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Issue: Smash Comics #12 Public Domain
Publication Date: July 1940
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Issues: #12 of 85 Issues (86 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagQuality Comics
Brand:
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 (15 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: science fiction
Feature(s): Bozo the Robot
Character(s): Bozo the Robot; Black X; Wings Wendall; Abdul the Arab; Invisible Hood [Kent Thurston]
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Pages: 1
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Will Eisner [as Will Erwin] (credited)
Penciller(s): Will Eisner [as Will Erwin] (credited)
Inker(s): Will Eisner [as Will Erwin] (credited)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: espionage
Feature(s): Espionage Starring Black X
Character(s): Black X; Batu; Hunchback of Notre Dame (villain, descendant of original Hunchback, introduction, death); Venerable Ambassador Blank; Hawkens (the Ambassador's valet); Madame Doom (villain)
Synopsis: Almost six months after the onset of WW2, the U.S. President sends Ambassador Blank to Europe to meet with all the heads of state and to set up yet another peace conference. Secret agent Black X gets assigned to protect Blank against any "accidents" possibly caused by a so-called friendly country. Black X and Batu secretly shadow Blank and his valet and ward off near attacks by Madam Doom.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 9
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The Plot Against Beni Abou II

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bob Powell [as Powell Roberts] (signed)
Penciller(s): Bob Powell [as Powell Roberts] (signed)
Inker(s): Bob Powell [as Powell Roberts] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Abdul the Arab
Character(s): Abdul the Arab; Hassan; Beni Abou II; Anitra; Rahdiz; Mahmoud
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Pages: 4
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Killing In Chinatown

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; Sun Yen (introduction, death); Toy Lin; Fu Chang (villain, introduction)
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Pages: 4
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The Movie Stars' Dinner

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): George Tuska? [as Bud Thomas]
Penciller(s): George Tuska? [as Bud Thomas]
Inker(s): George Tuska? [as Bud Thomas]
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Archie O'Toole
Character(s): Archie O'Toole; Snowdrift (intro); Charlie Chaplin; Mae West; W. C. Fields; Clark Gable; Chico Marx; Groucho Marx; Greta Garbo
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Pages: 2
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Himalayas Uprising

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: Sir Lawrence; Andy; Tommy Wilson; Steve Malone; cannibal Morro tribesmen (villains)
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Pages: 4
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[untitled]

Cartoon  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
First Line: Now come clean son - who busted...
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Pages: 1
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Lippy Largo's Gold Robbery

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): Bozo the Robot
Character(s): Bozo the Robot; Hugh Hazzard; Lippy Largo (villain, introduction)
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Pages: 7
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The Eel

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; The Eel (Intro, villain)
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Pages: 2
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Death At the Panama Canal

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): Invisible Justice [Kent Thurston]; Dr. Gray; Mrs. Gray; Girth (villain); Peeper (villain); Professor Dixon (villain)
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Pages: 5
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Arturo Godoy

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: informational, sports
Feature(s): Sportraits
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Pages: 1
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A Droll Tale of Double Deception

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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Pages: 2
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Arthur Beeman (signed)
Penciller(s): Arthur Beeman (signed)
Inker(s): Arthur Beeman (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Kidding the Kids
First Line: C'mon, Mysto - only two more arthimetic...
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Pages: 1
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Death Model

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Harry Francis Campbell [as HFC] (signed)
Penciller(s): Harry Francis Campbell [as HFC] (signed)
Inker(s): Harry Francis Campbell [as HFC] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Feature(s): John Law, Scientective
Character(s): John Law; June Carter; Mr. Arms; The Avenger (villain, death)
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Pages: 5
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Music For Murder

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Robert M. Hyatt
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Feature(s): Jimmie Christian
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Pages: 2
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The Rocket Murder Mystery

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): William A. Smith
Penciller(s): William A. Smith
Inker(s): William A. Smith
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Feature(s): Captain Cook of Scotland Yard
Character(s): Captain Craig Cook; The Chief; Zenah; Kelton (villain)
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Pages: 4
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The Cole College Track Meet

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): George Brenner
Penciller(s): George Brenner
Inker(s): George Brenner
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: sports
Feature(s): Clip Chance at Cliffside
Character(s): Clip Chance; Spud; Coach Barr; Chuck
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Pages: 4
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Invasion

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: aviation
Feature(s): Wings Wendall
Character(s): Wings Wendall; President Franklin Delano Roosevelt; Commander Zergoff (villain); Captain Hardt (villain, introduction, death); Mongolian military forces (villains, introduction for all)
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Pages: 7

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