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Smash Comics
Date | Number: 1 | Lang: English (en)
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   By The Australian Panther
checking out the origin of 'Hugh Hazard and His Iron Man' ( not at all bad for the period) I find a police commissioner firing a flare into the sky to alert the hero. In August 1939, does this predate the Bat Signal? Just had to add this. Only serious source of info on George Brenner. Most sources, which are brief, credit his character 'The clock' as the first masked comic hero. This source is more accurate and gives more detail. https://qualitycomics.blogspot.com/search/label/The%20Clock But seriously, check the link and tell me, 'Did George Brenner look like ARNOLD or not?' There's now this page too. https://qualitycomics.blogspot.com/2013/01/george-edward-brenner-28-sept-190813.html#more Cheers!
   By onlybizet
This story does indeed predate the Bat-Signal by a year and a half. The first use of the Bat-Signal was in Detective Comics #60 (cover-dated Feb 1941).
  
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PublicationAugust 1939 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: monthly
 
ContentGenre: Science Fiction | Characters: Bozo the Robot; Espionage [Black Ace] (inset); Abdul the Arab (inset); Archie O'Toole (inset); Wings Wendall (inset)
 
Comic StoryThe Black Spot (9 pages)
SynopsisThe Black Spot (a political group) takes over Argentina and conquers most of the rest of South America, before Black Ace intervenes.
ContentGenre: Spy | Characters: Espionage [Black Ace]; Colonel Atwater; Franklin D. Roosevelt; Batu; The Black Spot (Villains); Vlamir Koran (Introduction); Mara Hani (Introduction, Dies)
NotesFeature continued from Feature Comics #22, where the hero was called Black X. Black Ace becomes Black X again with issue #6. No explanation given.
 
Comic StoryThe Big Radio Hoax (2 pages)
ContentGenre: Detective-mystery | Characters: Philpot Veep (intro); Waldo
 
Comic StoryEscape from Devil's Island (1 page)
ContentGenre: Non-fiction
NotesFeature continues from Feature Funnies (Quality Comics, 1937 Series) #12 (September 1938). Final appearance.
 
Comic StoryThe Murder of Max Gorman (7 pages)
ContentGenre: Detective-mystery | Characters: Chic Carter (intro); Monahan, DAILY STAR editor; Gloria Gorman; Van Drenn (villain, intro); Rocco (villain, intro)
 
Comic StoryThe King's Visit (4 pages)
SynopsisKing Julius of Slobodka visits Shickshinny and gets kidnapped
FeaturingSimple Simon
ContentGenre: Adventure; Humor | Characters: Simple Simon; King Julius; Slaughterhouse
Notes(only appearance)
 
Comic StoryMickey Rooney (1 page)
ContentGenre: Biography | Characters: Mickey Rooney
NotesFeature continues from Feature Funnies (Quality Comics, 1937 Series) #16.
 
Comic StoryMajor Drake Is Missing (7 pages)
ContentGenre: Spy | Characters: Wings Wendall (intro); Major Drake; Balov (villain)
 
Comic StoryApple of Invisibility (2 pages)
SynopsisGil 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.
CreditsScript:? [as Bud Thomas] (signed) | Pencils:? [as Bud Thomas] (signed) | Inks:? [as Bud Thomas] (signed)
ContentGenre: Humor; Children | Characters: Archie O'Toole; Gil O'Teen (villain)
Notescontinued from FEATURE COMICS #22 Bails has 'Bud Thomas' only as a byline, adding that this feature was sometimes by George Tuska.
 
Comic StoryIntroducing the Invisible Hood (4 pages)
SynopsisThe 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.
ContentGenre: Superhero | Characters: The Invisible Hood [Kent Thurston] (introduction); Inspector Bill Blake; Maharajah of Raas; Peter Robinson; Butch (villain); Spike (villain)
NotesMany 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.
 
Comic StoryThe Baseball Fixers (6 pages)
SynopsisClip 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.
ContentGenre: Drama; Sports | Characters: Clip Chance; his mother; Bob Brack; Slick (Villain); Butch (Villain)
Notescontinued from FEATURE COMICS #16
 
Comic StoryThe Ghost Express (4 pages)
SynopsisCook 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.
ContentGenre: Detective-mystery | Characters: Captain Cook; Kelly; The "Ghost Engineer" (Intro, Villain); Donald Kelly
Notescontinued from FEATURE COMICS #22.
 
Text StoryMystery at Catalina: Chapter 1 (2 pages)
FeaturingTony Parelli
CreditsScript: Jeffrey Spain (credited) | Pencils:? (spot illustration) | Inks:? (spot illustration) | Letters: typeset
ContentGenre: Adventure | Characters: Tony Parelli; Sun Wang
 
Comic StoryVeron Gomez (1 page)
ContentGenre: Sports | Characters: Vernon Gomez
 
Comic StoryThe Treachery of Murdock (7 pages)
ContentGenre: Adventure | Characters: Abdul the Arab (intro); Hassan; Ali Bey; Col. Simpson; Sylvia Simpson; Murdock (Villain, Intro, Dies)
NotesSigned in the last panel.
 
Comic StoryIron Monster at Large Again (7 pages)
SynopsisMad 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.
ContentGenre: Science Fiction | Characters: Hugh Hazzard; Bozo the Robot (introduction, origin): Commissioner Hunt; Inspector Burke; Chief Blane; Pat; Dr. Von Thorp (villain, introduction)
NotesBrenner 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 (1 page)
Notesprinted in two colors- red only.
 
AdvertisementJust Out the Fastest Loading Air Rifle in History (1 page)
Notesback cover
 
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