Smash Comics
#1
(August 1939)
Quality Comics,
1939 Series
- Volume
- [1]
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1939-06-16
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Everett M. Arnold
- Editing
- Ed Cronin (editor)
Issue Notes
Editor taken from Feature Comics (Quality, 1939 series) #19 (same month).
Entire contents copyright 1939 by E. M. Arnold.
On sale date from the publication date and volume number found in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, New Series, Volume 34, 1939, Number 3. Class B periodical. Copyright number B 419723. Volume number is not listed in the indicia of this comic.
Entire contents copyright 1939 by E. M. Arnold.
On sale date from the publication date and volume number found in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, New Series, Volume 34, 1939, Number 3. Class B periodical. Copyright number B 419723. Volume number is not listed in the indicia of this comic.
[no title indexed]
Bozo the Robot / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- science fiction; superhero
- Characters
- Bozo the Robot; Espionage [Black Ace] (inset); Abdul the Arab (inset); Archie O'Toole (inset); Wings Wendall (inset)
- Reprints
in 
in 
[The Black Spot]
Espionage Starring Black X / comic story / 9 pages
- Script
- Will Eisner (signed as Will Erwin)
- Pencils
- Will Eisner (signed as Will Erwin)
- Inks
- Will Eisner (signed as Will Erwin)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Feature Logo
- Espionage Starring Black Ace
- Genre
- spy; adventure; war
- Characters
- Espionage [Black Ace]; Colonel Atwater; Franklin D. Roosevelt; Batu; The Black Spot (Villains); Vlamir Koran (Introduction); Mara Hani (Introduction, Dies)
- Synopsis
- The Black Spot (a political group) takes over Argentina and conquers most of the rest of South America, before Black Ace intervenes.
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Feature continued from Feature Comics #22, where the hero was called Black X. Black Ace becomes Black X again with issue #6. No explanation given.
The Big Radio Hoax
Philpot Veep / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Characters
- Philpot Veep (intro); Waldo
Escape from Devil's Island
Exciting Adventures / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Terry Gilkison ? (signed as Terry)
- Pencils
- Terry Gilkison ? (signed as Terry)
- Inks
- Terry Gilkison ? (signed as Terry)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- non-fiction; adventure
Indexer Notes
Feature continues from Feature Funnies (Quality Comics, 1937 Series) #12 (September 1938).
Final appearance.
[The Murder of Max Gorman]
Chic Carter / comic story / 7 pages
- 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 (intro); Monahan, DAILY STAR editor; Gloria Gorman; Van Drenn (villain, intro); Rocco (villain, intro)
- Reprints
[The King's Visit]
Simple Simon / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- adventure; humor
- Characters
- Simple Simon; King Julius; Slaughterhouse
- Synopsis
- King Julius of Slobodka visits Shickshinny and gets kidnapped
Indexer Notes
(only appearance)
Mickey Rooney
Screen Snapshots / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Bernard Baily (signed)
- Pencils
- Bernard Baily (signed)
- Inks
- Bernard Baily (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- biography; non-fiction
- Characters
- Mickey Rooney
Indexer Notes
Feature continues from Feature Funnies (Quality Comics, 1937 Series) #16.
[Major Drake Is Missing]
Wings Wendall / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- spy; aviation
- Characters
- Wings Wendall (intro); Major Drake; Balov (villain)
- Reprints
[Apple of Invisibility]
Archie O'Toole / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- ? [as Bud Thomas] (signed)
- Pencils
- ? [as Bud Thomas] (signed)
- Inks
- ? [as Bud Thomas] (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Heh heh1 So at last I am king...
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Archie O'Toole; Gil O'Teen (villain)
- Synopsis
- Gil O'Teen, has usurped the throne of Pyromania. He captures Archie and tortures him by witholding food but piping aromas towards him. Archie finds an apple in a laboratory and turns invisible when he bites into it.
Indexer Notes
continued from FEATURE COMICS #22
Bails has 'Bud Thomas' only as a byline, adding that this feature was sometimes by George Tuska.
[Introducing the Invisible Hood]
Invisible Justice / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Art Pinajian (signed as Art Gordon)
- Pencils
- Art Pinajian (signed as Art Gordon)
- Inks
- Art Pinajian (signed as Art Gordon)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hello --- Yes -- Thurston speaking...
- Feature Logo
- Hooded Justice
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Invisible Hood [Kent Thurston] (introduction); Inspector Bill Blake; Maharajah of Raas; Peter Robinson; Butch (villain); Spike (villain)
- Synopsis
- The Maharajah of Raas is willing to pay a million dollars for the return of a stolen sacred Indian necklace, and Inspector Blake calls in Kent Thurston because of his knowledge of precious gems. Donning a simple disguise, Thurston uses a gas gun to convince a culprit to cooperate as to the location of this necklace.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Gas gun
Indexer Notes
Many sources confuse the name of this hero with the name of the feature. In this issue, it was titled "Hooded Justice" and it starred the "Invisible Hood". Here he did not have the power of invisibility, merely donning a red monk's cloak and domino mask.
