Smash! #43
(26 November 1966)

IPC, 1966 Series
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Price
7d [0-0-7 GBP]
Pages
28
Indicia Frequency
Every Monday
On-sale Date
1966-11-21
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Odhams Press Ltd
Editing
Alf Wallace (credited as Alf) (editor); Albert Cosser (credited as Cos) (editor)

[Bat versus Little Napoleon [Part 2]] (Table of Contents)

Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / cover / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Whitney Ellsworth
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff
Inks
Sheldon Moldoff
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Little Napoleon; Josephine
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Stanley McMurtry
Inks
Stanley McMurtry
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Zoom! Zoom! I'm riding the wall of death!
Genre
humour; children

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Stay where you are or I'll pop you one...
Genre
humour

Indexer Notes

Leo Baxendale is often credited for work in Smash! but he no longer worked on the title after the initial opening issues. He returned to Smash! when IPC revamped the title.

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

The Rubber Man / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Ken Mennell
Pencils
Alfredo Marculeta
Inks
Alfredo Marculeta
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Trapped in the temple of the Rainmaker...
Genre
adventure
Characters
Rubber Man [James Hollis]; The Rainmaker

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
Brian Lewis
Inks
Brian Lewis
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Like my pet rabbit Charlie?
Genre
humour

The Hulk vs. The Thing [Part 2] (Table of Contents: 5)

Fantastic Four / comic story / 5.75 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
George Roussos
Letters
Sam Rosen
Genre
superhero
Characters
Fantastic Four: Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Invisible Girl [Susan Storm Richards]; Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]
Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Alicia Masters
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Although Smash! regularly featured Hulk comic strip reprints this story was originally published in The Fantastic Four. The purpose was to entice readers to buy Wham! which featured the Fantastic Four comic strip every week.

Look Out...Danger Mouse (Table of Contents: 6)

Danger Mouse / comic story / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?
Genre
humour

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
Mike Lacey
Inks
Mike Lacey
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Lovely! A swishy new cane!
Genre
humour; children

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

Ronnie Rich / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Gordon Hogg
Inks
Gordon Hogg
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
It's hopeless!
Genre
humour; children

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

Be a Smasher -Write To Smash! / letters page / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Albert Cosser; Alf Wallace (credited as Alf)
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Alan Borden; Colin Solman; Trevor Reading; Paul Wilson

Geoff Brabham Rides a Moulton Mini (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Moulton Bicycles / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

News from the Floor of 64 / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Editorial announcement that next week's issue will feature the Power Comic "emblem" on the cover "of our magnificent mags" for the first time.

Your Very Own Annual! Smash! Annual 1967 (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.25 page (report information)

Doctor Doom Has The Fantastic Four in His Power! (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Fantastic Four / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.25 page (report information)

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Rotten old cops!
Genre
humour

[The Crown of Zeus] (Table of Contents: 15)

The Legend Testers / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Keith Chapman
Inks
Keith Chapman
Letters
?
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Rollo Stones; Danny Charters; Poseidon; Titans
Synopsis
The Legend Testers travel back in time to Olympus to seek the crown of Zeus.

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
Graham Allen
Inks
Graham Allen
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Doctor says walking will get the fat off me...
Genre
humour

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17)

Queen of the Seas / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ken Reid
Inks
Ken Reid
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Enoch Drip is about to be beaten up...
Genre
humour

Indexer Notes

Colour back cover strip.

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [Bat versus Little Napoleon [Part 2]]
    Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
  2. 1. ["Zoom! Zoom! I'm riding the wall of death!"]
    Percy's Pets
  3. 2. ["Stay where you are or I'll pop you one..."]
    Bad Penny
  4. 3. ["Trapped in the temple of the Rainmaker..."]
    The Rubber Man
  5. 4. ["Like my pet rabbit Charlie?"]
    Charlie's Choice
  6. 5. The Hulk vs. The Thing [Part 2]
    Fantastic Four
  7. 6. Look Out...Danger Mouse
    Danger Mouse
  8. 7. ["Lovely! A swishy new cane!"]
    The Swots and The Blots
  9. 8. ["It's hopeless!"]
    Ronnie Rich
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Be a Smasher -Write To Smash!
  11. 10. Geoff Brabham Rides a Moulton Mini
    Moulton Bicycles
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    News from the Floor of 64
  13. 12. Your Very Own Annual! Smash! Annual 1967
  14. 13. Doctor Doom Has The Fantastic Four in His Power!
    Fantastic Four
  15. 14. ["Rotten old cops!"]
    Grimly Feendish
  16. 15. [The Crown of Zeus]
    The Legend Testers
  17. 16. ["Doctor says walking will get the fat off me..."]
    The Nervs
  18. 17. ["Enoch Drip is about to be beaten up..."]
    Queen of the Seas
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