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Smash Comics #17
| Comments | |
| By Superman | |
| The cover art is stiff, isn't great, and isn't Lou Fine, but Lou Fine's art on the Ray comic book story inside is classic! I like pretty much all the Quality costumed hero / anthology comics, and tried to collect Smash Comics, Police Comics, and Crack Comics back in the 1970s. Thanks for making available as scans all these comics I couldn't afford to buy then and can afford to buy even less now. I prefer the digital scans to decaying pulp paper anyway. | |
| Additional Information | |
| Publication | December 1940 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 68 | Editing: Ed Cronin |
| Featuring | Ray |
| Credits | Pencils: Gill Fox | Inks: Gill Fox |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Ray; Bozo the Robot; Black X; Wings Wendall; Invisible Hood |
| Comic Story | Music Hath Charm (9 pages) |
| Synopsis | The musician Stradivous, who can hypnotize anyone with his clarinet, works with Jennings to hijack a shipment of gold. |
| Featuring | Ray |
| Credits | Pencils: Lou Fine [as E. Lectron] | Inks: Lou Fine |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Ray [Happy Terrill]; Stradivous (intro, villain, dies); Jennings (intro, villain, dies) |
| Comic Story | Mystery of the Five Talking Mummies (6 pages) |
| Featuring | Purple Trio |
| Credits | Script: S. M. Iger [as S. M. Regi] | Pencils: Alex Blum | Inks: Alex Blum |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Warren; Rocky; Tiny |
| Comic Story | The Story of the Mole (4 pages) |
| Featuring | Chic Carter |
| Credits | Script: Vernon Henkel | Pencils: Vernon Henkel | Inks: Vernon Henkel |
| Content | Genre: Detective | Characters: Chic Carter; Monahan; The Mole |
| Comic Story | "Ludbah, I'm tired. I Think I'll take a ride." (2 pages) |
| Featuring | Archie O'Toole |
| Credits | Script: George Tuska? [as Bud Thomas] | Pencils: George Tuska? [as Bud Thomas] | Inks: George Tuska? [as Bud Thomas] |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Children | Characters: Archie O'Toole; Ludbah |
| Comic Story | Al Regna (5 pages) |
| Featuring | Scarlet Seal |
| Credits | Script: Harry Francis Campbell [as Duane Byrd Monroe] | Pencils: Harry Francis Campbell [as Duane Byrd Monroe] | Inks: Harry Francis Campbell [as Duane Byrd Monroe] |
| Content | Genre: Detective | Characters: Barry Moore (Scarlet Seal); Capt Moore; Al Regna |
| Comic Story | The Gaston Necklace (5 pages) |
| Featuring | Invisible Justice |
| Credits | Script: Art Pinajian | Pencils: Art Pinajian [as Art Gordon] | Inks: Art Pinajian |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Kent Thurston; Jason White; Rufus Kane; Inspector Battle |
| Comic Story | Sabotage strikes the aviation factories (6 pages) |
| Featuring | Espionage Starring Black X |
| Credits | Pencils: Dan Zolnerowich [as William Erwin] | Inks: Dan Zolnerowich |
| Content | Genre: Spy | Characters: Black X; Col Atwater |
| Comic Story | "Mary Wallace is making a survey of slum conditions.." (4 pages) |
| Featuring | Magno |
| Credits | Script: Paul Gustavson (signed) | Pencils: Paul Gustavson (signed) | Inks: Paul Gustavson |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Magno; Mary Wallace; Steve Recka; Monk |
| Comic Story | Barbaria Shall Strike (6 pages) |
| Featuring | Wings Wendall |
| Credits | Script: Vernon Henkel | Pencils: Vernon Henkel (signed) | Inks: Vernon Henkel |
| Content | Genre: Aviation | Characters: Wings Wendall; Listra; Warak |
| Text Story | The God Mask (2 pages) |
| Featuring | Jimmy Christian |
| Credits | Script: Robert M. Hyatt | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Jimmy Christian |
| Comic Story | "Velly good day" (2 pages) |
| Featuring | Wun Cloo |
| Credits | Script: Gill Fox | Pencils: Gill Fox | Inks: Gill Fox |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Detective |
| Comic Story | The Medici Candle (4 pages) |
| Featuring | Abdul the Arab |
| Credits | Script: Bob Powell | Pencils: Bob Powell [as Powell Roberts] | Inks: Bob Powell |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Abdul; Hassan; Achmed Bey |
| Featuring | Kidding the Kids |
| Credits | Script: Arthur Beeman (signed) | Pencils: Arthur Beeman (signed) | Inks: Arthur Beeman (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Gags |
| Comic Story | The Wizard (7 pages) |
| Featuring | Bozo the Robot |
| Credits | Script: George Brenner | Pencils: George Brenner [as Wayne Reid] | Inks: George Brenner |
| Content | Genre: Science Fiction | Characters: Hugh Hazzard; The Wizard |
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