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Issue: Smash Comics #64 Public Domain
Publication Date: April 1946
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Issues: #64 of 85 Issues (86 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
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: 13 (10 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Martin DeMuth
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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
Format Notes:  
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Midnight [Dave Clark]
First Line: Midnight, in search of King Zoris, defies death!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Unexplored Country

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Frank Robbins ?
Inker(s): Frank Robbins ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Volto; Grape-Nuts Flakes
Character(s): Volto; Jimmy
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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King Zoris of Vaporia

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Paul Gustavson (signed)
Penciller(s): Paul Gustavson (signed)
Inker(s): Paul Gustavson (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Paul Gustavson
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, superhero
Feature(s): Midnight
Character(s): Midnight [Dave Clark]; Doc Mortimer Wackey; Gabby (a monkey); Sniffer Snoop; Hotfoot; Donald Larkinfoot; King Zoris
Synopsis: Everyone's looking for King Zoris who's been missing since before the war.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 11
Disclose Notes: All Gustavson credits verified and courtesy of Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson.
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[untitled]

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 (king)
First Line: Trouble is, all the brides...
Synopsis: The people clamor that the king picks himself a queen.
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Spunky
Character(s): Spunky; Curly; Marge; Pug
First Line: You see, Marge? Baseball is very simple! Three strikes and he's out!
Synopsis: Spunky and Curly, who have distinguished themselves at school, gets awards, a cup and a toothbrush.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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The Wheel of Fortune

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): Black X
Character(s): Black X; Batu; Umra; the Major
Synopsis: The rich people gather at the exotic gambling capitol of Murgastan.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Possibly 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 to each other.
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Mr. Facet and Miss Glint

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]; Mr. Facet; Miss Glint; Peecolo
Synopsis: At an diamond auction the Moon of the Orient is stolen from Mr. Facet.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Character(s): Rookie Rankin; Kayo Marvin; Spades Quinn; Roddy Dirk
First Line: Fight night... the crowd roared "Murder the bum"... and Rookie Rakin knew for once that the fans' mocking advice had a literal significance!
Synopsis: A boxer is ordered to take a dive or be killed.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: 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.
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The Volcano Men

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); Stanley Walton
Synopsis: On the crest of Ptarmo Peak was supposed to live a strange pygmy people.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1.75
Disclose Notes: text story
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Statement of the Ownership, Management, Circulation, etc.

Statement of Ownership  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Everett M. Arnold
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.25
Disclose Notes: Printed in Buffalo New York.
Publisher: Everett M. Arnold, Lucas Point, Old Greenwich, CT.
Editor: Martin DeMuth, 415 Lexington, New York, NY
Owners: Everett M. Arnold, Claire C. Arnold, Smash Comics Inc.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Jack Cole ?
Inker(s): Jack Cole ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, mystery
Feature(s): Wun Cloo
Character(s): Wun Cloo (detective); Hobo Jim; Tony
First Line: Pleeze, mist' Wun Cloo...
Synopsis: A hobo is cooking his socks and Wun Cloo gets a taste.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Vitality Tonic

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; Crusher Blue
Synopsis: daffy is promoting Healer Bates and his Vitality Tonic.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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The Scheme of Dr. Brook

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]; John Carey; Joan Carey; Dr. Brook (villain)
Synopsis: A doctor is committing a sane man to an asylum to get his fortune.
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In Content Item: FlagMen of Mystery Comics #84 published January 2011
as The Scheme of Dr. Brook [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Originally credited "Sam Citron?" 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.

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