Smash! #129
(20 July 1968)

IPC, 1966 Series
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Price
7d [0-0-7 GBP]
Pages
24
Indicia Frequency
Every Monday
On-sale Date
1968-07-15
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Odhams Press Ltd
Brand
A Power Comic
Editing
Alf Wallace (credited as Alf) (editor); Albert Cosser (credited as Cos) (editor)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Swots and The Blots / cover / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Mike Lacey
Inks
Mike Lacey
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The Blots ambushed me on the way to school yesterday - so I'm taking no chances today!
Genre
humour; children

Indexer Notes

First page in colour on cover, second page is black and white inside front cover.

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
Barrie Mitchell
Inks
Barrie Mitchell
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I can't believe it, Brian! Whilst we've been asleep Tregarvon has gone back fifty years in time!
Genre
adventure; science fiction; children
Characters
Brian Kingsley; Duffy Rolls; The Brain; Aunt Olivia (Duffy's aunt); Commander Harcourt; Professor (both boarders at Aunt Olivia's guest house)

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

News from the Floor of 64 / in-house column / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
All life's a competition!

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

Discbat cricket / advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The skills and thrills of cricket at home with Discbat cricket.

Indexer Notes

Advert for Discbat cricket game made by Toogood & Jones of Whitstable, Kent. With picture of the game.

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

advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Two small adverts for stamp collecting sets with order forms.

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
Stanley McMurtry ?
Inks
Stanley McMurtry ?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Grr! We'll have to get that chimney swept, Squelch -
Genre
humour
Characters
Grimly Feendish; Squelch; chimney sweep; I. MacLean (Scottish chimney sweep)

Daredevil versus The Tri-Man! (Table of Contents: 6)

Daredevil / comic story / 3.5 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Gene Colan
Inks
Frank Giacoia; Dick Ayers
Letters
Sam Rosen

First Line of Dialogue or Text
But, before the two startled pugilists can make another move...
Feature Logo
Daredevil, the Man Without Fear!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; GUESTS: Foggy Nelson; Karen Page; Judge Lewis; VILLAINS: Gladiator; Masked Marauder; Tri-Android (introduction); The Mangler (introduction); The Dancer (introduction)
Synopsis
The Masked Marauder and Gladiator create the Tri-Android and power him up with the combined skills of three master criminals. The dastardly duo send their android after DD in a bid to win leadership of the Maggia.

Indexer Notes

Reformatted instalment of the original story.

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Try this the next time you have a fizzy drink - it won't hurt it!
Characters
Mister Knowall

Indexer Notes

Tricks and games for readers to play.

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

Trebor Chew Contest / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Win a portable TV set-and view the Mexico Olympics!

Indexer Notes

Advert for Trebor Chews with contest and application form. Illustration of cameraman filming Olympic athletics and of the portable TV prize.

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

The Man From B.U.N.G.L.E. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Stanley McMurtry ?
Inks
Stanley McMurtry ?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
B.U.N.G.L.E. agent Larry is on the trail of the notorious Fishfinger,
Genre
humour; spy
Characters
The Man From B.U.N.G.L.E. [Larry]; Fishfinger; Kitty (Fishfinger's girlfriend); undercover B.U.N.G.L.E. agent; pumping station scientist; Lord Mayor of London

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
Leo Baxendale
Inks
Leo Baxendale
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
That's the nose on! Nearly finished!
Genre
humour; children
Characters
Bad Penny; policeman

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

The Rubber Man / comic story / 1.5 pages (report information)

Script
Ken Mennell ?
Pencils
Alfredo Marculeta
Inks
Alfredo Marculeta
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
In the outlaws' hideout town...
Genre
adventure; superhero; western-frontier
Characters
Rubberman; Sam Hutt; Big Hank
Synopsis
Rubberman enters the strange greenhouse world of the Planter in Sluishaven, Holland.

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

Smash-chat / letters page / 0.5 page (report information)

Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Includes two small adverts for stamp collecting sets.

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

Charlie's Choice / comic story / 1.5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Brian Lewis
Inks
Brian Lewis
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I wish I had a pedigree dog!
Genre
humour; children
Characters
Charlie; dog show judge

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

Percy's Pets / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Stanley McMurtry
Inks
Stanley McMurtry
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Boiled beef and carrots!
Genre
humour; animal; children
Characters
Percy; mouse

Indexer Notes

First line is sung.

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

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

Script
Whitney Ellsworth
Pencils
Joe Giella
Inks
Joe Giella
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Batman is drugged and hurtled into mid-air from millionaire Tyrone Koom's private plane.
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Alfred Pennyworth; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Tyrone Koom; Madame Zodiac; Pretty Boy Floy

Indexer Notes

King Features Syndicate reprint.

[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
G-gulp! It's a long way down Fatty's gullet - trust me to get all the dangerous jobs!
Genre
humour; children
Characters
Fatty; mum; various nervs

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
Gordon Hogg
Inks
Gordon Hogg
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Strange things have been going on at the zoo! Just take a look!
Genre
humour; children
Characters
Ronnie Rich; zoo keeper
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["The Blots ambushed me on the way to school yesterday - so I'm taking no chances today!"]
    The Swots and The Blots
  2. 1. ["I can't believe it, Brian! Whilst we've been asleep Tregarvon has gone back fifty years in time!"]
    Brian's Brain
  3. 2. ["All life's a competition!"]
    News from the Floor of 64
  4. 3. ["The skills and thrills of cricket at home with Discbat cricket."]
    Discbat cricket
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
  6. 5. ["Grr! We'll have to get that chimney swept, Squelch -"]
    Grimly Feendish
  7. 6. Daredevil versus The Tri-Man!
    Daredevil
  8. 7. ["Try this the next time you have a fizzy drink - it won't hurt it!"]
    Meet...Mister Knowall
  9. 8. ["Win a portable TV set-and view the Mexico Olympics!"]
    Trebor Chew Contest
  10. 9. ["B.U.N.G.L.E. agent Larry is on the trail of the notorious Fishfinger,"]
    The Man From B.U.N.G.L.E.
  11. 10. ["That's the nose on! Nearly finished!"]
    Bad Penny
  12. 11. ["In the outlaws' hideout town..."]
    The Rubber Man
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Smash-chat
  14. 13. ["I wish I had a pedigree dog!"]
    Charlie's Choice
  15. 14. ["Boiled beef and carrots!"]
    Percy's Pets
  16. 15. ["Batman is drugged and hurtled into mid-air from millionaire Tyrone Koom's private plane."]
    Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
  17. 16. ["G-gulp! It's a long way down Fatty's gullet - trust me to get all the dangerous jobs!"]
    The Nervs
  18. 17. ["Strange things have been going on at the zoo! Just take a look!"]
    Ronnie Rich
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Boris Ammerlaan
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Paul Green
  • Stephen Mitchell