Smash! #8
(26 March 1966)

IPC, 1966 Series
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Price
7d [0-0-7 GBP]
Pages
24
Indicia Frequency
Every Thursday
On-sale Date
1966-03-24
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Odhams Press Ltd
Editing
Alf Wallace (credited as Alf) (editor); Albert Cosser (credited as Cos) (editor)

Issue Notes

Parts of this issue are reprinted:

Can You Save The Man From B.U.N.G.L.E.? (Table of Contents)

The Man From B.U.N.G.L.E. / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ron Spencer
Inks
Ron Spencer
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
humour
Characters
T.W.I.T. Agents
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Charlie's Choice / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Brian Lewis
Inks
Brian Lewis
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Bah! I hate chopping wood!
Genre
humour
Characters
Charlie; Mum; Dad; Big Chief Running Nose; Big Matt Dillon

[Trojans versus Greeks] (Table of Contents: 2)

The Ghost Patrol / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Gerry Embleton
Inks
Gerry Embleton
Letters
?
Genre
science fiction; war
Characters
Sergeant Joe Timm; Paddy; Erhart; Artax

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Bad Penny / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Leo Baxendale
Pencils
Leo Baxendale
Inks
Leo Baxendale
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Whoop! Whoop! Scalp um stupid paleface!
Genre
humour; children

Indexer Notes

Strip signed by Leo Baxendale.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Percy's Pets / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Stanley McMurtry
Inks
Stanley McMurtry
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Think I'll pop out for a little stroll
Genre
humour; children

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

Danger Mouse / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Danger Mouse uh?
Genre
humour

The Legend Testers - Join Them in the Great New Big Issue of Smash! (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

The Legend Testers / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

The Nervs / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Graham Allen
Inks
Graham Allen
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Fatty was working hard...
Genre
humour
Characters
Fatty; Cecil; Clarence; Brain Nervs; Knee Nervs; Foot Nervs; Doctor

[Caught by a Flying Saucer!] (Table of Contents: 8)

Space Jinx / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Brian Lewis
Inks
Brian Lewis
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humour; science fiction
Synopsis
Jinx, the unluckiest boy in space, is caught up in the TV aerial of a flying saucer.

Indexer Notes

Full colour centre-fold strip.

[The Private Zoo] (Table of Contents: 9)

Brian's Brain / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bert Vandeput
Inks
Bert Vandeput
Letters
?
Genre
adventure; science fiction; children
Characters
Brian Kingsley; the Brain; Professor Kingsley
Synopsis
Professor Kingsley is held prisoner in a private zoo.

[Cured Like a Kipper] (Table of Contents: 10)

Queen of the Seas / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Ken Reid ?
Pencils
Ken Reid
Inks
Ken Reid
Letters
?
Genre
humour
Characters
Captain Enoch Drip; 'Nutty' Slack

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

The Tellybugs / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oh no! They've switched on the telly again...
Genre
humour

Magic Square (Table of Contents: 12)

Meet...Mister Knowall / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Look Out For Moon Madness in Next Week's Big, Big Issue of Smash! (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Moon Madness / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

The Swots and The Blots / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ron Spencer ?
Inks
Ron Spencer ?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
What is the meaning of this?
Genre
humour; children

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

Ronnie Rich / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Gordon Hogg
Inks
Gordon Hogg
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gosh! That's cheap - I'll buy it!
Genre
humour; children
Characters
Ronnie Rich; Fred the Robot
Synopsis
Ronnie spends his remaining fortune on a robot.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

Grimly Feendish / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Come along boys...
Genre
humour

Indexer Notes

Colour back cover strip illustrated by an artist imitating Leo Baxendale's style.

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Can You Save The Man From B.U.N.G.L.E.?
    The Man From B.U.N.G.L.E.
  2. 1. ["Bah! I hate chopping wood!"]
    Charlie's Choice
  3. 2. [Trojans versus Greeks]
    The Ghost Patrol
  4. 3. ["Whoop! Whoop! Scalp um stupid paleface!"]
    Bad Penny
  5. 4. ["Think I'll pop out for a little stroll"]
    Percy's Pets
  6. 5. ["Danger Mouse uh?"]
    Danger Mouse
  7. 6. The Legend Testers - Join Them in the Great New Big Issue of Smash!
    The Legend Testers
  8. 7. ["Fatty was working hard..."]
    The Nervs
  9. 8. [Caught by a Flying Saucer!]
    Space Jinx
  10. 9. [The Private Zoo]
    Brian's Brain
  11. 10. [Cured Like a Kipper]
    Queen of the Seas
  12. 11. ["Oh no! They've switched on the telly again..."]
    The Tellybugs
  13. 12. Magic Square
    Meet...Mister Knowall
  14. 13. Look Out For Moon Madness in Next Week's Big, Big Issue of Smash!
    Moon Madness
  15. 14. ["What is the meaning of this?"]
    The Swots and The Blots
  16. 15. ["Gosh! That's cheap - I'll buy it!"]
    Ronnie Rich
  17. 16. ["Come along boys..."]
    Grimly Feendish
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