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Issue: Smash Comics #7 Public Domain
Publication Date: February 1940
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Issues: #7 of 85 Issues (86 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagQuality Comics
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: E. M. Arnold
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 18 (17 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Ed Cronin
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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
Penciller(s): Gill Fox ?
Inker(s): Gill Fox ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: aviation
Feature(s): Wings Wendall
Character(s): Wings Wendall; Archie O'Toole; Black X; Bozo the Robot; Abdul the Arab
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Pages: 1
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The Suicide Torpedoes

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Will Eisner
Penciller(s): Will Eisner
Inker(s): Will Eisner
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Will Eisner
Subject Matter
Genres: espionage
Feature(s): Espionage Starring the Black 'X'
Character(s): Black X; Batu; Colonel Atwater; Madame La Coquin (villain, death); the Death Squadron (villains, introduction for all)
Synopsis: The Pan-American Congress erects "The Caldwell Line," like a seagoing Maginot Line, that parallels the entire eastern coast of the western hemisphere. This is in place in order to blockade the landlocked Axis powers, thus crimping their food supply. So now the Axis Secret Police need to do some sabotage, but first Madame La Coquin invites Black X to a fashionable Washington party, so that she can kill him. Batu uses an illusion to make them think Black X is really dead, allowing the Axis to complete their plans to destroy The Caldwell Line.
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Pages: 9
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The Masked One

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Vernon Henkel
Penciller(s): Vernon Henkel
Inker(s): Vernon Henkel
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Abdul the Arab
Character(s): Abdul; Hassan; The Masked One (Webb)
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Pages: 4
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The Voice and the Red Star Diamond

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Stanley Asch
Inker(s): Stanley Asch
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Feature(s): Captain Cook of Scotland Yard
Character(s): Captain Craig Cook; Lola Barnes; Sir Sidney Barnes; Kelly; The Voice (villain, introduction)
Synopsis: The Voice kidnaps Lola Barnes and demands Sir Sidney trade the Red Star Diamond for her.
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Pages: 4
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King Crunch

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Will Eisner
Penciller(s): Will Eisner
Inker(s): Will Eisner
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Will Eisner
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Archie O'Toole
Character(s): Archie O'Toole; King Crunch
Synopsis: Archie turns over a new leaf and decides to be tough.
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Pages: 2
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The Red Clay Clue

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): George Brenner [as Scott Sheridan] (credited)
Penciller(s): George Brenner [as Scott Sheridan] (credited)
Inker(s): George Brenner [as Scott Sheridan] (credited)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: sports
Feature(s): Clip Chance at Cliffside
Character(s): Clip Chance; Coach Barr; Marko (introduction)
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Pages: 4
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): John Devlin
Penciller(s): John Devlin
Inker(s): John Devlin
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Small Stuff
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Pages: 1
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Battling the Bund

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Vernon Henkel (signed)
Penciller(s): Vernon Henkel (signed)
Inker(s): Vernon Henkel (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, aviation
Feature(s): Wings Wendall
Character(s): Wings Wendall; Heinrich (introduction); Karla (introduction); The Bund (villains); the Nazis (villains)
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Pages: 7
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The Episode of the Malicious Mite

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): John Devlin
Penciller(s): John Devlin (signed)
Inker(s): John Devlin
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Feature(s): Philpot Veep
Character(s): Philpot Veep; Waldo
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Pages: 2
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Arthur Beeman (signed)
Inker(s): Arthur Beeman
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Kidding the Kids
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Pages: 1
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The Arson Robberies

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Arthur Pinajian [as Art Gordon] (signed)
Penciller(s): Arthur Pinajian [as Art Gordon] (signed)
Inker(s): Arthur Pinajian [as Art Gordon] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Invisible Justice
Character(s): Invisible Justice [Kent Thurston]; John Steele; Weymann Brent (villain, introduction); an arson gang (villains, introduction for all)
Synopsis: Police are baffled as a safe goes missing after a horrible fire at a local hotel. Kent Thurston suspects arsonists, and investigates as the Invisible Hood. The arson gang wears asbestos suits, but are quickly defeated.
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Pages: 5
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The Kidnapping of Babs Barton

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
Feature(s): Flash Fulton
Character(s): Flash Fulton; Babs Barton (introduction); Andy; Nick (villain); Trigger (villain); Punchy (villain)
Synopsis: Flash and Andy accidentally stumble upon a kidnapping.
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Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: All Gustavson credits verified and courtesy of Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson.
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Von Fritz's Assassination Plot

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Vernon Henkel (signed)
Penciller(s): Vernon Henkel (signed)
Inker(s): Vernon Henkel (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Feature(s): Chic Carter
Character(s): Chic Carter; King Ludwig (introduction); Princess Maria (of Moravia, introduction); General Von Fritz (villain, introduction)
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Pages: 4
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The Master of Mu: Part 2

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Robert M. Hyatt
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 2
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Red Dutton

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gill Fox
Penciller(s): Gill Fox
Inker(s): Gill Fox
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: sports
Feature(s): Sportraits
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Pages: 1
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Double Death Trap

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Harry Francis Campbell
Penciller(s): Harry Francis Campbell
Inker(s): Harry Francis Campbell
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Feature(s): John Law, Scientective
Character(s): John Law; June Carter; Albert Lewis; The Avenger (villain)
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Pages: 5
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Advertising the Gangsters

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gill Fox
Penciller(s): Gill Fox (signed)
Inker(s): Gill Fox
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, mystery
Feature(s): Wun Cloo
Character(s): Wun Cloo
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Pages: 2
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The Master Plan of Rudolf Hitz

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): George Brenner [as Wayne Reid] (credited)
Penciller(s): George Brenner [as Wayne Reid] (credited)
Inker(s): George Brenner [as Wayne Reid] (credited)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Hugh Hazzard and His Iron Man
Character(s): Hugh Hazzard; Bozo the Iron Man; Scar Papalle (introduction, death); Jim Hart (introduction); Sergeant Kelly (introduction); Sergeant Hill (introduction); Sergeant Dolan (introduction); Captain John "Ironsides" Dolan (introduction); Rudolf Hitz (villain, Jarmanian spy); Olga (villain, Jarmanian spy, introduction); Holtz (villain, Dictator of Jarmania, behind the scenes)
Synopsis: Jarmanian spies Rudolf Hitz and Olga, working with Public Enemy #1, Scar Pipalle, kidnap a General's son, and try to blackmail him for the gold at Fort Adam in Kentucky. Hugh Hazzard and his Iron Man Bozo the Robot stop them, with the unexpected help of the notorious but patriotic Pipalle, who in the critical moment refuses to betray his country, and gets shot in the back by Hitz, who gets captured alive.
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Pages: 7

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