Smash Comics #11

(June 1940)

In Finland (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script

Will Eisner (signed as Erwin)

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Will Eisner (signed as Erwin)

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Will Eisner (signed as Erwin)

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Along the snowbound roads...

Genre

spy; adventure; war

Characters

Black X; Batu; Tommy Carrel; Communists; Col. Atwater

Synopsis

Continued from last issue: Black X smuggles Tommy, the Commisioner's son back from Russia to Finland where he can get passage for them back to America.

[The Man Who Could Walk Through Walls] (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

Vern Henkel

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Vern Henkel

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Vern Henkel

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It's a rainy night in New York...

Genre

detective-mystery; superhero

Characters

Chic Carter; Dugan; Professor Krauss (Intro, villain)

Synopsis

Carter faces a man who can walk through walls.

[Moe the Mope] (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script

Gill Fox (signed)

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Gill Fox (signed)

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Gill Fox (signed)

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Hello, Wun Cloo?

Genre

humor; detective-mystery

Characters

Wun Cloo; Moe the Mope

[The Kidnapping of Kathy Colton] (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script

Bob Powell (signed as Powell Roberts)

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Bob Powell (signed as Powell Roberts)

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Bob Powell (signed as Powell Roberts)

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Prince Kartuk! W-what are you doing here?

Genre

adventure

Characters

Abdul; Hassan; Prince Kartuk; Ibn Akmen; Lady Kathy Colton (intro); Lord Colton (intro)

The Mystery of the Luminous Eyes (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script

Bill Smith

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Bill Smith

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Bill Smith

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It is late at night...

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

Craig Cook; The Chief; Sgt. Kelly

Synopsis

Captain Cook battles a mutant chimpanzee

Reprints

• in Gibi (O Globo, 1939 series) #210 (setembro de 1940)

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

Small Stuff / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

John Devlin (signed as Devlin)

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John Devlin (signed as Devlin)

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John Devlin (signed as Devlin)

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A packet of dog biscuits...

Genre

humor; children

Indexer Notes

Five unrelated gag panels.

[The Plot of Regi Tashkim] (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script

Vern Henkel (signed as Vernon Henkel)

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Vern Henkel (signed as Vernon Henkel)

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Vern Henkel (signed as Vernon Henkel)

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A crack train roars towards Seattle...

Genre

adventure; aviation

Characters

Wings Wendall; Regi Tashkim (intro); Sylvia Lane (Intro)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script

George Tuska (signed as Bud Thomas)

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George Tuska (signed as Bud Thomas)

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George Tuska (signed as Bud Thomas)

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Looks like foul weather...

Genre

humor; children

Characters

King Archie O'Toole; Admiral Poopdeck; Perceval

[The Green Ghosts] (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script

Art Pinajian (credited as Art Gordon) (signed as Art Gordon)

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Art Pinajian (credited as Art Gordon) (signed as Art Gordon)

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Art Pinajian (credited as Art Gordon) (signed as Art Gordon)

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Kent - The Green Ghost must be caught...

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Invisible Hood [Kent Thurston]; John Barr; Powers; The Green Ghost I [Ward] (villain, introduction); Green Ghost II [Jack Gray] (villain, introduction)

Synopsis

The Hood faces the Green Ghost, dressed very much like himself.......but, in reality, two men working together as a team.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script

Arthur Beeman (signed)

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Arthur Beeman (signed)

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Arthur Beeman (signed)

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Hey - Don't rub up against that painting...

Genre

humor; children

Indexer Notes

Six unrelated gag panels.

[Homicide Harry] (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script

John Devlin (signed as Devlin)

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John Devlin (signed as Devlin)

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John Devlin (signed as Devlin)

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This "Pancake the Magician" is so silly...

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

Philpot Veep; Waldo; Homicide Harry (Intro)

Bucky Walters (Table of Contents: 12)

Sportraits / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Gill Fox (signed)

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Gill Fox (signed)

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Gill Fox (signed)

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Genre

sports; non-fiction; biography

Sweet Snare (Table of Contents: 13)

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

Script

Harry Campbell (signed as Harry Francis Campbell)

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Harry Campbell (signed as Harry Francis Campbell)

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Harry Campbell (signed as Harry Francis Campbell)

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Here's a court order...

Genre

detective-mystery; science fiction

Characters

John Law; June Carter; Albert Lewis; The Avenger

Synopsis

The Avenger is finally captured.

Chief John's Legacy (Table of Contents: 14)

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

Script

Robert Hyatt

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typeset

Genre

adventure

[McSnort's Mirror] (Table of Contents: 15)

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

Script

George Brenner

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George Brenner

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George Brenner

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Hello, Spud - I thought you were studying?

Genre

sports; adventure

Characters

Clip Chance; Spud; Coach Barr; McSnort (Intro); Dell (intro)

[The Tenement Fire] (Table of Contents: 16)

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

Script

Paul Gustavson (signed) (sourced)

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Paul Gustavson (signed) (sourced)

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Paul Gustavson (signed) (sourced)

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Pull up next to that fire engine, Andy!

Genre

adventure

Characters

Flash Fulton; Andy

Reprints

• in Gibi (O Globo, 1939 series) #210 (setembro de 1940)

[Smooth Kazar Strikes Back] (Table of Contents: 17)

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

Script

George Brenner (signed as Wayne Reid)

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George Brenner (signed as Wayne Reid)

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George Brenner (signed as Wayne Reid)

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Flash! - The numbers racket received a severe blow....

Feature Logo

Hugh Hazzard and His Iron Man

Genre

science fiction; superhero

Characters

Hugh Hazzard; Bozo; Smooth Kazar (Intro, Dies); Commissioner Hunt; Daley