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Issue: Smash! #20
Publication Date: June 1966
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Issues: #20 of 257 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagIPC
Brand: object(PgSql\Result)#3 (0) { }
Indicia Publisher: Odhams Press Ltd
On Sale Date: 06/14/1966
Volume: none
Pages: 28
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: £7.00 GBP
7.0 pence GBQ 0-0-7
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 17 (13 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Alf Wallace [as Alf]; Albert Cosser [as Cos]
Disclose Notes: First appearance of Batman in Smash! There is a Bob Kane credit on the newspaper strip but his work was ghosted by writer Whitney Ellsworth and artists Shelly Moldoff, Joe Giella, Carmine Infantino and Al Plastino among others.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Colour Cover; Black & White Interior
Dimensions: 9.75" x 12" (#1-162); 9.25" x 12" (#163-257)
Paper Stock: Newsprint
Binding: Saddle-Stitched
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
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Bat versus Cat [Part 1]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): Whitney Ellsworth
Penciller(s): Shelly Moldoff
Inker(s): Shelly Moldoff
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
Character(s): Catwoman; Commissioner Gordon; Chief O'Hara
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Reprint Notes: From Ledger Syndicate distributed newspaper strip 1966
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Cover story continues on inside cover in black and white.
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Bat versus Cat

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Whitney Ellsworth
Penciller(s): Shelly Moldoff
Inker(s): Shelly Moldoff
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
Character(s): Catwoman; Commissioner Gordon; Chief O'Hara
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Reprint Notes: Newspaper strip distributed by the Ledger Syndicate.
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Leo Baxendale
Inker(s): Leo Baxendale
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Bad Penny
First Line: I've been saving these rock cakes...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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The Monster and the Machine!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Stan Lee
Penciller(s): Jack Kirby
Inker(s): Dick Ayers
Letterer(s): Artie Simek
Editor(s): Stan Lee (original editor)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Hulk
Character(s): Rick Jones; General Ross; Betty Ross
Synopsis: Rick uses some of Banner's machinery to transform the Hulk, who was stuck in his monster persona, back into Bruce. Bruce is incredibly weakened by the transformation and takes a chance in using the machinery on himself again which transforms him back into the Hulk's body but with Bruce Banner's mind. Now Bruce and the Hulk can switch at will using the gamma ray machine.
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From Content Item: FlagThe Incredible Hulk #4 [U.S. Cover Price] published November 1962
was The Monster and the Machine! [Story on Interior Page(s)]pages 1-6
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: All artist-writer credits from Marvel reprints in Smash! and all Power Comics were deleted. This was in line with the British tradition of not crediting comic artists or writers.
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"Oh boy! It's Robert the Bruce on the telly...

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Charlie's Choice
Character(s): Robert the Bruce; Charlie's Mum
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Pages: 2
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Ronnie Rich
First Line: Coo! That's a fabulous model plane...
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Pages: 1
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Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): Typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Meet...Mister Knowall
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.75
Disclose Notes: Ongoing weekly feature
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Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): Typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Be a Smasher - Write to Smash!
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Pages: 0.25
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Percy's pets are having their annual moth ball..."

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Leo Baxendale ?
Penciller(s): Leo Baxendale
Inker(s): Leo Baxendale
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Percy's Pets
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ongoing weekly cartoon strip
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Graham Baker
Penciller(s): Jordi Bernet
Inker(s): Jordi Bernet
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): The Legend Testers
Character(s): Count Cadavo; Rollo Stones; Danny Charters
First Line: Count Cadavo, the evil master of death...
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Pages: 2
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Leo Baxendale ?
Penciller(s): Leo Baxendale
Inker(s): Leo Baxendale
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): The Swots and the Blots
First Line: Now children, we must practice the school song...
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Ongoing weekly cartoon strip
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): It's The Rubber Man!
Character(s): Jonas Sleech; Mister Smith
First Line: There are advantages to being made of rubber...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Ongoing weekly strip
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Graham Allen
Inker(s): Graham Allen
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): The Nervs
First Line: Fatty is being a football referee...
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Graham Allen drew in the style of Leo Baxendale and worked on many of the strips Baxendale had created.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): The Ghost Patrol
First Line: The Romans don't know who to look at...
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Pages: 2
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"S.O.S. Thunderbirds" Zoom Competition

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): Typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Thunderbird 4; Lady Penelope
Synopsis: Advertisement competition courtesy of Lyon's Maid "Zoom" Iced Lollies.
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Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Leo Baxendale
Penciller(s): Leo Baxendale
Inker(s): Leo Baxendale
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Grimly Feendish
Character(s): Professor Wett; Mr. Shiek
First Line: My favourite programme - 'Ghoul Gala'!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ongoing weekly cartoon strip
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Shipmates! Meet the Reverend Augustus Crump..."

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Ken Reid
Penciller(s): Ken Reid
Inker(s): Ken Reid
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Queen of the Seas
Character(s): Reverend Augustus Crump
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ongoing weekly cartoon strip. Color back cover

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