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Issue: Smash Comics #66 Public Domain
Publication Date: August 1946
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Issues: #66 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: 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 On-Going Series
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Midnight [Dave Clark]; Gabby (a monkey); Doc Mortimer Wackey
First Line: Does Midnight fall under Circe's spell?
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Probably Bryant, as the ears of the monkey looks like on the signed #63.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Pepsi the Pepsi Cola Cop
First Line: Help! Bozo's escaping!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Comics-style advertisement
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This Little Pig Went to Market

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; Doc Gage; Circe; Kirkey
Synopsis: Dr. Gage has discovered a sure fire formula for detecting tricinosis in pigs.
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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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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); Jake
Synopsis: The king is ready to interview the girls applying for the secretary job.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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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; Dexill (villain)
First Line: The Dastardly Dexill
Synopsis: Mr. Dexill accuses the police to disgrace their office, and promises to shame them out of it.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: 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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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Paul Gustavson
Inker(s): Paul Gustavson
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, mystery
Feature(s): Wun Cloo
Character(s): Wun Cloo (detective); Axel Swanson (insurance agent)
Synopsis: Somebody's stealing farmer Jone's chicken and it's costing agent Swanson a pile of money.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Originally credited "Jack Cole?", but the black eyes with a tiny reflection are by Gustavson.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Bart Tumey (signed)
Inker(s): Bart Tumey (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, sports
Feature(s): Daffy
Character(s): Daffy; Deke Parsons; Clatterheads Jeeters (wrestler); Colonel
First Line: The Riverboat Caper
Synopsis: The Colonel bets five thosand dollars that his man can make mincemeat of Daffy.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Klaus Nordling
Penciller(s): Klaus Nordling
Inker(s): Klaus Nordling
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Lady Luck
Character(s): Lady Luck [Brenda Banks]; Bombay Jim; Hadja Jodhpur (villain, Indian Thuggee)
First Line: The Thugee Trap
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From Content Item: FlagThe Spirit #9/24/1944 [unnamed variant] published September 1944
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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The Riddle of Argon's Alley

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Character(s): Rookie Rankin; police chief; Officer Flynn
Synopsis: A police officer is killed in a back alley.
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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 Forest of Silence

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); Pierre Grandeau
Synopsis: An expedition to the Forest of Silence in Belgian Congo.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Sid Lazarus (signed)
Inker(s): Sid Lazarus (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Spunky
Character(s): Spunky; Curly; Marge; Pug
First Line: The Success Story
Synopsis: Curly is so independent that he doesn't waste his time like most boys.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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"A Great Treasure is a Great Terror"

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: espionage
Character(s): Black X; Batu; Mr. Garman
Synopsis: 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
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: The eyes of several characters are similar to Kotzky's signed stories in earlier issues. Uncertain inking.

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