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Issue: Smash Comics #8 Public Domain
Publication Date: March 1940
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Issues: #8 of 85 Issues (86 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagQuality Comics
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: Everett M. Arnold
On Sale Date: 01/19/1940
Volume: 1
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 19 (18 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Ed Cronin
Disclose Notes: On sale date from the publication date found at the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, New Series, Volume 35, January-December 1940, Numbers 1-4. Class B periodical. Copyright number B 448094. Indicia and volume number also from Catalog of Copyright Entries.
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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: science fiction
Feature(s): Bozo the Robot
Character(s): Bozo the Robot; Black X; Wings Wendall; Archie O'Toole; Invisible Hood
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Arthur Beeman
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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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: inside front cover. Red and black only.
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The Rescue of Gale Payson

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Will Eisner
Penciller(s): Will Eisner
Inker(s): Will Eisner
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: espionage
Feature(s): Espionage Starring Black X
Character(s): Gale Payson; Nazis; Madame Doom; Steve Dorgan; Col. Atwater; Batu
Synopsis: Black X has to rescue an American reporter from Germany and once again goes up against Madame Doom.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 9
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An Eerie Episode of Signs and Shadows

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: mystery
Feature(s): Philpot Veep
Character(s): Philpot Veep; Waldo
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Dunn's Double

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): George Brenner [as Scott Sheridan]
Penciller(s): George Brenner [as Scott Sheridan]
Inker(s): George Brenner [as Scott Sheridan]
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: sports
Feature(s): Clip Chance at Cliffside
Character(s): Clip Chance; Coach Barr; Trainer Hunt; Bob Dunn. Villains: Slick
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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The Arabec Oil Mystery

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 the Arab; Hassan; Stanley Rice (introduction); Holden (villain, introduction)
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Pages: 4
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The Case of the Missing Bullion

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): Capt. Cook; The Chief; Inspector Niven (Intro, Dies)
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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Bucky Wells

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gill Fox (signed)
Penciller(s): Gill Fox (signed)
Inker(s): Gill Fox
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: sports
Feature(s): Sportraits
Character(s): Bucky Wells
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Sabotage!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): George Brenner [as Wayne Reid] (signed)
Penciller(s): George Brenner [as Wayne Reid] (signed)
Inker(s): George Brenner [as Wayne Reid] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Hugh Hazard and His Iron Man
Character(s): Hugh Hazzard; Bozo the Robot; Adolf Zhun (villain); Herzog (villain); un-named Batzi spies (villains)
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: In addressing the world at war in Quality Comics, Brenner did like many of the other writers by giving his villains names like "Hitlin" and "Batzis".
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Utopia

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Will Eisner
Penciller(s): Will Eisner
Inker(s): Will Eisner
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Archie O'Toole
Character(s): Archie O'Toole; Montgomery; Ipswitch
Synopsis: Pyromania is converted into a utopia and all the people get bored and move away.
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Pages: 2
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The Star of Egypt

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: mystery
Feature(s): Chic Carter
Character(s): Chic Carter; Prof. Lansing; Brenda Lansing; Hoteb; The Chief (villain)
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Pages: 4
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): John Devlin (signed)
Penciller(s): John Devlin (signed)
Inker(s): John Devlin (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Small Stuff
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Voodoo Master of Unionville

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Art Pinajian [as Art Gordon] (signed)
Penciller(s): Art Pinajian [as Art Gordon] (signed)
Inker(s): Art Pinajian [as Art Gordon] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Invisible Justice
Character(s): The Invisible Hood [Kent Thurston]; Tom; The Voodoo Master (villain, introduction, death)
Synopsis: The Hood faces the Voodoo Master, who operates from within an island, and who is killed by the Hood with a sword through the chest.
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Pages: 5
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Mission in the Amazon Jungle

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; Andy; Roger Hart; Carter
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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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The Winged Emeralds

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Robert M. Hyatt (signed)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Jimmy Christian
Character(s): Jimmy Christian
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Pages: 2
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J.S. Sargent

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Stookie Allen (signed)
Penciller(s): Stookie Allen (signed)
Inker(s): Stookie Allen (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Feature(s): Interesting People
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Pages: 1
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Danger In Numbers

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; Albert Mills; June Carter; The Avenger; Lewis
Synopsis: The Avenger is finally exposed.
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Pages: 5
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The Wrestling Match

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gill Fox (signed)
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; Mukwa
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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The Bombing of the Tennessee Valley Dam

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Vernon Henkel
Penciller(s): Vernon Henkel (signed)
Inker(s): Vernon Henkel
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, aviation
Feature(s): Wings Wendall
Character(s): Wings Wendall; Nazis; Jean Drake (intro); Col. Jordan
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Pages: 7

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