Smash Comics #36

(October 1942)

The Death of Midnight (Table of Contents)

Midnight / story / 9 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Cole

Pencils:

Jack Cole (signed)

Inks:

Jack Cole

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero; adventure

Characters:

Midnight; Doc Wackey; Gabby; Cyclops Ceylon; Satan; Mrs. Satan

Synopsis:

Midnight dies and asks to be sent to Hell so he can fight the Devil himself, only to find out the Mrs. is in charge. But a strange character bargains with Doc Wackey to bring Midnight back from the dead in exchange for the Doc's life.

Indexer Notes

continued.

[The Vengeance] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Alex Kotzky (signed)

Inks:

Alex Kotzky

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

spy

Characters:

Black X; Batu; The Vengeance

[Exact Double] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Bernard Dibble

Pencils:

Bernard Dibble

Inks:

Bernard Dibble

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor; children

Characters:

Archie O'Toole

[Micky Kane] (Table of Contents)

Wildfire / story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Robert Turner (signed)

Pencils:

Jim Mooney (signed)

Inks:

Jim Mooney

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Wildfire; Micky Kane; Tom Kane

Synopsis:

Wildfire gives Micky Kane a special flame so that he can call her whenever he's in trouble.

[The Tiny Bank Robbers] (Table of Contents)

Jester / story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Paul Gustavson

Pencils:

Paul Gustavson (signed)

Inks:

Paul Gustavson

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Jester; McGinty; Professor

Synopsis:

The Jester faces a gang of three inch tall bank robbers.

[The Scrap Metal HiJackers] (Table of Contents)

Bozo the Robot / story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

George Brenner

Pencils:

George Brenner [as Wayne Reid]

Inks:

George Brenner

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Hugh Hazzard; Bozo the Robot; Henry Vaun

[Hammer Hand] (Table of Contents)

Ray / story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Reed Crandall

Inks:

Reed Crandall

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Ray; Hammer Hand; Bud

Synopsis:

Happy Terril is framed for bank robbery.

[The Whiner] (Table of Contents)

Rookie Rankin / story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Arthur Peddy (signed)

Inks:

Arthur Peddy

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

detective

Characters:

Rookie Rankin; Ma Rankin; Sgt. Burns; The Whiner

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Wun Cloo / story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Cole

Pencils:

Jack Cole [as Ralph Johns]

Inks:

Jack Cole

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor; detective

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Purple Trio / story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

S. M. Iger

Pencils:

Alex Blum

Inks:

Alex Blum

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Warren; Rocky; Tiny

The Wall of Invisible Fire (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Robert M. Hyatt?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

[Diane's Revenge] (Table of Contents)

Wings Wendall / story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Vernon Henkel (signed)

Pencils:

Vernon Henkel (signed)

Inks:

Vernon Henkel

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

aviation

Characters:

Wings Wendall; Westcott (dies); Diane Westcott

Synopsis:

After Diane's father is killed, she and Wings fly a suicide mission over Germany to try and kill Hitler.

[Kill the Marksman] (Table of Contents)

Marksman / story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bob Powell?

Pencils:

Alex Koda

Inks:

Alex Koda

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

war; adventure

Characters:

Marksman; Vorka; Wakovsky; Hitler

Synopsis:

Major Hurtz claims to have killed the Marksman, which is difficult because Major Hurtz is the Marksman.