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Issue: Smash Comics #1 Public Domain
Publication Date: August 1939
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Issues: #1 of 85 Issues (86 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagQuality Comics
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Everett M. Arnold
On Sale Date: 06/16/1939
Volume: 1
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 18 (15 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: Editor taken from Feature Comics (Quality, 1939 series) #19 (same month).
Entire contents copyright 1939 by E. M. Arnold.

On sale date from the publication date and volume number found in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, New Series, Volume 34, 1939, Number 3. Class B periodical. Copyright number B 419723. Volume number is not listed in the indicia of this comic.
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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 ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Bozo the Robot; Espionage [Black Ace] (inset); Abdul the Arab (inset); Archie O'Toole (inset); Wings Wendall (inset)
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In Content Item: FlagFutura #2 [Standard Edition] published June 2013
as [untitled] [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Black Spot

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: espionage
Character(s): Espionage [Black Ace]; Colonel Atwater; Franklin D. Roosevelt; Batu; The Black Spot (Villains); Vlamir Koran (Introduction); Mara Hani (Introduction, Dies)
Synopsis: The Black Spot (a political group) takes over Argentina and conquers most of the rest of South America, before Black Ace intervenes.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 9
Disclose Notes: Feature continued from Feature Comics #22, where the hero was called Black X. Black Ace becomes Black X again with issue #6. No explanation given.
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The Big Radio Hoax

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Character(s): Philpot Veep (intro); Waldo
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Escape from Devil's Island

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, non-fiction
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Feature continues from Feature Funnies (Quality Comics, 1937 Series) #12 (September 1938).
Final appearance.
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The Murder of Max Gorman

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Character(s): Chic Carter (intro); Monahan, DAILY STAR editor; Gloria Gorman; Van Drenn (villain, intro); Rocco (villain, intro)
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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The King's Visit

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, humorous
Feature(s): Simple Simon
Character(s): Simple Simon; King Julius; Slaughterhouse
Synopsis: King Julius of Slobodka visits Shickshinny and gets kidnapped
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Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: (only appearance)
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Mickey Rooney

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: biography
Character(s): Mickey Rooney
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Feature continues from Feature Funnies (Quality Comics, 1937 Series) #16.
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Major Drake Is Missing

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: espionage
Character(s): Wings Wendall (intro); Major Drake; Balov (villain)
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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Apple of Invisibility

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? [as Bud Thomas] (signed)
Penciller(s): ? [as Bud Thomas] (signed)
Inker(s): ? [as Bud Thomas] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Archie O'Toole; Gil O'Teen (villain)
First Line: Heh heh1 So at last I am king...
Synopsis: Gil O'Teen, has usurped the throne of Pyromania. He captures Archie and tortures him by witholding food but piping aromas towards him. Archie finds an apple in a laboratory and turns invisible when he bites into it.
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: continued from FEATURE COMICS #22

Bails has 'Bud Thomas' only as a byline, adding that this feature was sometimes by George Tuska.
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Introducing the Invisible Hood

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Invisible Hood [Kent Thurston] (introduction); Inspector Bill Blake; Maharajah of Raas; Peter Robinson; Butch (villain); Spike (villain)
First Line: Hello --- Yes -- Thurston speaking...
Synopsis: The Maharajah of Raas is willing to pay a million dollars for the return of a stolen sacred Indian necklace, and Inspector Blake calls in Kent Thurston because of his knowledge of precious gems. Donning a simple disguise, Thurston uses a gas gun to convince a culprit to cooperate as to the location of this necklace.
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Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Many sources confuse the name of this hero with the name of the feature. In this issue, it was titled "Hooded Justice" and it starred the "Invisible Hood". Here he did not have the power of invisibility, merely donning a red monk's cloak and domino mask.
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The Baseball Fixers

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: drama, sports
Character(s): Clip Chance; his mother; Bob Brack; Slick (Villain); Butch (Villain)
First Line: Come on, Clip - Get up...
Synopsis: Clip accepts an invitation to visit the farm owned by his friend Bob. Two crooks are hiding out at the local hotel, and decide to fix the following day's baseball game for profit by kidnapping star player Bob. Clip tracks him down and releases him in time to play the game.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: continued from FEATURE COMICS #16
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The Ghost Express

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Character(s): Captain Cook; Kelly; The "Ghost Engineer" (Intro, Villain); Donald Kelly
First Line: Our scene is the offices of the Continental Railway, London...
Synopsis: Cook and Kelly investigate a "ghost train" which appears directly in the path of passenger trains belonging to the Continental Railway Company. Cook works out that the headlight and whistle of the "ghost train" actually belong to an airplane being flown low over the tracks, and ambushes the pilot, who is in the pay of a rival railroad company.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: continued from FEATURE COMICS #22.
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Mystery at Catalina: Chapter 1

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jeffrey Spain (credited)
Penciller(s): ? (spot illustration)
Inker(s): ? (spot illustration)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Tony Parelli
Character(s): Tony Parelli; Sun Wang
First Line: Tragedy had never darkened Tony Parelli's life.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Veron Gomez

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: sports
Character(s): Vernon Gomez
First Line: It's Gomez's idea to save time...
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Pages: 1
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The Treachery of Murdock

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Abdul the Arab (intro); Hassan; Ali Bey; Col. Simpson; Sylvia Simpson; Murdock (Villain, Intro, Dies)
First Line: Acrooss the hot desert road...
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Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Signed in the last panel.
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Iron Monster at Large Again

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Hugh Hazzard; Bozo the Robot (introduction, origin): Commissioner Hunt; Inspector Burke; Chief Blane; Pat; Dr. Von Thorp (villain, introduction)
First Line: Families are routed from their homes...
Synopsis: Mad scientist Von Thorp sends his metal robot on a rampage through the city, leaving the Police at their wits' end, so they call in Hugh Hazzard, who manages to stow away inside the robot. The robot returns to von Thorp's hideout, whom Hazzard manages to capture. Learning that the Police plan a watery grave for the robot, Hazzard rushes in to save it, naming him Bozo the Iron Man, and using him as his new crime-fighting partner.
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In Content Item: FlagFutura #2 [Standard Edition] published June 2013
as Hugh Hazzard et son Iron Man [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Brenner probably created Bozo from the golden robot Elektro, which was made by the Westinghouse Electric Corporation and presented to the 1939 New York World's Fair. It was 7' tall and performed a variety of feats, but could not house a human being.
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Dan and the Gang Go to Bat with Grips

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: printed in two colors- red only.
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Just Out the Fastest Loading Air Rifle in History

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: back cover

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