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2September 1939
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Smash Comics #2

Quality Comics · September 1939 · on sale 1939-07-19

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Identification plate

Series
Smash Comics (Quality Comics, 1939 series)
Issue
#2
Publication date
September 1939
Key date
1939-09-00
On-sale date
1939-07-19
Indicia publisher
Everett M. Arnold
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1Black Ace; Wings Wendall (inset); Archie O'Toole (inset); Bozo the Robot (inset); Abdul the Arab (inset)
1War in the Far East!comic story9script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will EisnerEspionage [Black Ace]; Col. Atwater; Duke; Dynamo; Ellis Craven; Batu
2The Black Gangcomic story4script: George Brenner; pencils: George Brenner; inks: George BrennerClem Gallant; The Black Gang; Donny Gallant [The Lone Star Rider]
3-comic story1script: John Devlin; pencils: John Devlin; inks: John Devlin
4The Fate of Bagdadcomic story7script: Vern Henkel; pencils: Vern Henkel; inks: Vern HenkelAbdul; Inspector Webley; Siva; Siddi Ben Yusuf; Hassan
5Case of the Missing Walruscomic story2script: John Devlin; pencils: John Devlin; inks: John DevlinPhilpot Veep; Waldo
6Ernie Lombardicomic story1script: Gill Fox; pencils: Gill Fox; inks: Gill Fox
7The First Trialcomic story7script: George Brenner; pencils: George Brenner; inks: George BrennerHugh Hazzard; Bozo the Robot; Commissioner Hunt; Alvin Hinton; Gyp Catrone (villain)
8Midget Auto Racescomic story2script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner
9Stealing the Mona Lisacomic story5script: Bill Smith; pencils: Bill Smith; inks: Bill SmithCaptain Craig Cook; Rene Landrue
10The Origin of the Invisible Hoodcomic story5script: Art Pinajian; pencils: Art Pinajian; inks: Art PinajianInvisible Hood [Kent Thurston]; Professor Hans Van Dorn (scientist, death); Garrick Spade (villain); Spade Gang (villains)
11-comic story5pencils: George Brenner; inks: George BrennerDave; Bugs; Clip Chance
12Mystery at Catalina, Chapter IItext story2script: Jeffrey Spain
13James Cagneycomic story1script: Bernard Baily; pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard Baily
14Murder at Seacomic story7pencils: Vern Henkel; inks: Vern HenkelPop; Frtiz Hoffman (dies); Johnson (dies)
15Sabotagecomic story7pencils: Vern Henkel; inks: Vern HenkelWings Wendall; Prentiss; Lisa

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The Golden Age Firsts of Quality Comics: Volume 1
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