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Issue: Smash Comics #62 Public Domain
Publication Date: December 1945
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Issues: #62 of 85 Issues (86 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagQuality Comics
Brand: Quality Comic GroupView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: E. M. Arnold
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 60
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 11 (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 On-Going Series
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Midnight [Dave Clark]; Gabby (a monkey)
First Line: Is Midnight lured by the Lorelei?
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Lorelei

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Paul Gustavson
Penciller(s): Paul Gustavson
Inker(s): Paul Gustavson
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Paul Gustavson
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, superhero
Feature(s): Midnight
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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Miscellaneous
Pages: 11
Disclose Notes: Not signed, but identical to his signed stories.

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

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Bernard Dibble
Inker(s): Bernard Dibble
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Archie O'Toole
Character(s): Archie O'Toole
Synopsis: A man applies for a job as the king's bodyguard.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Operatic Understudy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Janice Valleau [as Ginger] (signed)
Inker(s): Janice Valleau [as Ginger] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, sports
Feature(s): Daffy
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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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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Doomsday Giraffe

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Character(s): Rookie Rankin; Sandra; John
Synopsis: The Doomsday Giraffe leaves behind a trail of death.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose 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.
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The Lonesome Sweethearts Bureau

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Klaus Nordling (signed)
Penciller(s): Klaus Nordling (signed)
Inker(s): Klaus Nordling (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Lady Luck
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
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, mystery
Feature(s): Wun Cloo
Character(s): Wun Cloo
First Line: Ah!... Business locking up!
Synopsis: Firebug loose in city.
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
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.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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Dead Man's Mountain

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
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
Disclose Notes: text story
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Let Peace Return to Earth!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Bill Quackenbush ?
Inker(s): Bill Quackenbush ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: espionage
Feature(s): Espionage Starring Black X
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
Disclose 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.
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The Art Gallery Murder

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Pete Riss
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Jester
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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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose 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.

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