Smash! #56
(25 February 1967)

IPC, 1966 Series
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Price
7d [0-0-7 GBP]
Pages
28
Indicia Frequency
Every Monday
On-sale Date
1967-02-20
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Odhams Press Ltd
Brand
A Power Comic
Editing
Alf Wallace (credited as Alf) (editor); Albert Cosser (credited as Cos) (editor)
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[Poison Ivy [Part 3]] (Table of Contents: 1)

Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Whitney Ellsworth
Pencils
Joe Giella
Inks
Joe Giella
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Alfred Pennyworth; Poison Ivy; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Cub Scout; Ivy Leaguers; McGook
Synopsis
Batman rescues a girl in distress not realizing she's Poison Ivy in disguise.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Percy's Pets / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Stanley McMurtry
Inks
Stanley McMurtry
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Leave Dad alone...
Genre
humour; children

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

News from the Floor of 64 / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Bad Penny / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Cassius is the bone-weight champion of the dog world!
Genre
humour

[Circus of Doom] (Table of Contents: 5)

The Rubber Man / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Ken Mennell
Pencils
Alfredo Marculeta
Inks
Alfredo Marculeta
Letters
?
Genre
adventure
Characters
Rubberman [James Hollis], Alonzo; Fakir; Count Arena
Synopsis
Rubberman, Alonzo, and the Fakir whose curse turned James Hollis into rubber, are trapped by Count Arena in his evil circus.

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

Ronnie Rich / comic story / 1.5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Gordon Hogg
Inks
Gordon Hogg
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
And now I will make the glamorous Miss Marvel disappear!
Genre
humour; children

Sticky Fingers (Table of Contents: 7)

Meet...Mister Knowall / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

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

The Swots and The Blots / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Mike Lacey ?
Inks
Mike Lacey ?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Please Sir- I should like to shift my desk!
Genre
humour; children

Where Strides the Behemoth! (Table of Contents: 9)

Hulk / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Steve Ditko
Inks
Frank Giacoia
Letters
Artie Simek
Genre
superhero
Characters
Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Major Glenn Talbot; Kanga Khan; Hakun Gantu
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints

Indexer Notes

The final Hulk story penciled by Steve Ditko.

This Scar Could Be Yours! It's Free in Fantastic! (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Fantastic! / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Charlie's Choice / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Brian Lewis
Inks
Brian Lewis
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gosh! It's Sir Walter Raleigh!
Genre
humour

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Danger Mouse / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Coo! A giant cat!!
Genre
humour

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

Be a Smasher and Write to Smash! / letters page / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Albert Cosser (credited as Cos); Alf Wallace (credited as Alf)
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from, Anthony Roche; Philip Smith; Shauna Radley {Beirut, Lebanon).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

The Man From B.U.N.G.L.E. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ron Spencer ?
Inks
Ron Spencer ?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
He'll drive me mad!
Genre
humour

Here Comes A.N.G.L.O. Ace (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Anglo Bubble Gums / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[The Evil Black Shield] (Table of Contents: 16)

The Legend Testers / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Keith Chapman
Inks
Keith Chapman
Letters
?
Genre
adventure; science fiction
Characters
Rollo Stones; Danny Charters; Black Shield; Rowena
Synopsis
Stones and Charters search for a nuclear bomb within the walls of Camelot.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17)

The Nervs / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Graham Allen
Inks
Graham Allen
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
In fatty's earhole...
Genre
humour

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18)

Grimly Feendish / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'll go bonkers if I don't get an idea soon...
Genre
humour

Indexer Notes

Leo Baxendale was not working on Power Comic titles in 1967. Various artists imitated his style on strips he created.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 1. [Poison Ivy [Part 3]]
    Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
  2. 2. ["Leave Dad alone..."]
    Percy's Pets
  3. 3. [no title indexed]
    News from the Floor of 64
  4. 4. ["Cassius is the bone-weight champion of the dog world!"]
    Bad Penny
  5. 5. [Circus of Doom]
    The Rubber Man
  6. 6. ["And now I will make the glamorous Miss Marvel disappear!"]
    Ronnie Rich
  7. 7. Sticky Fingers
    Meet...Mister Knowall
  8. 8. ["Please Sir- I should like to shift my desk!"]
    The Swots and The Blots
  9. 9. Where Strides the Behemoth!
    Hulk
  10. 10. This Scar Could Be Yours! It's Free in Fantastic!
    Fantastic!
  11. 11. ["Gosh! It's Sir Walter Raleigh!"]
    Charlie's Choice
  12. 12. ["Coo! A giant cat!!"]
    Danger Mouse
  13. 13. [no title indexed]
    Be a Smasher and Write to Smash!
  14. 14. ["He'll drive me mad!"]
    The Man From B.U.N.G.L.E.
  15. 15. Here Comes A.N.G.L.O. Ace
    Anglo Bubble Gums
  16. 16. [The Evil Black Shield]
    The Legend Testers
  17. 17. ["In fatty's earhole..."]
    The Nervs
  18. 18. ["I'll go bonkers if I don't get an idea soon..."]
    Grimly Feendish
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