Smash Comics
#4
(November 1939)
Quality Comics,
1939 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- ?
- On-sale Date
- 1939-09-20
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Everett M. Arnold
- Editing
- Ed Cronin (editor)
Issue Notes
On sale date from the publication date and volume number found in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, New Series, Volume 34, 1939, Number 4. Second class periodical. Copyright number 428922.
[no title indexed]
Archie O'Toole; Wings Wendall / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hey! Maybe I am King Archie O'Toole -- But I'll break if I'm dropped!!
- Genre
- adventure; children; humor; aviation
- Characters
- Wings Wendall; Archie O'Toole; Espionage [Black Ace] (inset); Bozo the Robot (inset); The Invisible Hood [Kent Thursdton] (inset); Clip Chance (inset)
- Reprints
-
in Étranges Aventures (Organic Comix, 2013 series) #2 (automne 2017)
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[Madame Doom]
Espionage Starring Black X / comic story / 9 pages
- Feature Logo
- Espionage Starring Black Ace
- Genre
- spy; adventure; war
- Characters
- Espionage [Black Ace]; Batu; Lt. Hayes (death); Colonel Atwater; Agent O-12 (British agent); Agent B-5; Madame Doom (villain, introduction); Agent K-61 (villain, introduction); Madam Doom's thugs (villains, introduction for both)
- Synopsis
- Madam Doom returns from Europe to New York City, and in a luxury hotel suite is selling a set of coastal defense plans, which turn out to be fake, a decoy! At espionage HQ, Black Ace's boss, who now has the real set of plans, assigns Ace to convey them to California, plus to pick up three espionage agents from three different cities along the way. They have 24 hours, and they know that Madame Doom knows that the plans are on their way.
- Keywords
- New York City; Rocco Tavern; Washington D.C.
[Rivalry with Ray Snort: Part 2]
Clip Chance at Cliffside / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- George Brenner (signed as Scott Sheridan)
- Pencils
- George Brenner (signed as Scott Sheridan)
- Inks
- George Brenner (signed as Scott Sheridan)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- sports; adventure
- Characters
- Clip Chance; Spud; Coach Barr; Vera; Ray Snort (villain); Poke (villain); Slim (villain)
- Synopsis
- Clip is tricked into breaking training rules so he'll be suspended before the big game. And while he's out of his room, the play book is stolen.
- Keywords
- Cliffside College; Cody College
[no title indexed]
Small Stuff / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- John Devlin (signed)
- Pencils
- John Devlin (signed)
- Inks
- John Devlin (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; children
[The Green Lizard]
Invisible Justice / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Art Pinajian (signed as Art Gordon)
- Pencils
- Art Pinajian (signed as Art Gordon)
- Inks
- Art Pinajian (signed as Art Gordon)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Invisible Hood [Kent Thurston]; John Blaine; The Green Lizard [Winters, aka "Number Four"] (villain, Blaine's servant, introduction); Green Lizard's thugs [Baldy; others unnamed] (villains, introduction for all)
- Synopsis
- In Florida, Kent Thurston’s wealthy friend John Blaine is being squeezed for money by “The Green Lizard,” and two of his rich businessmen friends have already disappeared. Unbeknownst to Blaine, his servant Winters is secretly working for the extortion gang (as “Number Four”), and alerts them to Thurston’s involvement on the case. Meanwhile, in another room, Blaine’s two missing friends are still alive, but now the Lizard has decided to throw them to the crocodiles. When the Invisible Hood steps into the room, the Lizard sets a 10-minute timer on a hideout-destroying bomb, and flees.
- Keywords
- Florida
[Attack of the Anarchists]
Captain Cook of Scotland Yard / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Characters
- Captain Creig Cook [also as Number Twelve]; Inspector Keene; Numbers One through Twelve (villains, gang of hooded anarchists)
- Synopsis
- A gang of anarchists are setting off bombs in London, so Captain Cook and Inspector Keene decide to infiltrate the gang. Posing as "Number Twelve", Cook is assigned to blow up the bridge over the North River. He sets up a dud bomb, which gets him in trouble with the anarchist gang, who then try to throw him into a quicklime pit. He and Inspector Keene outsmart the gang and subdue them with teargas.
- Keywords
- London; North River Bridge; Scotland Yard
[The Submarine Disasters]
Bozo the Robot / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- George Brenner (signed as Wayne Reid)
- Pencils
- George Brenner (signed as Wayne Reid)
- Inks
- George Brenner (signed as Wayne Reid)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Feature Logo
- Hugh Hazzard and His Iron Man
- Genre
- science fiction; superhero
- Characters
- Hugh Hazzard; Bozo the Robot; Pat; Amos Dobbs (introduction, death); Admiral Hull; Commissioner Hunt (mention only); Lugar (villain, introduction, death; Hanz (villain, introduction, death); Leon (villain, introduction, death)
- Synopsis
- In one week, four submarines, two of them American, are mysteriously lost at sea. An FBI agent, Amos Dobbs, shows up at Hugh Hazzard’s very upscale apartment building, and tells Hugh about his investigation into the world-wide submarine sabotage ring. The problem is that the Navy’s newest and most modern submarine is set to be launched the next day, at noon, and Dobbs is certain that the bad guys have it targeted. So Dobbs wants to get Admiral Hull at Annapolis to recruit that submarine's crew from there, and Hull goes along with that plan.
