Smash Comics #3

(October 1939)

[The Plot To Take Alaska] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Will Eisner

Pencils:

Will Eisner

Inks:

Will Eisner

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

spy

Characters:

Black Ace; Col Atwater; Franklin D. Roosevelt

Reprints:

• in Men of Mystery Comics (AC, 1999 series) #18 ([January] 2000)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Small Stuff / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

John Devlin

Pencils:

John Devlin (signed)

Inks:

John Devlin (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Noted Explorer Lost (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Vernon Henkel

Pencils:

Vernon Henkel (signed)

Inks:

Vernon Henkel

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

detective-mystery

Characters:

Chic Carter; Pop; Dennis Courtney; Valarie Bruce; Red Branigan; General Chang

[The Capture of Livingston] (Table of Contents)

Abdul the Arab / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Vernon Henkel

Pencils:

Vernon Henkel

Inks:

Vernon Henkel

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Abdul; Hassan. Intro: Livingston. Villain: Ben Jabby; Ali; the Baron (Intro for all); Abu El Khall (Intro, Dies)

Monster Walks the Streets of London (Table of Contents)

Captain Cook of Scotland Yard / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

William A. Smith

Pencils:

William A. Smith

Inks:

William A. Smith

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

detective-mystery

Characters:

Craig Cook; Chief; Kelly. Villain: Prof. Dwyer (Intro); a talking ape (Intro, Dies)

Clinton Frank (Table of Contents)

Sportraits / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gill Fox

Pencils:

Gill Fox (signed)

Inks:

Gill Fox

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

sports

[The Pirate Submarine] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Art Pinajian

Pencils:

Art Pinajian [as Art Gordon]

Inks:

Art Pinajian

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Invisible Hood; Intro: John Webb; Villain: A gang of pirates (Intro)

The Distressing Affair of the Persecuted Panhandlers (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-mystery

Characters:

Philpot Veep; Waldo

[Rivalry With Ray Snort: Part 1] (Table of Contents)

Clip Chance at Cliffside / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

George Brenner

Pencils:

George Brenner [as Scott Sheridan]

Inks:

George Brenner

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

sports

Characters:

Clip Chance; Spud. Villains: Ray Snort; Poke; Slim (Intro for all)

King O'Toole To Visit America (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; children

Alice Brownfield (Table of Contents)

Interesting People / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Stookie Allen (signed)

Pencils:

Stookie Allen (signed)

Inks:

Stookie Allen (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

non-fiction

Death In the Sky (Table of Contents)

John Law Scientective / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Harry Francis Campbell (signed)

Pencils:

Harry Francis Campbell (signed)

Inks:

Harry Francis Campbell (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

detective-mystery

Characters:

Intro & Origin: John Law (not the Will Eisner character). Intro: June Carter; Jack Smith; Mike Ross; Mr. Carter; Tony. Villain: The Avenger [James Rowan] (Intro); Davis (Intro, Dies)

Mystery At Catalina: Ch. 3 (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jeffrey Spain

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Jane Withers (Table of Contents)

Screen Snapshots / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bernard Baily (signed)

Pencils:

Bernard Baily (signed)

Inks:

Bernard Baily (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Keywords:

gossip

[The Plot Against the Panama Canal] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Vernon Henkel (signed)

Pencils:

Vernon Henkel (signed)

Inks:

Vernon Henkel

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

aviation

Characters:

Villain: The Master (Intro)

[Von Hutz's Plan] (Table of Contents)

Hugh Hazard and His Iron Man / comic story / 7 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. Villain: Von Hutz; Carl; other spies (Intro for all)