Smash Comics (1939 series) (Quality Comics) #80

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Number 80 80
Volume
No Volume No Yes
Display Volume With Number No No
Indicia Publisher E. M. Arnold
Indicia Publisher Not Printed Printed Printed
Brand Quality Comic Group
No Brand No No
Publication Date December 1948 December 1948
Key Date 1948-12-10 1948-12-10
Year On Sale None None
Month On Sale None None
Day On Sale None None
On Sale Date Uncertain No No
Indicia Frequency Bi-monthly
No Indicia Frequency No No
Price 0.10 USD 0.10 USD
Page Count 52 52 (note: total sum of story page counts is 48)
Page Count Uncertain No No
Editing Nancy Smith Nancy Smith
No Editing
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Sequence Number 3 3
Title Bee Culture Bee Culture
Unofficial Title? No No
Type filler filler
Feature Archie O'Toole Archie O'Toole
Genre humor humor
Job Number
Script Bernard Dibble? Bernard Dibble
No Script
Pencils Bernard Dibble? Bernard Dibble
No Pencils
Inks Bernard Dibble? Bernard Dibble
No Inks
Colors ? ?
No Colors
Letters ? ?
No Letters
Editing
No Editing X X
Page Count 1 1
Page Count Uncertain No No
Characters Archie O'Toole (king)
Synopsis A hobby is reommended for the king's royal helth.
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Notes The eyes of Archie are like Dibble's other credited stories.
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Sequence Number 4 4
Title Tsin Tsin
Unofficial Title? No No
Type comic story comic story
Feature Black X Black X
Genre spy spy
Job Number
Script ? ?
No Script
Pencils Dan Zolnerowich ? John Belfi
No Pencils
Inks Dan Zolnerowich ? John Belfi
No Inks
Colors ? ?
No Colors
Letters ? ?
No Letters
Editing
No Editing X X
Page Count 6 6
Page Count Uncertain No No
Characters Black X; Batu; Tsin; Mr. Jakarta; Officer Gilhooley Black X; Batu; Tsin; Mr. Jakarta; Officer Gilhooley
Synopsis Mr. Jakarta the new president of Melanesia, receives an ancient carving which he says means he will die within hours. Mr. Jakarta the new president of Melanesia, receives an ancient carving which he says means he will die within hours.
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Notes Originally credited "Dan Zolnerowich ?", but the many close ups and crouching figures with an abundance of inklines on the creases in clothing must be Belfi, and it match well his signed work on Durango Kid, and Buck Roper in Black Diamond Comics.
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Sequence Number 5 5
Title Blackjack Jordan Blackjack Jordan
Unofficial Title? Yes Yes
Type comic story comic story
Feature Lady Luck Lady Luck
Genre superhero superhero
Job Number
Script Klaus Nordling Klaus Nordling (signed)
No Script
Pencils Klaus Nordling (signed) Klaus Nordling (signed)
No Pencils
Inks Klaus Nordling Klaus Nordling (signed)
No Inks
Colors ? ?
No Colors
Letters ? ?
No Letters
Editing
No Editing X X
Page Count 4 4
Page Count Uncertain No No
Characters Lady Luck; Peecolo; Helga; Blackjack Jordan Lady Luck; Peecolo; Helga; Blackjack Jordan
Synopsis Gangsters force Peecolo to did in the dump, thinking he's somebody else. Gangsters force Peecolo to did in the dump, thinking he's somebody else.
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  • from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #?
  • from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #?
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Sequence Number 6 6
Title For Crying Out Loud For Crying Out Loud
Unofficial Title? No No
Type comic story comic story
Feature Batch Bachelor Batch Bachelor
Genre humor humor
Job Number
Script Bart Tumey ?
No Script
Pencils Bart Tumey (signed) Bart Tumey (signed)
No Pencils
Inks Bart Tumey Bart Tumey (signed)
No Inks
Colors ? ?
No Colors
Letters ? ?
No Letters
Editing
No Editing X X
Page Count 6 6
Page Count Uncertain No No
Characters Batch Batchelor; Bunny Bananas Batch Batchelor; Bunny Bananas
Synopsis Batch tries to make Bunny's movie fantasies come real. Batch tries to make Bunny's movie fantasies come real.
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Notes Tumey is only credited on art on this feature by Jerry Bails' Who's Who.
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Sequence Number 7 7
Title The Open Window The Open Window
Unofficial Title? No No
Type text story text story
Feature Midnight Midnight
Genre superhero superhero
Job Number
Script ? ?
No Script
Pencils
No Pencils X X
Inks
No Inks X X
Colors
No Colors X X
Letters typeset typeset
No Letters
Editing
No Editing X X
Page Count 2 2
Page Count Uncertain No No
Characters Dave Clark; Mrs. Bulfinch; Mr. G. Rogers Bulfinch; Mr. Prentiss
Synopsis Mr. Bulfinch is a henpecked husband and is pushed out of a window by two realtives.
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Sequence Number 8 8
Title Stoolie Pete Stoolie Pete
Unofficial Title? Yes Yes
Type comic story comic story
Feature Jester Jester
Genre superhero superhero
Job Number
Script ? ?
No Script
Pencils Dan Zolnerowich ? Dan Zolnerowich
No Pencils
Inks Dan Zolnerowich ? ?
No Inks
Colors ? ?
No Colors
Letters ? ?
No Letters
Editing
No Editing X X
Page Count 6 6
Page Count Uncertain No No
Characters Jester; Stoolie Pete; McGinty Jester; Stoolie Pete; McGinty
Synopsis Stoolie Pete is kidnapped after he offers to give evidence to save an innocent man. Stoolie Pete is kidnapped after he offers to give evidence to save an innocent man.
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Notes Bent knees and way of walking and running, and also the grinning and staring faces must be Zolne, but the inking is not like in his signed stories in Fight Comics or the Jumbo Comics covers.
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Sequence Number 9 9
Title "The Forests are full of deadwood!" "The Forests are full of deadwood!"
Unofficial Title? Yes Yes
Type comic story comic story
Feature Daffy Daffy
Genre humor; wrestling humor; wrestling
Job Number
Script Bart Tumey Bart Tumey
No Script
Pencils Bart Tumey Bart Tumey
No Pencils
Inks Bart Tumey Bart Tumey
No Inks
Colors ? ?
No Colors
Letters ? ?
No Letters
Editing
No Editing X X
Page Count 6 6
Page Count Uncertain No No
Characters Daffy Dill; Deke; Pierre Lamorg; Montrose Daffy Dill; Deke; Pierre Lamorg; Montrose
Synopsis Daffy is in Canada and is kidnapped by an outlaw who wants a housekeeper.
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Steinar Ådland Editing 2012-06-13 11:51:49 Available Editing
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Bob Hughes 2012-06-14 00:48:35 Under Review Approved