Smash Comics #2

(September 1939)

War In the Far East! (Table of Contents)

Espionage Starring Black Ace / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Will Eisner [as Will Erwin]

Pencils:

Will Eisner [as Will Erwin]

Inks:

Will Eisner [as Will Erwin]

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

spy

Characters:

Black Ace; Col. Atwater; Duke; Dynamo; Ellis Craven; Batu

[The Black Gang] (Table of Contents)

The Lone Rider / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

George Brenner [as Doyle]

Pencils:

George Brenner [as Doyle]

Inks:

George Brenner [as Doyle]

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

western

Characters:

Clem Gallant; The Black Gang; Donny Gallant [The Lone Star Rider]

Synopsis:

A young boy vows revenge after rustlers kill his parents.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Small Stuff / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

John Devlin (signed)

Pencils:

John Devlin (signed)

Inks:

John Devlin (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

gags

[The Fate of Bagdad] (Table of Contents)

Abdul the Arab / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Vernon Henkel

Pencils:

Vernon Henkel (signed)

Inks:

Vernon Henkel

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Abdul; Inspector Webley; Siva; Siddi Ben Yusuf; Hassan

Case of the Missing Walrus (Table of Contents)

Philpot Veep / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

John Devlin

Pencils:

John Devlin

Inks:

John Devlin

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

detective

Characters:

Philpot Veep; Waldo

Ernie Lombardi (Table of Contents)

Sportraits / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gill Fox

Pencils:

Gill Fox (signed)

Inks:

Gill Fox

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

sports

[The First Trial] (Table of Contents)

Hugh Hazard and His Iron Man / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

George Brenner [as Wayne Reid]

Pencils:

George Brenner [as Wayne Reid]

Inks:

George Brenner

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Hugh Hazzard; Bozo the Robot; Commisioner Hunt; Alvin Hinton; Gyp Catrone

Synopsis:

Bozo helps Hugh foil a kidnapping and the Commisoner decides to let Hugh keep him.

Midget Auto Races (Table of Contents)

Archie O'Toole / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Will Eisner [as Bud Thomas]

Pencils:

Will Eisner [as Bud Thomas]

Inks:

Will Eisner [as Bud Thomas]

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor; kid

[Stealing the Mona Lisa] (Table of Contents)

Captain Cook of Scotland Yard / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

William A. Smith

Pencils:

William A. Smith

Inks:

William A. Smith

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

detective

Characters:

Captain Craig Cook; Rene Landrue

[The Origin of the Invisible Hood] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Art Pinajian [as Art Gordon]

Inks:

Art Pinajian [as Art Gordon]

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Invisible Hood; Hans Van Dorn; Garrick Spade; Spade Gang

Synopsis:

The Spade Gang captures a scientist who has discovered the secret of invisiblity. The scientist is killed but not before bestowing his secret on Kent Thurston who is now really the Invisible Hood.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Clip Chance at Cliffside / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

George Brenner [ as Scott Sheridan]

Inks:

George Brenner [ as Scott Sheridan]

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

sports

Characters:

Dave; Bugs; Clip Chance

Synopsis:

Crooks try to fix a ball game by electrifying the base paths.

Mystery at Catalina (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jeffrey Spain

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

text story

James Cagney (Table of Contents)

Screen Snapshots / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bernard Baily (signed)

Pencils:

Bernard Baily (signed)

Inks:

Bernard Baily (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

gossip

[Murder at Sea] (Table of Contents)

Chic Carter / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Vernon Henkel (signed)

Inks:

Vernon Henkel

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

detective

Characters:

Pop; Frtiz Hoffman (dies); Johnson (dies)

[Sabotage] (Table of Contents)

Wings Wendall / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Vernon Henkel

Inks:

Vernon Henkel

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

aviation

Characters:

Wings Wendall; Prentiss; Lisa

Synopsis:

A female spy sabotages a new American plane