- Reprints
- in Étranges Aventures (Organic Comix, 2013 series) #2 (automne 2017)
-
- Keywords
- Mussel Bay
[Sheephad Bey]
Archie O'Toole / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Will Eisner (credited as Bud Thomas)
- Pencils
- Will Eisner (credited as Bud Thomas)
- Inks
- Will Eisner (credited as Bud Thomas)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Archie O'Toole; Sheephad Bey; Movova
[The Shammar Ruby]
Abdul the Arab / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Abdul the Arab (son of Ali Bey, wealthy desert chieftan); Hassan; Sir John Lansing (introduction, death); Lansing's expedition members (introduction for all, all die); British Police (introduction for all); Ronny Forrest (villain, English brigand, introduction, death); Forrest's desert rangers (villains, introduction for all, all die); Jahib (villain, expedition deserter, introduction)
- Synopsis
- Sir John Lansing wants to bring the Shamar Ruby back to England with him, but others don't want that to happen.
- Keywords
- Arabia; High Wall Pass; Shamar Ruby; Whistling Dunes
[Carter and the Pirates]
Chic Carter / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- detective-mystery; superhero
- Characters
- Chic Carter (ace reporter); Red Brannigan (pilot); Daily Star editor (mention only via telegram); British Marines (introduction for all); Slugger (villain, introduction); Chinese pirates (villains, introduction for all)
- Synopsis
- Chic is chasing pirates in Singapore.
- Keywords
- Daily Star; S.S. Quincy; Singapore
The Distressing Dilemma of the Troubled Tradesman
Philpot Veep / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Characters
- Philpot Veep; Waldo; Schultz
[Rudolf's Invasion]
Flash Fulton / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Paul Gustavson (signed) (sourced)
- Pencils
- Paul Gustavson (signed) (sourced)
- Inks
- Paul Gustavson (signed) (sourced)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Paul Gustavson (signed) (sourced)
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Flash Fulton (newsreel cameraman, introduction); Andy (pilot, introduction); Gabby (newsreel boss, introduction); Chancellor Rudolf (villain, introduction); Chancellor Rudolf imposter (villain, introduction); Rudolf's Army (villains, introduction for all)
- Synopsis
- Wurtberg invades Cerania, so Flash Fulton and Andy are sent to Europe to get the story and get first hand pictures of the invasion. Taking many crazy chances, Fulton gets damning evidence of Rudolph being both an imposter and a war criminal.
- Keywords
- Acme Newsreels; Cerania
The Impossible Murder
John Law Scientective / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Harry Campbell (signed as Harry Francis Campbell)
- Pencils
- Harry Campbell (signed as Harry Francis Campbell)
- Inks
- Harry Campbell (signed as Harry Francis Campbell)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- detective-mystery; science fiction
- Characters
- John Law (a scientific detective); The Avenger; June Carter; Mr. Carter (air magnate); Colin Grant (Reid Electric Corporation Superintendent); Amos Reid (death); George Reid; Mr. Lewis; The Avenger [James Rowan] (villain behind the scenes)
- Synopsis
- "The Avenger" is still at large, and is now threatening twelve wealthy friends of his original target, Mr. Carter, the air magnate. Carter calls on John Law for help and Amos Reid reveals to him that the assembled tycoons all owe their fortunes to an idea that they'd lifted from Jim Rowan. Reid is murdered, and his son George is framed for the crime. Law acts as young Reid's DA, but he is convicted and sentenced to die. On the eve of Reid's execution, Law figures out the elaborate death trap that killed Amos Reid, and if he can show this to the governor, the execution can be stayed!
- Keywords
- Carter Mansion; Sing-Sing Prison
[The Missing Bombers]
Wings Wendall / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Vern Henkel (signed as Vernon Henkel)
- Pencils
- Vern Henkel (signed as Vernon Henkel)
- Inks
- Vern Henkel (signed as Vernon Henkel)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- aviation
- Characters
- Wings Wendall; Wendall's commanding officer; Colonel Davis; Curly; Jack; His Excellency (villain, introduction, apparent death)
- Synopsis
- At a hidden base in an extinct volcano in Alaska, "His Excellency" is using an ultra-sonic engine-stalling antiaircraft weapon to steal U.S. Army bombers, and using drugs to recruit the bomber crews to his service. Wings Wendall is sent to investigate, finds the villain's secret base, disrupts his plans, and causes him to flee in a stolen bomber. Wendall uses the villain's own ray weapon to crash the fleeing plane into the villain's own arsenal.
- Keywords
- Alaska; Langley Field; Seattle
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Hey! Maybe I am King Archie O'Toole -- But I'll break if I'm dropped!!"]
Archie O'Toole; Wings Wendall -
1.
[Madame Doom]
Espionage Starring Black X -
2.
[Rivalry with Ray Snort: Part 2]
Clip Chance at Cliffside -
3.
[no title indexed]
Small Stuff -
4.
[The Green Lizard]
Invisible Justice -
5.
[Attack of the Anarchists]
Captain Cook of Scotland Yard -
6.
Slinging Sammy Baugh
Sportraits -
7.
[The Submarine Disasters]
Bozo the Robot -
8.
[Sheephad Bey]
Archie O'Toole -
9.
[The Shammar Ruby]
Abdul the Arab -
10.
[Carter and the Pirates]
Chic Carter -
11.
The Distressing Dilemma of the Troubled Tradesman
Philpot Veep -
12.
[Rudolf's Invasion]
Flash Fulton -
13.
The Cloudburst: Part 1
Jim Mitchell -
14.
[no title indexed]
Just Laugh It Off -
15.
The Impossible Murder
John Law Scientective -
16.
[The Missing Bombers]
Wings Wendall
This issue was modified by, among others
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Craig Delich
- Gregory Fischer
- Bob Hughes
- Clint Maxwell
- Antonio Pontes Junior
- Adam Spector
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