[The Baseball Fixers]
Clip Chance at Cliffside / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- George Brenner (signed as Scott Sheridan)
- Pencils
- George Brenner (signed as Scott Sheridan)
- Inks
- George Brenner (signed as Scott Sheridan)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Come on, Clip - Get up...
- Genre
- drama; sports; adventure
- Characters
- Clip Chance; his mother; Bob Brack; Slick (Villain); Butch (Villain)
- Synopsis
- Clip accepts an invitation to visit the farm owned by his friend Bob. Two crooks are hiding out at the local hotel, and decide to fix the following day's baseball game for profit by kidnapping star player Bob. Clip tracks him down and releases him in time to play the game.
Indexer Notes
continued from FEATURE COMICS #16
[The Ghost Express]
Captain Cook of Scotland Yard / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Toni Blum ? (sourced)
- Pencils
- Bill Smith (signed as Will Arthur)
- Inks
- Bill Smith (signed as Will Arthur)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Our scene is the offices of the Continental Railway, London...
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Characters
- Captain Cook; Kelly; The "Ghost Engineer" (Intro, Villain); Donald Kelly
- Synopsis
- Cook and Kelly investigate a "ghost train" which appears directly in the path of passenger trains belonging to the Continental Railway Company. Cook works out that the headlight and whistle of the "ghost train" actually belong to an airplane being flown low over the tracks, and ambushes the pilot, who is in the pay of a rival railroad company.
Indexer Notes
continued from FEATURE COMICS #22.
Mystery at Catalina: Chapter 1
Tony Parelli / text story / 2 pages
- Script
- Jeffrey Spain (credited)
- Pencils
- ? (spot illustration)
- Inks
- ? (spot illustration)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Tragedy had never darkened Tony Parelli's life.
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Tony Parelli; Sun Wang
Veron Gomez
Sportraits / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It's Gomez's idea to save time...
- Genre
- sports; non-fiction; biography
- Characters
- Vernon Gomez
[The Treachery of Murdock]
Abdul the Arab / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Vern Henkel (signed as VH)
- Pencils
- Vern Henkel (signed as VH)
- Inks
- Vern Henkel (signed as VH)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Acrooss the hot desert road...
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Abdul the Arab (intro); Hassan; Ali Bey; Col. Simpson; Sylvia Simpson; Murdock (Villain, Intro, Dies)
Indexer Notes
Signed in the last panel.
Iron Monster at Large Again
Bozo the Robot / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- George Brenner (signed as Wayne Reid)
- Pencils
- George Brenner (signed as Wayne Reid)
- Inks
- George Brenner (signed as Wayne Reid)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Families are routed from their homes...
- Feature Logo
- Hugh Hazzard and His Iron Man
- Genre
- science fiction; superhero
- Characters
- Hugh Hazzard; Bozo the Robot (introduction, origin): Commissioner Hunt; Inspector Burke; Chief Blane; Pat; Dr. Von Thorp (villain, introduction)
- Synopsis
- Mad scientist Von Thorp sends his metal robot on a rampage through the city, leaving the Police at their wits' end, so they call in Hugh Hazzard, who manages to stow away inside the robot. The robot returns to von Thorp's hideout, whom Hazzard manages to capture. Learning that the Police plan a watery grave for the robot, Hazzard rushes in to save it, naming him Bozo the Iron Man, and using him as his new crime-fighting partner.
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Brenner probably created Bozo from the golden robot Elektro, which was made by the Westinghouse Electric Corporation and presented to the 1939 New York World's Fair. It was 7' tall and performed a variety of feats, but could not house a human being.
Dan and the Gang Go to Bat with Grips
Grips Athletic Shoes / comics-form advertising / 1 page
Indexer Notes
printed in two colors- red only.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
Bozo the Robot -
1.
[The Black Spot]
Espionage Starring Black X -
2.
The Big Radio Hoax
Philpot Veep -
3.
Escape from Devil's Island
Exciting Adventures -
4.
[The Murder of Max Gorman]
Chic Carter -
5.
[The King's Visit]
Simple Simon -
6.
Mickey Rooney
Screen Snapshots -
7.
[Major Drake Is Missing]
Wings Wendall -
8.
[Apple of Invisibility]
Archie O'Toole -
9.
[Introducing the Invisible Hood]
Invisible Justice -
10.
[The Baseball Fixers]
Clip Chance at Cliffside -
11.
[The Ghost Express]
Captain Cook of Scotland Yard -
12.
Mystery at Catalina: Chapter 1
Tony Parelli -
13.
Veron Gomez
Sportraits -
14.
[The Treachery of Murdock]
Abdul the Arab -
15.
Iron Monster at Large Again
Bozo the Robot -
16.
Dan and the Gang Go to Bat with Grips
Grips Athletic Shoes -
17.
Just Out the Fastest Loading Air Rifle in History
Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns
This issue was modified by, among others
- Darci
- Henry Andrews
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Keith Chandler
- Craig Delich
- Gregory Fischer
- Bob Hughes
- Daniel Martinez
- Clint Maxwell
- Antonio Pontes Junior
- Mark Q
- Per Sandell
- Ramon Schenk
- Adam Spector
- Jim Van Dore
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