Smash Comics #12

(July 1940)

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Will Eisner [as Will Erwin]

Pencils:

Will Eisner [as Will Erwin]

Inks:

Will Eisner

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

spy

Characters:

Batu; Madame Doom; Hunchback of Notre Dame (Intro, Dies)(descendant of original Hunchback); Ambassador Blank

[The Plot Against Beni Abou II] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Bob Powell [as Powell Roberts]

Pencils:

Bob Powell [as Powell Roberts]

Inks:

Bob Powell

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Abdul; Hassan; Beni Abou II; Anitra; Rahdiz; Mahmoud

[Killing In Chinatown] (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; Sun Yen (intro, Dies); Toy Lin; Fu Chang (Intro, villain)

[The Movie Stars' Dinner] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

George Tuska? [as Bud Thomas]

Pencils:

George Tuska? [as Bud Thomas]

Inks:

George Tuska? [as Bud Thomas]

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor; children

Characters:

Archie O'Toole; Snowdrift (intro); Charlie Chaplin; Mae West; W. C. Fields; Clark Gable; Chico Marx; Groucho Marx; Greta Garbo

[Himalayas Uprising] (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: Sir Lawrence; Andy; Tommy Wilson; Steve Malone

Indexer Notes

last appearance

[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

[Lippy Largo's Gold Robbery] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

George Brenner [as Wayne Reid]

Pencils:

George Brenner [as Wayne Reid]

Inks:

George Brenner

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Bozo the Robot; Hugh Hazzard; Lippy Largo (Intro,Villain)

[The Eel] (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; The Eel (Intro, villain)

[Death At the Panama Canal] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Art Pinajian [as Art Gordon]

Pencils:

Art Pinajian [as Art Gordon]

Inks:

Art Pinajian

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Kent Thurston; Dr. and Mrs. Gray; Girth; Peeper; Prof. Dixon

Arturo Godoy (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; facts

A Droll Tale of Double Deception (Table of Contents)

Philpot Veep / filler / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

John Devlin

Pencils:

John Devlin

Inks:

John Devlin

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

detective

Characters:

Philpot Veep; Waldo

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Arthur Beeman (signed)

Pencils:

Arthur Beeman (signed)

Inks:

Arthur Beeman (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

gags

Death Model (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Harry Francis Campbell [as HFC]

Pencils:

Harry Francis Campbell [as HFC]

Inks:

Harry Francis Campbell [as HFC]

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

detective

Characters:

John Law; June Carter; Mr. Arms; Villain: The Avenger (Dies)

Indexer Notes

last appearance

Music For Murder (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Robert M. Hyatt

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

detective

The Rocket Murder Mystery (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

Characters:

Craig Cook; The Chief; Kelton (villain); Zenah

[The Cole College Track Meet] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

George Brenner

Pencils:

George Brenner

Inks:

George Brenner

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

sports

Characters:

Clip Chance; Spud; Coach Barr; Chuck

Invasion (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:

Wings Wendall; Franklin Delano Roosevelt; Commander Zergoff (villain); Captain Hardt (villain,Intro, Dies)