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Publishers / Quality Comics / Smash Comics (1939) / #25
25August 1941
$0.10

Smash Comics #25

Quality Comics · August 1941 · on sale June 20, 1941

First appearance (cover): The RayFirst appearance (cover): Happy TerrillFirst appearance (cover): Midnight
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Identification plate

Series
Smash Comics (Quality Comics, 1939 series)
Issue
#25
Publication date
August 1941
Key date
August 1941
On-sale date
June 20, 1941
Indicia publisher
E. M. Arnold
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Why this issue matters

First appearance (cover) of The Ray - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

First appearance (cover) of Happy Terrill - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

First appearance (cover) of Midnight - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

First appearance (cover) of Dave Clark - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

First appearance (cover) of The Jester - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

First appearance (cover) of Chuck Lane - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

First appearance (cover) of Black X - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

First appearance (cover) of Richard Spencer - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

First appearance (cover) of Bozo the Robot - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

First appearance of Wings Wendall - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Rookie Rankin - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Wildfire - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Carol Martin - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Hugh Hazzard - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Tiny Todd - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Rocky Hill - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Warren - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of The Invisible Hood - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Ken Thurston - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Gill Fox; inks: Gill FoxBlack X First, Bozo the Robot First, Dave Clark First, The Jester First, Chuck Lane First, Midnight First, The Ray First, Richard Spencer First, Happy Terrill First
2Mitch Mouldincomic story9pencils: Reed Crandall; inks: Reed CrandallThe Ray First, Happy Terrill First
3-comic story1script: John Devlin; pencils: John Devlin; inks: John DevlinKing Archie O'Toole; Jerk
4Liver-Lip McGawcomic story5script: Jack Cole; pencils: Jack Cole; inks: Jack Cole; letters: Jack ColeDave Clark First, Midnight First
5Captain Krawlcomic story6script: Vern Henkel; pencils: Vern Henkel; inks: Vern HenkelWings Wendall First
6-comic story5script: Art Pinajian; pencils: Art Pinajian; inks: Art PinajianThe Invisible Hood First, Ken Thurston First
7Sabotage at the Navy Yardcomic story5script: Paul Gustavson; pencils: Paul Gustavson; inks: Paul Gustavson; letters: Paul GustavsonThe Jester First, Chuck Lane First
8Basil's Gangcomic story6script: Dick French; pencils: Witmer Williams; inks: Witmer WilliamsBlack X First, Richard Spencer First
9First Nightcomic story6pencils: Kenneth Julian; inks: Kenneth JulianRookie Rankin First
10-comic story1pencils: Jack Cole; inks: Jack Cole; letters: Jack ColeWun Cloo (detective); Poison Allity
11Introducing Wildfirecomic story5script: Robert Turner; pencils: Jim Mooney; inks: Jim MooneyCarol Martin First, Wildfire First
12The Pall of Terrortext story1.5script: Robert M. HyattJimmy Christian; Jed Haggard; Professor Hervey
13Who's Missing from This Picture?activity0.34letters: typeset
15-comic story6pencils: Alex Blum; inks: Alex BlumRocky Hill First, Tiny Todd First, Warren First
16-comic story7pencils: George Brenner; inks: George BrennerBozo the Robot First, Hugh Hazzard First

Plus 3.16 pages of advertisements and other matter across 4 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Special Edition Series #21974On eBay ›
Men of Mystery Comics #822010On eBay ›
Divas, Dames & Daredevils #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-935259-23-7		2013On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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