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Issue: Smash Comics #66 Public Domain
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Publisher: FlagQuality Comics
Indicia Publisher: E. M. Arnold
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 60
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
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Content Items: 12 (10 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Martin De Muth
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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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Original Artwork
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Title Page
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
?
Subject Matter
adventure
Midnight [Dave Clark]; Gabby (a monkey); Doc Mortimer Wackey
Does Midnight fall under Circe's spell?
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Probably Bryant, as the ears of the monkey looks like on the signed #63.
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous
Pepsi the Pepsi Cola Cop
Help! Bozo's escaping!
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Miscellaneous
1
Comics-style advertisement
This Little Pig Went to Market

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Paul Gustavson (signed)
Paul Gustavson (signed)
Paul Gustavson (signed)
?
Paul Gustavson
Subject Matter
adventure, superhero
Midnight
Midnight [Dave Clark]; Doc Mortimer Wackey; Gabby (a monkey); Sniffer Snoop; Doc Gage; Circe; Kirkey
Dr. Gage has discovered a sure fire formula for detecting tricinosis in pigs.
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Miscellaneous
11
All Gustavson credits verified and courtesy of Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson.
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Bernard Dibble
Bernard Dibble
?
?
Subject Matter
childrens, humorous
Archie O'Toole
Archie O'Toole (king); Jake
The king is ready to interview the girls applying for the secretary job.
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Miscellaneous
1
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Pete Riss
?
?
?
Subject Matter
superhero
The Jester
The Jester [Chuck Lane]; Detective Hustace McGinty; Dexill (villain)
The Dastardly Dexill
Mr. Dexill accuses the police to disgrace their office, and promises to shame them out of it.
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Miscellaneous
7
This is similar art to the many Manhunter stories in Police Comics credited to Peter Riss on pencils. Notice the flying man getting a punch on the jaw, which can also be found in at least 12 Manhunter stories.
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Paul Gustavson
Paul Gustavson
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous, mystery
Wun Cloo
Wun Cloo (detective); Axel Swanson (insurance agent)
Somebody's stealing farmer Jone's chicken and it's costing agent Swanson a pile of money.
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Miscellaneous
1
Originally credited "Jack Cole?", but the black eyes with a tiny reflection are by Gustavson.
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Bart Tumey (signed)
Bart Tumey (signed)
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous, sports
Daffy
Daffy; Deke Parsons; Clatterheads Jeeters (wrestler); Colonel
The Riverboat Caper
The Colonel bets five thosand dollars that his man can make mincemeat of Daffy.
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Miscellaneous
7
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Klaus Nordling
Klaus Nordling
Klaus Nordling
?
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Lady Luck
Lady Luck [Brenda Banks]; Bombay Jim; Hadja Jodhpur (villain, Indian Thuggee)
The Thugee Trap
Reprinting
FlagThe Spirit #9/24/1944 [unnamed variant] published September 1944
was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
4
The Riddle of Argon's Alley

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
?
Subject Matter
mystery
Rookie Rankin; police chief; Officer Flynn
A police officer is killed in a back alley.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
8
Similar art to the credited pencil work on Manhunter stories in Police Comics #37-#59 by Peter Riss. He is only credited on inking this feature, but that can be a typing error for pencils in Jerry Bails' Who's Who. The inking does not match his signed story in My Romantic Adventures #56.
The Forest of Silence

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
typeset
Subject Matter
adventure
Jimmy Christian
Jimmy Christian (reporter); Pierre Grandeau
An expedition to the Forest of Silence in Belgian Congo.
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Miscellaneous
2
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Sid Lazarus (signed)
Sid Lazarus (signed)
?
?
Subject Matter
teen
Spunky
Spunky; Curly; Marge; Pug
The Success Story
Curly is so independent that he doesn't waste his time like most boys.
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Miscellaneous
7
"A Great Treasure is a Great Terror"

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
Subject Matter
espionage
Black X; Batu; Mr. Garman
Mr. Garman wishes to leave a valuable Indian jewel in the custody of Black X but is killed on his doorstep.
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Miscellaneous
8
The eyes of several characters are similar to Kotzky's signed stories in earlier issues. Uncertain inking.

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