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10May 1940
$0.10

Smash Comics #10

Quality Comics · May 1940 · on sale 1940-03-20

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Identification plate

Series
Smash Comics (Quality Comics, 1939 series)
Issue
#10
Publication date
May 1940
Key date
1940-05-00
On-sale date
1940-03-20
Indicia publisher
Everett M. Arnold
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: George Brenner; inks: George BrennerBozo; Hugh Hazzard; Black X [Richard Spenser] (inset); Wings Wendall (inset); Invisible Hood [aka Invisible Justice] (inset); Chic Carter (inset)
1Mission to Finlandcomic story9script: Erwin; pencils: Erwin; inks: ErwinBlack X [Richard Spenser]; Batu; Axel (introduction, death); Carrel (introduction, death); Tommy Carrel; the Russians (villains)
2The Jersey Bank Jobcomic story4script: Vern Henkel; pencils: Vern Henkel; inks: Vern HenkelChic Carter; Betty Darrah; Lefty Fenton (villain, intro)
3The Ball Game of Deathcomic story4script: George Brenner; pencils: George Brenner; inks: George BrennerClip Chance; Spud; Slug; Dutch
4The Episode of the Uninvited Wedding Guestcomic story2pencils: John Devlin; inks: John DevlinPhilpot Veep; Waldo
5Tom Manning Mysteriously Disappearscomic story4script: Paul Gustavson; pencils: Paul Gustavson; inks: Paul Gustavson; letters: Paul GustavsonFlash Fulton; Andy; Tom Manning (introduction); The Big Shot (villain, introduction)
6-comic story1script: Arthur Beeman; pencils: Arthur Beeman; inks: Arthur Beeman
7The Pact Papers Robberycomic story7script: George Brenner; pencils: George Brenner; inks: George BrennerHugh Hazzard; Bozo the Robot; Herr Getzer (villain); Darmanian spy ring (villains)
8The Night after New Yearscomic story2script: George Tuska; pencils: George Tuska; inks: George TuskaKing Archie O'Toole; Herman; Verman; Beulah; Mazie; Queen Defrosta
9The Bat Mysterycomic story4pencils: Stan Asch; inks: Stan AschCraig Cook; The Chief; The Bat (Intro; Villain)
10Rousting the Renegadescomic story4script: Vern Henkel; pencils: Vern Henkel; inks: Vern HenkelCaptain Riggs; Abdul; Hassan; Akmid; Kavar
11Leo "Lippy" Durochercomic story1script: Gill Fox; pencils: Gill Fox; inks: Gill Fox
12Treasure of the Sargassocomic story5script: Art Gordon; pencils: Art Gordon; inks: Art GordonInvisible Justice [aka Invisible Hood] [Kent Thurston]; Professor Clark; Sanchez (villain, ship's captain, introduction)
13The Sea Battext story2script: Robert M. HyattJimmy Christian
14Carl Strausscomic story1script: Stookie Allen; pencils: Stookie Allen; inks: Stookie Allen
15Double Or Nothingcomic story5script: Harry Campbell; pencils: Harry Campbell; inks: Harry CampbellJohn Law; June Carter; Roger Gates; The Avenger; James Rowan
16Ting Ling's Circus Gorilla Mancomic story2script: Gill Fox; pencils: Gill Fox; inks: Gill FoxWun Cloo
17The Secret South American Air Basecomic story7script: Vern Henkel; pencils: Vern Henkel; inks: Vern HenkelWings Wendall; Nazis

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