality Comics
Brand: Quality Comic GroupView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: E. M. Arnold
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 12 (11 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): George Brenner
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Alex Kotzky
Inker(s): Alex Kotzky
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, superhero
Feature(s): Midnight
Character(s): Midnight [Dave Clark]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, superhero
Feature(s): Midnight
Character(s): Midnight [Dave Clark]; Doc Mortimer Wackey; Gabby; Sniffer Snoop; Hot Dog; J. T. Horgan; Bill Thompson; Fenley; John Henry
First Line: Anybody who had ever heard of them longed for an invitation to the mad parties at J. T. Horgan's famous "Crazy Meadows" estate...
Synopsis: Midnight solves a real murder at a murder mystery party.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 11
Disclose Notes: Gustavson credits from Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Cole
Penciller(s): Jack Cole
Inker(s): Jack Cole
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, mystery
Feature(s): Wun Cloo
Character(s): Wun Cloo (detective)
First Line: Ahaaa! Killer McCree!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Great Swamp

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Fred Guardineer (signed)
Inker(s): Fred Guardineer (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, war
Feature(s): Marksman
Character(s): Marksman; Stephanie Winowski
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Guardineer is only credited on art for this feature by Jerry Bails' Who's Who.
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Traitor's Doom

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Bernard Sachs
Inker(s): Bernard Sachs
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: espionage
Feature(s): Espionage Starring Black X
Character(s): Black X; Batu; Archibald Haw
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
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Tony Nitro

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Klaus Nordling (signed)
Penciller(s): Klaus Nordling (signed)
Inker(s): Klaus Nordling (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Lady Luck
Character(s): Lady Luck [Brenda Banks]; Peecolo; The Lady Luck Patrol [Daphne Dymple; others unknown] (introduction); Tony Nitro (villain)
First Line: Friends and citizens.. with our nation at grips with the enemies of democracy, we still must cope with a rat within,E
Synopsis: Lady Luck, as civilian Brenda Banks, inspires and leads the newly created Lady Luck Patrol.
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From Content Item: FlagThe Spirit #6/28/1942 [unnamed variant] published June 1942
was Tony Nitro [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bernard Dibble
Penciller(s): Bernard Dibble
Inker(s): Bernard Dibble
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Archie O'Toole
First Line: Behold his higness playing hookey...
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Pages: 1
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Daffy Meets Jack the Ripper

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gill Fox
Penciller(s): Gill Fox (signed)
Inker(s): Gill Fox
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, sports
Feature(s): Daffy
Character(s): Daffy Dill; Director Starr; Mr. De Chill; Jack the Ripper
Synopsis: Daffy's Grandfather wills her a clock that's actually a time machine.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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The Mouldering Page

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Vernon Henkel
Penciller(s): Vernon Henkel (signed)
Inker(s): Vernon Henkel
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Yankee Eagle
Character(s): Yankee Eagle [Larry Noble]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
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Mystery Mine

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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The Hit-and-Run Killers

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Witmer Williams
Inker(s): Witmer Williams
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Feature(s): Rookie Rankin
Character(s): Rookie Rankin; Joe Stentor; Rose; James Sleezy
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Originally credited "Rudy Palais ?", but Palais has a very marked line from the eye down the cheek in sideview and also a peculiar blot as nostril not connected to the wing of the nose. Not him here.
The art is identical to William's other credited stories in this feature, #40 and #41, and his signed "Eagle Evans" story in Police Comics #1. Most faces in nearly frontview with only one ear showing, and very large rounded jaw and chin are special.
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The Jester is a Heel Drip Bum Sap Goon and a No Good Kid Chaser

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Paul Gustavson
Penciller(s): Paul Gustavson
Inker(s): Paul Gustavson
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Paul Gustavson
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Jester
Character(s): The Jester [Chuck Lane]; Detective Hustace McGinty; Thomas
Synopsis: McGinty has to baby sit for his nephew, who promptly steals his gun.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: All Gustavson credits verified and courtesy of Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson.

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