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Issue: Smash Comics #54

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Publication Date: August 1944

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Issues: #54 of 85 Issues (86 Printings)

Title:

Variant: unnamed

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Publisher: Flag

Quality Comics

Brand: Quality Comic Group

Indicia Publisher: E. M. Arnold

On Sale Date: (not set)

Volume:

Pages: 60

ISBN: none

UPC/EAN: none

Price: $0.10 USD

Indicia Frequency:

Content Items: 12 (10 stories, 1 cover)

Editor(s): Martin DeMuth

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Format

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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Content Items (12 total)

[untitled]

Illustration on Cover, Front

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Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Character(s): Midnight [Dave Clark]; Doc Mortimer Wackey; Gabby

First Line: When Midnight meets Hammer-Head Horgan and Smear-Face Schmalz, the fur flies!

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Pages: 1

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Subject Matter

Genres: adventure, superhero

Character(s): Midnight [Dave Clark]; Doc Mortimer Wackey; Gabby; Hotdog; Sniffer Snoop; Hammer-Head Horgan (villain); Smear-Face Schmalz (villain)

First Line: He done it!

Synopsis: Two crooks decide to bury the hatchet when they find out they have the same birthday. Only they decide to bury the hatchet in Midnight.

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Pages: 11

Notes: Gustavson credits from Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson.

The Framing of Rookie Rankin

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Genres: mystery

Character(s): Rookie Rankin; Big Shott; Breezy; Velvet; Al

Synopsis: Big Shott and his gang try to put the frame on Rankin.

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Pages: 8

Notes: Art is similar to his signed story in Wanted Comics (Wanted-Orbit, 1947 series) #52.

This looks very much like the Al Bryant inks on his credited art on Manhunter in Police Comics (Quality, 1941 series) #35.

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Genres: espionage

Character(s): Black X; Batu; Dr. Yong

First Line: In the heart of invaded China...

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Pages: 8

[untitled]

Story on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): Klaus Nordling (signed)

Penciller(s): Klaus Nordling (signed)

Inker(s): Klaus Nordling

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Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Lady Luck

Character(s): Lady Luck; Count diChange

First Line: Sabotage in the Subway

Synopsis: Nazis try to sabotage the subway system

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Pages: 4

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Bernard Dibble

Inker(s): Bernard Dibble

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Genres: childrens, humorous

Feature(s): Archie O'Toole

First Line: Sire, a new bunch of applicants...

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[untitled]

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Genres: superhero

Character(s): Marksman; Major Inuki; Quito; Anna; Ian Gorsky

First Line: Can any good come out of war and oppression?

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Pages: 7

Notes: Heads in 3/4 rearview with stretched necks and jawbones going back behind the ear, even in side view, is peculiarly Tirman. This can be found in his credited "Mike Gibbs Guerilla" story in Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #88.

Swamp Revenge

Text Story on Interior Page(s)

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Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: adventure

Feature(s): Jimmy Christian

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Pages: 2

Notes: text story

The Case of the Tainted Limburger!

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Genres: humorous, mystery

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Genres: superhero

Character(s): Jester; Van Astor; McGinty; Marie Van Astor

First Line: It's true, Quinopolis!

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Pages: 7

Notes: This is Leav; compare to his signed story in Wanted Comics (Wanted-Orbit, 1947 series) #52.

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Story on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Milton Stein (signed)

Inker(s): Milton Stein (signed)

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Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, sports

Feature(s): Daffy

Character(s): Daffy; Louis Lafitte; Deke; Fanny Farrel

First Line: The Love of Louis Lafitte

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Pages: 8

Captain Tootsie and the Haunted House

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Credits

Writer(s): Rod Reed (signed)

Penciller(s): C. C. Beck (signed)

Inker(s): C. C. Beck (signed)

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Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Tootsie Rolls; Captain Tootsie

Character(s): Captain Tootsie; Rollo

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Pages: 1