Smash Comics #8

(March 1940)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Kidding the Kids / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Arthur Beeman

Pencils:

Arthur Beeman (signed)

Inks:

Arthur Beeman

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

gags

Indexer Notes

inside front cover. Red and black only.

[The Rescue of Gale Payson] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Will Eisner

Pencils:

Will Eisner

Inks:

Will Eisner

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

spy

Characters:

Gale Payson; Nazis; Madame Doom; Steve Dorgan; Col. Atwater; Batu

Synopsis:

Black X has to rescue an American reporter from Germany and once again goes up against Madame Doom.

An Eerie Episode of Signs and Shadows (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

[Dunn's Double] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

George Brenner [as Scott Sheridan]

Pencils:

George Brenner [as Scott Sheridan]

Inks:

George Brenner [as Scott Sheridan]

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

sports

Characters:

Clip Chance; Coach Barr; Trainer Hunt; Bob Dunn. Villains: Slick

[The Arabec Oil Mystery] (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; Villain: Holden (Intro); Stanley Rice (intro)

The Case of the Missing Bullion (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Stanley Aschmeier

Inks:

Stanley Aschmeier

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

detective

Characters:

Capt. Cook; The Chief; Inspector Niven (Intro, Dies)

[Bucky Wells] (Table of Contents)

Sportraits / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gill Fox (signed)

Pencils:

Gill Fox (signed)

Inks:

Gill Fox

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

sports

Characters:

Bucky Wells

Sabotage! (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 [as Wayne Reid]

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Hugh Hazzard; Bozo the Robot; Adolf Zhun; Herzog; Batzi spies

[Utopia] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Will Eisner

Pencils:

Will Eisner

Inks:

Will Eisner

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor; children

Characters:

Archie O'Toole; Montgomery; Ipswitch

Synopsis:

Pyromania is converted into a utopia and all the people get bored and move away.

[The Star of Egypt] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Vernon Henkel

Pencils:

Vernon Henkel

Inks:

Vernon Henkel

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

detective

Characters:

Chic Carter; Prof. Lansing; Brenda Lansing; Hoteb; The Chief (villain)

[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 Voodoo Master of Unionville] (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:

Kent Thurston; Tom; The Voodoo Master (Intro, Dies)

[Mission in the Amazon Jungle] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Paul Gustavson

Pencils:

Paul Gustavson (signed)

Inks:

Paul Gustavson

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Flash Fulton; Andy; Roger Hart; Carter

The Winged Emeralds (Table of Contents)

Jimmy Christian / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Robert M. Hyatt (signed)

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Jimmy Christian

J.S.Sargent (Table of Contents)

Interesting People / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Stookie Allen (signed)

Pencils:

Stookie Allen (signed)

Inks:

Stookie Allen

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

fact

Danger In Numbers (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Harry Francis Campbell

Pencils:

Harry Francis Campbell

Inks:

Harry Francis Campbell

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

detective

Characters:

John Law; Albert Mills; June Carter; The Avenger; Lewis

Synopsis:

The Avenger is finally exposed.

[The Wrestling Match] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Gill Fox (signed)

Pencils:

Gill Fox (signed)

Inks:

Gill Fox

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor; detective

Characters:

Wun Cloo; Mukwa

[The Bombing of the Tennessee Valley Dam] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Vernon Henkel

Pencils:

Vernon Henkel (signed)

Inks:

Vernon Henkel

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

aviation; adventure

Characters:

Wings Wendall; Nazis; Jean Drake (intro); Col. Jordan