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Smash Comics
Date | Number: 8 | Lang: English (en)
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SourceThis book was scanned from a copy in the JVJ Archive.
Notesnow c2c, Rangerhouse scans, Yoc edits
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   By The Australian Panther
This is curious for several reasons. First the cover highlights 'Bozo the Robot' but inside the book the character is Hugh Hazard's 'Iron Man' Second. The cover shows a man menaced by a Robot so we assume Good Man, Bad Robot (Apologies to J. J. Abrams) until we look closer and see that the man is clearly deranged, but in fact the robot is the good guy! Third, The Robot is so goofy looking! What is he grinning at? I've read complicated arguments as to where Lee and Kirby got the idea for Iron Man, but I've not seen a reference to this character. Marvel and DC in the 'Silver age' strip-mined names and concepts from out of copyright Golden age sources. they showed a pretty good knowledge of competitors characters so I wouldn't be surprised if this character wasn't an influence.
  
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PublicationMarch 1940 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: monthly
 
ContentGenre: Science Fiction | Characters: Bozo the Robot; Black X; Wings Wendall; Archie O'Toole; Invisible Hood
 
ContentGenre: Humor
Notesinside front cover. Red and black only.
 
Comic StoryThe Rescue of Gale Payson (9 pages)
SynopsisBlack X has to rescue an American reporter from Germany and once again goes up against Madame Doom.
ContentGenre: Spy | Characters: Gale Payson; Nazis; Madame Doom; Steve Dorgan; Colonel Atwater; Batu
 
Comic StoryAn Eerie Episode of Signs and Shadows (2 pages)
ContentGenre: Detective-mystery | Characters: Philpot Veep; Waldo
 
Comic StoryDunn's Double (4 pages)
ContentGenre: Sports | Characters: Clip Chance; Coach Barr; Trainer Hunt; Bob Dunn; Slick (villain)
 
Comic StoryThe Arabec Oil Mystery (4 pages)
ContentGenre: Adventure | Characters: Abdul the Arab; Hassan; Stanley Rice (introduction); Holden (villain, introduction)
 
Comic StoryThe Case of the Missing Bullion (4 pages)
ContentGenre: Detective-mystery | Characters: Captain Cook; The Chief; Inspector Niven (introduction, death)
 
Comic Story"Bucky" Wells (1 page)
ContentGenre: Sports | Characters: "Bucky" Wells
 
Comic StorySabotage! (7 pages)
ContentGenre: Science Fiction | Characters: Hugh Hazzard; Bozo the Robot; Adolf Zhun (villain); Herzog (villain); un-named Batzi spies (villains)
NotesIn addressing the world at war in Quality Comics, Brenner did like many of the other writers by giving his villains names like "Hitlin" and "Batzis".
 
Comic StoryUtopia (2 pages)
SynopsisPyromania is converted into a utopia and all the people get bored and move away.
ContentGenre: Humor; Children | Characters: King Archie O'Toole; Montgomery; Ipswitch
 
Comic StoryThe Star of Egypt (4 pages)
ContentGenre: Detective-mystery | Characters: Chic Carter; Professor Lansing; Brenda Lansing; Hoteb; The Chief (villain)
 
ContentGenre: Humor; Children
NotesFive unrelated gag panels.
 
Comic StoryThe Voodoo Master of Unionville (5 pages)
SynopsisThe Hood faces the Voodoo Master, who operates from within an island, and who is killed by the Hood with a sword through the chest.
ContentGenre: Superhero | Characters: The Invisible Hood [Kent Thurston]; Tom; The Voodoo Master (villain, introduction, death)
NotesThe feature is called Invisible Justice but the character is called the Invisible Hood. The Art Gordon signature appears at the bottom right of the last panel of the last page of the story.
 
Comic StoryMission in the Amazon Jungle (4 pages)
ContentGenre: Adventure | Characters: Flash Fulton; Andy; Roger Hart; Carter
 
Text StoryThe Winged Emeralds (2 pages)
FeaturingJimmy Christian
CreditsPencils:? (illustration) | Inks:? (illustration) | Colors:? (story title, illustration) | Letters: typeset
ContentGenre: Adventure | Characters: Jimmy Christian
 
Comic StoryJ.S. Sargent (1 page)
ContentGenre: Non-fiction
 
Comic StoryDanger In Numbers (5 pages)
SynopsisThe Avenger is finally exposed.
ContentGenre: Detective-mystery | Characters: John Law; Albert Mills; June Carter; The Avenger; Lewis
 
Comic StoryThe Wrestling Match (2 pages)
ContentGenre: Humor; Detective-mystery | Characters: Wun Cloo; Mukwa
 
Comic StoryThe Bombing of the Tennessee Valley Dam (7 pages)
ContentGenre: Adventure; Aviation | Characters: Wings Wendall; The Nazis; Jean Drake (introduction); Colonel Jordan
 
Publisher advertisementRead Smash Comics (1 page)
CreditsLetters: typeset
NotesInside back cover. Promotional house advertisement promoting Smash Comics (Quality Comics, 1939 series) and its features.
 
I Swam for My Life and Won! (1 page)
SynopsisBenjamin's Royal Portable typewriter survives several disasters in a South American adventure.
CreditsScript:? (ad copy) | Pencils:? (photographs) | Inks:? (photographs) | Letters: typeset (ad copy);? (comic art)
ContentGenre: Adventure | Characters: Robert Spiers Benjamin; Benjamin's unnamed secretary; unnamed typewriter salesman; Pedro; Albert Tangora (photograph of)
NotesBack cover. The feature is oblong on the page. Comic-form advertisement for the Royal Portable typewriter from the Royal Typewriter Company, Inc. of New York, N. Y. Includes a testimonial from Albert Tangora, the world's fastest typest.
 
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