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Issue: Smash Comics #5 Public Domain
Publication Date: December 1939
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Issues: #5 of 85 Issues (86 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagQuality Comics
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: Everett M. Arnold
On Sale Date: 10/20/1939
Volume: 1
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 17 (16 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: 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 4. Second class periodical. Copyright number 435069. Volume number not in the comic itself.
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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
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[untitled]

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Credits
Colorist(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Bozo the Robot; Hugh Hazzard; Wings Wendall (inset); Espionage [Black Ace] (inset); The Invisible Hood [Kent Thurston] (inset); Archie O'Toole (inset)
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Pages: 1
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Taneo the Saboteur

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: espionage
Character(s): Espionage [Black Ace]; Batu; Major Atwater; Basil Taneo (villain, introduction, death); a European ruler (villain, introduction)
First Line: In 1914 the World War tore Europe asunder...
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Pages: 9
Disclose Notes: This feature is re-named "Espionage Starring Black X" next issue.
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Depression in Crime

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Archie O'Toole; Killer Casey (villain, introduction); Hercules (villain, Introduction)
First Line: Gee, t'ings are tough...
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Pages: 2
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Troops Clash in Moravia

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Character(s): Intro: King of Moravia; Princess Maria. Villain: Duke Boris (Intro); Chic Carter; Ludwig
First Line: New York - The office of the "Daily Star"
Synopsis: Chic is sent to Moravia by his editor to cover clashes between troops. He attempts to stop an attack on a young woman, but she is carried off, and Chic is arrested. The woman was the Princess Maria, and her father is told to abdicate the throne if he wants to see her again. The king is inclined to believe Chic's story when he claims the man who abducted the princess had a scar on his forehead, and identifies the king's cousin, Duke Boris.
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Pages: 4
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[untitled]

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Genres: childrens, humorous
First Line: Did you hear the news, Cuthbert?
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Six unrelated gag panels.
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The Mystery Mile

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Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Character(s): John Law; June Carter; Edgar Karr; Villain: The Avenger
First Line: But, Law - It's impossible...
Synopsis: John must solve how The Avenger is causing trains to jump the tracks along the "mystery mile".
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Pages: 7
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Larry Kelley

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Genres: sports
Character(s): Larry Kelley
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Wings over New York

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Genres: adventure, aviation
Character(s): Wings Wendall; General Adams; The Boss (dies); M-29 (dies)
First Line: Wings over New York!
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Pages: 7
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The Adventure of the Devastating Damsel

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Genres: mystery
Character(s): Philpot Veep; Waldo; Villain: Cyanide Sadie (Intro)
First Line: Well, Philpot...
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Pages: 2
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Rivalry with Ray Snort: Part 3

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Genres: sports
Character(s): Clip Chance; Spud; Coach. Villains: Poke; Slim
First Line: An' another thing, Poke...
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Pages: 4
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Tom Bradley Missing

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Invisible Hood [Kent Thurston]; Tom Bradley (introduction); Judge Hyde (villain, introduction)
First Line: Ex-traa-!!
Synopsis: The Hood must face a vengeful racketeer.
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Pages: 5
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Pete Biagi

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Subject Matter
Genres: biography
Character(s): Pete Biagi
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Pages: 0.85
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The Phony Abu Adem

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Genres: adventure
Character(s): Abdul; Sgt Greg; Sgt Adams; Intro: Abu Adem; Abu Adem's father; Villain: Scott (Intro)
First Line: Let me have the telescope...
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The Cloudburst: Part 2

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ? (spot illustration)
Inker(s): ? (spot illustration)
Colorist(s): ? (spot illustration)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Jim Mitchell; Carlos Amancio; Pedro; Don Amancio
First Line: For all that anybody knew of Jim Mitchell...
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Pages: 2
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The Explosive Gas Smugglers

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Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Character(s): Captain Cook; the Chief; Kelly; Villain: Mike; Mike's partners (Intro for all)
First Line: Cook has been detailed to a smuggling case...
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Pages: 4
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The Doomed Dam

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: adventure
Character(s): Flash Fulton; Andy; Mayor Dillon (villain, introduction)
First Line: Helen, that dam has me worried!
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Pages: 4
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The Plot to Destroy Bozo

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Hugh Hazzard; Bozo the Robot; Pat; Herman Weizer (villain, introduction); Boris (villain, introduction); Fritz (villain); other un-named spies (villains, introduction for all, all die)
First Line: We'll have to cut this short, Pat...
Synopsis: Herman Weizer of Latvia offers Hazzard $2 million for the robot, and, when he refuses, even for the sum of $5 million, Weizer tries to destroy Bozo with a death ray machine.
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Pages: 7

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