Smash Comics #7

(February 1940)

[The Suicide Torpedoes] (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script

Will Eisner

Pencils

Will Eisner

Inks

Will Eisner

Colors

?

Letters

Will Eisner (sourced)

Genre

spy; adventure; war

Characters

Black X; Batu; Colonel Atwater; Madame La Coquin (villain, death); the Death Squadron (villains, introduction for all)

Synopsis

The Pan-American Congress erects "The Caldwell Line," like a seagoing Maginot Line, that parallels the entire eastern coast of the western hemisphere. This is in place in order to blockade the landlocked Axis powers, thus crimping their food supply. So now the Axis Secret Police need to do some sabotage, but first Madame La Coquin invites Black X to a fashionable Washington party, so that she can kill him. Batu uses an illusion to make them think Black X is really dead, allowing the Axis to complete their plans to destroy The Caldwell Line.

Reprints

• in Men of Mystery Comics (AC, 1999 series) #107 (2018)

Keywords

Sub-Base 15; The Caldwell Line

[The Masked One] (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

Vern Henkel

Pencils

Vern Henkel

Inks

Vern Henkel

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure

Characters

Abdul; Hassan; The Masked One [Webb]

[The Voice and the Red Star Diamond] (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Stan Asch

Inks

Stan Asch

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

Captain Craig Cook; Lola Barnes; Sir Sidney Barnes; Kelly; The Voice (villain, introduction)

Synopsis

The Voice kidnaps Lola Barnes and demands Sir Sidney trade the Red Star Diamond for her.

Keywords

Red Star Diamond

[King Crunch] (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script

Will Eisner (credited as Bud Thomas) (sourced) (see notes)

Pencils

Will Eisner (credited as Bud Thomas) (sourced) (see notes)

Inks

Will Eisner (credited as Bud Thomas) (sourced) (see notes)

Colors

?

Letters

Will Eisner (credited as Bud Thomas)

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Archie O'Toole; King Crunch

Synopsis

Archie turns over a new leaf and decides to be tough.

Indexer Notes

Script and art was originally credited to a "Joe Devlin".

[The Red Clay Clue] (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script

George Brenner (credited as Scott Sheridan)

Pencils

George Brenner (credited as Scott Sheridan)

Inks

George Brenner (credited as Scott Sheridan)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

sports; adventure

Characters

Clip Chance; Coach Barr; Marko (introduction)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Small Stuff / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

John Devlin (credited as Devlin) (sourced)

Pencils

John Devlin (credited as Devlin) (sourced)

Inks

John Devlin (credited as Devlin) (sourced)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; children

[Battling the Bund] (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script

Vern Henkel (signed as Vernon Henkel)

Pencils

Vern Henkel (signed as Vernon Henkel)

Inks

Vern Henkel (signed as Vernon Henkel)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure; aviation

Characters

Wings Wendall; Heinrich (introduction); Karla (introduction); The Bund (villains); The Nazis (villains)

Reprints

• in Gibi (O Globo, 1939 series) #155 (maio de 1940)

The Episode of the Malicious Mite (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script

John Devlin (signed as Devlin) (sourced) (see notes)

Pencils

John Devlin (signed as Devlin) (sourced) (see notes)

Inks

John Devlin (signed as Devlin) (sourced) (see notes)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

Philpot Veep; Waldo

Indexer Notes

The original indexer credited script and art credits to a "Joe Devlin."

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

Kidding the Kids / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Arthur Beeman (signed) (sourced) (see notes)

Inks

Arthur Beeman (signed) (sourced) (see notes)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; children

Indexer Notes

The original indexer gave pencil credits to an "Arthur Beemau."

[The Arson Robberies] (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script

Art Pinajian (signed as Art Gordon) (sourced)

Pencils

Art Pinajian (signed as Art Gordon) (sourced)

Inks

Art Pinajian (signed as Art Gordon) (sourced)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Invisible Justice [Kent Thurston]; John Steele; Weymann Brent (villain, introduction); an arson gang (villains, introduction for all)

Synopsis

Police are baffled as a safe goes missing after a horrible fire at a local hotel. Kent Thurston suspects arsonists, and investigates as the Invisible Hood. The arson gang wears asbestos suits, but are quickly defeated.

Keywords

Glenport

[The Kidnapping of Babs Barton] (Table of Contents: 11)

Flash Fulton / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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; Babs Barton (introduction); Andy; Nick (villain); Trigger (villain); Punchy (villain)

Synopsis

Flash and Andy accidentally stumble upon a kidnapping.

[Von Fritz's Assassination Plot] (Table of Contents: 12)

Chic Carter / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Vern Henkel (signed as Vernon Henkel)

Pencils

Vern Henkel (signed as Vernon Henkel)

Inks

Vern Henkel (signed as Vernon Henkel)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

detective-mystery; superhero

Characters

Chic Carter; King Ludwig (introduction); Princess Maria (of Moravia, introduction); General Von Fritz (villain, introduction)

Keywords

ME-109; Moravis; The Arlbourg Line

The Master of Mu: Part 2 (Table of Contents: 13)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Robert Hyatt (credited as Robert M. Hyatt)

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Red Dutton (Table of Contents: 14)

Sportraits / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Gill Fox (signed as Gill Fox)

Pencils

Gill Fox (signed as Gill Fox)

Inks

Gill Fox (signed as Gill Fox)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

sports; non-fiction; biography

Double Death Trap (Table of Contents: 15)

John Law Scientective / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Harry Campbell (sourced)

Pencils

Harry Campbell (sourced)

Inks

Harry Campbell (sourced)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

detective-mystery; science fiction

Characters

John Law; June Carter; Albert Lewis; The Avenger (villain)

[Advertising the Gangsters] (Table of Contents: 16)

Wun Cloo / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Gill Fox (signed as Gill Fox)

Pencils

Gill Fox (signed as Gill Fox)

Inks

Gill Fox (signed as Gill Fox)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; detective-mystery

Characters

Wun Cloo

[The Master Plan of Rudolf Hitz] (Table of Contents: 17)

Bozo the Robot / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

George Brenner (credited as Wayne Reid)

Pencils

George Brenner (credited as Wayne Reid)

Inks

George Brenner (credited as Wayne Reid)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Feature Logo

Hugh Hazzard and His Iron Man

Genre

science fiction; superhero

Characters

Hugh Hazzard; Bozo the Iron Man; Scar Papalle (introduction, death); Jim Hart (introduction); Sergeant Kelly (introduction); Sergeant Hill (introduction); Sergeant Dolan (introduction); Captain John "Ironsides" Dolan (introduction); Rudolf Hitz (villain, Jarmanian spy); Olga (villain, Jarmanian spy, introduction); Holtz (villain, Dictator of Jarmania, behind the scenes)

Synopsis

Jarmanian spies Rudolf Hitz and Olga, working with Public Enemy #1, Scar Pipalle, kidnap a General's son, and try to blackmail him for the gold at Fort Adam in Kentucky. Hugh Hazzard and his Iron Man Bozo the Robot stop them, with the unexpected help of the notorious but patriotic Pipalle, who in the critical moment refuses to betray his country, and gets shot in the back by Hitz, who gets captured alive.

Reprints

• in Gibi (O Globo, 1939 series) #168 (Junho 1940)

Keywords

Fort Adam (Kentucky)