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Issue: Smash Comics #62

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Publication Date: December 1945

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Issues: #62 of 85 Issues (86 Printings)

Title:

Variant: unnamed

Rating:

Publisher: Flag

Quality Comics

Brand: Quality Comic Group

Indicia Publisher: E. M. Arnold

On Sale Date: 10/10/1945

Volume: none

Pages: 60

ISBN: none

UPC/EAN: none

Price: $0.10 USD

Indicia Frequency:

Content Items: 11 (10 stories, 1 cover)

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Notes: On-sale date is publication date in Catalog of Copyright Entries, 1945 Periodicals, page 547.

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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 (11 total)

[untitled]

Illustration on Cover, Front

Credits

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Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Character(s): Midnight [Dave Clark]; Gabby (a monkey)

First Line: Is Midnight lured by the Lorelei?

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Pages: 1

The Lorelei

Story on Interior Page(s)

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Subject Matter

Genres: adventure, superhero

Character(s): Midnight [Dave Clark]; The Lorelei; Gabby (a monkey); Doc Mortimer Wackey; Sniffer Snoop; Hotdog; Gorry Groggins (villain); The Squid (villain)

Synopsis: Everybody's dying to marry Lorelei who is a dancing temptress.

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Pages: 11

Notes: Not signed, but identical to his signed stories.

All Gustavson credits verified and courtesy of Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson.

Bodyguard

Story on Interior Page(s)

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Subject Matter

Genres: childrens, humorous

Character(s): Archie O'Toole

Synopsis: A man applies for a job as the king's bodyguard.

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Pages: 1

The Operatic Understudy

Story on Interior Page(s)

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Genres: humorous, sports

Character(s): Daffy; Deke; Marie Buggati; Tiza

Synopsis: Daffy gets to sing opera when the prima donna has a hissy fit.

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Pages: 7

Doomsday Giraffe

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Genres: mystery

Character(s): Rookie Rankin; Sandra; John

Synopsis: The Doomsday Giraffe leaves behind a trail of death.

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Pages: 8

Notes: This is similar art to the many Manhunter stories in Police Comics credited to Peter Riss on pencils. Probably a mix up by Who's Who, who has him only on ink on this feature.

The Lonesome Sweethearts Bureau

Story on Interior Page(s)

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Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Character(s): Lady Luck [Brenda Banks]; Count DiChange; Stubby; Nubby; Nokky

Synopsis: Brenda breaks up a phoney lonely hearts racket.

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Pages: 4

[untitled]

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Genres: humorous, mystery

Character(s): Wun Cloo

First Line: Ah!... Business locking up!

Synopsis: Firebug loose in city.

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Pages: 1

[untitled]

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Subject Matter

Genres: childrens, humorous

Character(s): Spunky; Marge; Curly; Pug

First Line: Not today! Bring um back next day!

Synopsis: Sparky wishes he could make some money to treat Marge once in a while like Curly. He tries making ink and selling it door to door.

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Pages: 7

Dead Man's Mountain

Text Story on Interior Page(s)

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Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: adventure

Feature(s): Jimmy Christian

Character(s): Jimmy Christian (reporter); Lige Benson

Synopsis: Lige has discovered a rich gold deposit on the top of Mt. Keene.

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Pages: 2

Notes: text story

Let Peace Return to Earth!

Story on Interior Page(s)

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Subject Matter

Genres: espionage

Character(s): Black X; Batu; Ramanza; Kazar

Synopsis: Black X and Batu are directed to meet the ruler of Seljukana, capital of an old Eastern nation.

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Pages: 8

Notes: Probably Quackenbush, with the many figures with short torso and also some short arms and fingers. Quackenbush has some signed stories in this feature and some in Military Comics from the same period, but not very similar. In this story he has swiped much from Prince Valiant, Jungle Jim and Lone Ranger, but consistent are some of his rather short figures and peculiar hands with short pointed fingers, and some heads in profile of Black X.

The Art Gallery Murder

Story on Interior Page(s)

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Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Character(s): The Jester [Chuck Lane]; Detective Hustace McGinty; Spider; Flipper; Deegan

Synopsis: Burglars have broken into the Deegan Art Galleries and stolen a painting.

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Pages: 7

Notes: Similar art to the credited pencil work on Manhunter stories in Police Comics #37-#59 by Peter Riss. The face of Deegan is most similar to the Riss faces. Another peculiar trademark is the hovering or flying figures when punched on the jaw, which can be found in Police Comics at least 12 times and even more in Jester and Rookie Rankin.