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Issue: Smash Comics #70

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Publication Date: April 1947

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Issues: #70 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: 02/05/1947

Volume: none

Pages: 60

ISBN: none

UPC/EAN: none

Price: $0.10 USD

Indicia Frequency:

Content Items: 12 (10 stories, 1 cover)

Editor(s):

Notes: On-sale date is publication date in Catalog of Copyright Entries, 1946-1947 Periodicals, page 352. The Editor is credited as "Martin De Muth" in the Statement of the Ownership, but as "Martin DeMuth" (no space) in this (and other) indicia.

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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: adventure

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

First Line: Midnight's three Rs -- risk, route, and a riot of fun!

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Pages: 1

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Genres: adventure, superhero

Character(s): Midnight [Dave Clark]; Doc Mortimer Wackey; Gabby (a monkey); Sniffer Snoop; Miss Laner; Mr.Corey; Mr. Browser

First Line: The School Board Murder

Synopsis: Midnight and his pals really learn things when murder leads to the classroom.

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Pages: 11

The Green Box

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Genres: espionage

Character(s): Black X; Batu; Dr. Strong; Chibi; Swamp Doctor; Dr. Lane Mordan

Synopsis: A formula and sample of a great discovery, a cure for swamp fever, is stolen from Dr. Strong.

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Pages: 8

Notes: Art identical to Zolne's credited Swing Sisson story in Feature Comics #111 and #119. Faces, way of standing with a bend in the hips and knees. Also the shuffling walking or running are special. The art has some resemblance to Alex Blum, but leg movement is quite different.

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Genres: childrens, humorous

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Genres: humorous, sports

Character(s): Daffy; Deke Parsons; Angie (manager); Winky Dunkle; Strangler Bepp (wrestler)

First Line: The Ghost of Strangler Bepp

Synopsis: Suspended animation is going to wrest the championship crown from Daffy.

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Pages: 7

Notes: Same art as Tumey's signed stories.

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Genres: superhero

Character(s): Lady Luck [Brenda Banks]; Murgatroyd Ipsil

First Line: Not quite so wide, Mr. Ipsil...

Synopsis: Doctor Cuspid has developed the most durable alloy yet conceived, and when crooks are out to get it, he hides it under the filling in a patient's mouth.

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Pages: 4

[untitled]

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Genres: mystery

Character(s): Rookie Rankin; Captain Wright; police commissioner; Pod Gorwin (villain)

First Line: To Big Town police, the sticks may mean a quiet, boresome assignment on the edge of the city...

Synopsis: Robbers use a sleepy little suburb as a base for their robbings in the big town.

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Pages: 8

Notes: Art identical to Zolnerowich's credited Swing Sisson stories in Feature Comics (Quality, 1939 series) #111 and #119.
Final appearance.

The Helio Bandits

Text Story on Interior Page(s)

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Subject Matter

Genres: adventure

Feature(s): Jimmy Christian

Character(s): Jimmy Christian

Synopsis: For three weeks, church after church In South America are robbed of its valuables.

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Pages: 1.75

[untitled]

Statement of Ownership on Interior Page(s)

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Letterer(s): typeset

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The Magician

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Genres: teen

Character(s): Spunky; Marge (girl friend); Curly (rival); Pug (pal); Marge's father; Marge's mother; Marge's Uncle Clem

First Line: But Spunky, it's ME -- your old pal Pug!

Synopsis: Spunky wants to become a magician like Curly. He sneaks "magic eggs" he bought into a bowl with real eggs. When he tries his tricks, he grabs the wrong eggs.

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Pages: 7

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Genres: superhero

Character(s): The Jester [Chuck Lane]; Avery Marlowe (millionaire); Nadine Marlowe (daughter); Ruffo (villain, crime boss)

First Line: The Kidnapping of Nadine Marlowe

Synopsis: Ruffo decides to marry the millionaire's daughter to get to the dough.

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Pages: 7

Notes: Art very simiar to Zolne's credited Swing Sisson story in Feature Comics #111 and #119. Faces, way of standing with a bend in the hips and knees. Also the shuffling walking or running, and the grinning face in last panel are all similar.

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Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, mystery

Character(s): Wun Cloo (detective);

First Line: Ah! What a peaceful day!

Synopsis: Wun Cloo will give 500 dollars in reward to crook who makes biggest haul of the week.

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Pages: 1

Notes: Final appearance in Smash Comics. Wun Cloo will now be a wandering feature, appearing in various Quality comics. Next appearance in Crack Comics (Quality Comics, 1940 Series) #50 (September 1947).