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60August 1945
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Smash Comics #60

Quality Comics · August 1945 · on sale 1945-06-13

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Identification plate

Series
Smash Comics (Quality Comics, 1939 series)
Issue
#60
Publication date
August 1945
Key date
1945-08-00
On-sale date
1945-06-13
Indicia publisher
E. M. Arnold
Price
$0.10
Pages
60

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Swooner and the Thrushcover1pencils: Jack Cole; inks: Jack ColeMidnight [Dave Clark]; Doc Mortimer Wackey; Gabby (a monkey)
1The Swooner and the Thrushcomic story11script: Paul Gustavson; pencils: Paul Gustavson; inks: Paul Gustavson; letters: Paul GustavsonMidnight [Dave Clark]; Doc Mortimer Wackey; Gabby (a monkey); Swooner; Thrush; Sniffer Snoop; Hot-Foot (a polar bear); Marvin Maxwell
2-comic story1pencils: Bernard Dibble; inks: Bernard DibbleArchie O'Toole (king)
3Daffy the Matadorcomic story7pencils: Janice Valleau; inks: Janice ValleauDaffy Dill; Deke Parsons; El Toro
4-comic story8pencils: Pete RissRookie Rankin; Gardenia Gus; Lil
5Earnest Eagers, Editorial Cartoonistcomic story4script: Klaus Nordling; pencils: Klaus Nordling; inks: Klaus NordlingLady Luck [Brenda Banks]; Ernest Eagers (artist); "Busy" Armonk (villain)
6-comic story1pencils: Jack Cole; inks: Jack ColeWun Cloo (detective); Filthy Joe
7-comic story7pencils: Sid Lazarus; inks: Sid LazarusCurly; Spunky; Marge; Pug; Professor Flunker
8Thanks to Marstext story2letters: typesetJimmy Christian (reporter); Professor Robert Wellington
9-comic story8pencils: Bill Quackenbush; inks: Bill QuackenbushBlack X; Batu; Baron De Zair (the Foremost); Mrs. Radleigh
10-comic story7pencils: Pete RissThe Jester [Chuck Lane]; Detective Hustace McGinty; Quinopolis; Bart Beauchamp; Miss Gopher; Lofty (villain)

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

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Midnight Volume 2
ISBN 978-1544254524		2017On eBay ›

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