Smash Comics #32

(March 1942)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

The Ray / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Lou Fine (signed as E. Lectron)

Inks

Lou Fine (signed as E. Lectron)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Ancient Greece speaks

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Ray [Happy Terrill]; Buddy; Sue Saunders; Baron Hoff (villain); Syrian gangsters (villains); the Nazis (villains)

Synopsis

The Ray, Sue and Bud are returning from Syria, and make a stop in Greece, where Syrian gangsters have followed them in search for a prophetic scroll of Hippotius.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Espionage Starring Black X / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Toni Blum ? (signed as Erwin); Otto Binder ? (signed as Erwin)

Pencils

Witmer Williams

Inks

Witmer Williams

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Across the great Arizona desert, flashes a Curtiss Helldiver en route to the west.

Genre

spy; adventure; war

Characters

Espionage [Black X]; Batu; Colonel Atwater; the Nazis (villains)

Synopsis

Nazis in Arizona are plaguing an air base with clouds of man-made smoke.

Indexer Notes

Script credits suggested by the Who's Who.

[Bus Stop - No Parking] (Table of Contents: 3)

Archie O'Toole / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

John Devlin

Pencils

John Devlin

Inks

John Devlin

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; children

[The Murderous Frog of the Mardi Gras] (Table of Contents: 4)

Wildfire / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Robert Turner (signed)

Pencils

Jim Mooney (signed)

Inks

Jim Mooney (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Wildfire [Carol Vance]; Meredith (Army post commander, death); The Frog (villain, death)

Synopsis

Froggy Miller was booted out of the U.S. Army for cowardice and for theft, and now seeks revenge as The Frog on those who made fun of him.

Reprints

• in The Quality Companion (TwoMorrows Publishing, 2011 series) (November 2011)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

The Jester / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Paul Gustavson (signed) (sourced)

Pencils

Paul Gustavson (signed) (sourced)

Inks

Paul Gustavson (signed) (sourced)

Colors

?

Letters

Paul Gustavson (signed) (sourced)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Blazing headlines flash across the front pages of the city newspapers...

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Jester [Chuck Lane]; Detective McGinty; Doc Reinhart; Sarcoris

Synopsis

The Jester chases a body snatcher.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

The Purple Trio / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Alex Blum (signed as S. M. Regi)

Inks

Alex Blum (signed as S. M. Regi)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The trio receives a call from a casting office and...

Genre

adventure

Characters

The Purple Trio [Tiny Todd; Warren; Rocky Hill]

War over Iceland! (Table of Contents: 7)

Midnight / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Jack Cole (signed)

Pencils

Jack Cole (signed)

Inks

Jack Cole (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure; superhero

Characters

Midnight [Dave Clark]; Doctor Mortimer Wackey; Gabby (a monkey); Hienrich (villain); von Kamp (villain); Hans (villain); other un-named Nazis (villains, all die)

Synopsis

Doc has been granted a patent on his atom reviser machine and vows to turn it over to the government for national defense. However, the Nazis try to use the machine to take over Iceland, so Midnight steps in to turn the tables on the Nazis.

Reprints

• in The Quality Companion (TwoMorrows Publishing, 2011 series) (November 2011)

Keywords

Atom Reviser

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Wun Cloo / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Jack Cole (signed as Ralph Johns)

Inks

Jack Cole (signed as Ralph Johns)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

What th -- ??

Genre

humor; detective-mystery

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Bozo the Robot / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

George Brenner ? (signed as Wayne Reid)

Pencils

George Brenner (signed as Wayne Reid)

Inks

George Brenner (signed as Wayne Reid)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Wow -- ! Another explosion in a defense plant --

Genre

science fiction; superhero

Characters

Bozo; Hugh Hazzard

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Wings Wendall / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Vern Henkel (signed as Vernon Henkel)

Pencils

Vern Henkel (signed as Vernon Henkel)

Inks

Vern Henkel (signed as Vernon Henkel)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Sharps bows cut through the waters of the two oceans as the United States Navy defends our ramparts against the war machine of the Red Menace!!

Genre

aviation

Characters

Wings Wendall; Red Menace

Synopsis

Red Menace is building a tunnel under the Pacific Ocean in order to invade America.

Flight to the Unknown (Table of Contents: 11)

Jimmy Christian / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

adventure

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Invisible Justice / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Art Pinajian (signed as Art Gordon)

Pencils

Art Pinajian (signed as Art Gordon)

Inks

Art Pinajian (signed as Art Gordon)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The giant eastern steel plant works deep into the night...

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Invisible Hood [Kent Thurston]; Jane Watson; Waxman (villain); Rox (villain)

Synopsis

While fighting sabotage inside a defense plant, the Hood saves the life of Jane Watson from abusive thugs.

Indexer Notes

Last episode of the Invisible Justice feature.
Final Golden Age appearance of Invisible Hood [Kent Thurston] character. Next appearance is in All-Star Squadron (DC, 1981 series) #32.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

Rookie Rankin / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Art Peddy (signed as Arthur Peddy)

Inks

Art Peddy (signed as Arthur Peddy)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Tis an ill and cold wind that blows no good, but an ever resourceful Rookie Rankin bravely bucks the icy blasts of an ill-fated beat and again proves himself worthy of his badge.

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

Rookie Rankin; Sgt. Burns; Pat

Synopsis

Rookie and the night watchman drink doped coffee and almost fall victim to a burglary scheme.