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40February 1943
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Smash Comics #40

Quality Comics · February 1943 · on sale 1942-12-18

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Series
Smash Comics (Quality Comics, 1939 series)
Issue
#40
Publication date
February 1943
Key date
1943-02-00
On-sale date
1942-12-18
Indicia publisher
E. M. Arnold
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Midnight vs. Bullets Balowcover1pencils: Reed Crandall; inks: Reed CrandallMidnight [Dave Clark]; Gabby (a monkey); Doc Mortimer Wackey; Robustia
1Midnight vs. Bullets Balowcomic story11script: Paul Gustavson; pencils: Paul Gustavson; inks: Paul Gustavson; letters: Paul GustavsonMidnight [Dave Clark]; Gabby (a monkey); Doc Mortimer Wackey; Robustia; Velvet; Bullets Balow (villain)
2The Battle of the Solomon Islandscomic story8script: Toni Blum, Otto Binder; pencils: Joe Kubert; inks: Joe KubertEspionage [Black X]; Batu; Baroness Elzia (villain)
3Another Iron Mancomic story5script: George Brenner; pencils: George Brenner; inks: George BrennerHugh Hazzard; Bozo the Robot; Homer Twipple (inventor); Iron Man (Twipple's invention, death)
4The Crossbowcomic story7script: Fred Guardineer; pencils: Fred Guardineer; inks: Fred GuardineerThe Marksman [Baron Povalski, aka Major Hurtz]; The Cross Bow (villain)
5A Destroyer Is Launchedcomic story6pencils: Rudy Palais; inks: Rudy PalaisThe Ray [Happy Terrill]; Bud
6Commando Invasion Practicecomic story1script: Bernard Dibble; pencils: Bernard Dibble; inks: Bernard Dibble
7Hoodlums, Inc.comic story7script: Paul Gustavson; pencils: Paul Gustavson; inks: Paul Gustavson; letters: Paul GustavsonThe Jester [Chuck Lane]; Sergeant Hustace McGinty; Gurgles (villain)
8Master Criminal Marakcomic story8pencils: Witmer Williams; inks: Witmer WilliamsRankin; Marak
9Black Bouchardtext story2letters: typeset
10-comic story1script: Jack Cole; pencils: Jack Cole; inks: Jack Cole
11The Crowcomic story8pencils: Al Gabriele; inks: Al GabrieleYankee Eagle [Larry Noble]; The Crow

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