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| Name | Smash Comics 61 | Published |
| Publication | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 60 | Frequency: bi-monthly |
| Notes | On-sale date is publication date in Catalog of Copyright Entries, 1945 Periodicals, page 547. |
| Cover | 1 page |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Characters | Midnight [Dave Clark]; Gabby (a monkey); Doc Mortimer Wackey |
| Pencils | Jack Cole (signed) |
| Inks | Jack Cole (signed) |
| First Line | Midnight grows old and his body commits murder! |
| Comic Story | Gimme Back My Body / Midnight (13 pages) |
| Synopsis | Professor Padsel's machine can switch minds into different bodies, which results in everybody getting mixed up. Then Padsel uses Midnight's body to commit murder! |
| Genre | Adventure; Superhero |
| Characters | Midnight [Dave Clark]; Sniffer Snoop; Gabby (a monkey); Doc Mortimer Wackey; Hotfoot; Belinda Marsey; Colin Marsey; Professor Padsel (villain) |
| Script | Paul Gustavson (signed) |
| Pencils | Paul Gustavson (signed) |
| Inks | Paul Gustavson (signed) |
| Letters | Paul Gustavson (signed) |
| Notes | All Gustavson credits verified and courtesy of Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson. |
| Story | Archie O'Toole (1 page) |
| Synopsis | They make Archie look like a king, but can't make him act like one. |
| Genre | Humor; Children |
| Characters | Archie O'Tolle (king) |
| Pencils | Bernard Dibble |
| Inks | Bernard Dibble |
| First Line | What a change that new outfit makes! |
| Comic Story | Zambizi the Hypnotist / Spunky (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Zambizi the Hypnotizer is in town. This inspires Curly to hypnotize Spunky a couple of times. |
| Colors | ?? |
| Genre | Humor; Teen |
| Characters | Curly; Marge; Spunky; Pug; Zambizi |
| Pencils | Sid Lazarus (signed) |
| Inks | Sid Lazarus (signed) |
| First Line | Remember, Spunky ... there's nothing wrong with you. |
| Story | Rookie Rankin (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | The fabulous necklace of Rajidore is stolen and Hollywood star Mona Forbes kidnapped. |
| Genre | Detective-mystery |
| Characters | Rookie Rankin; The Chief; Mona Forbes; Rand; Bleek |
| Pencils | Pete Riss |
| First Line | The fabulous necklace of Rajidore on the lovely throat of a Hollywood queen brought out more than the usual quota of fans! |
| Notes | The art is similar the many Manhunter stories in Police Comics (Quality, 1941 series) credited to Riss. Bob Hughes agrees on Riss pencils. |
| Comic Story | Colonel Snath's Murder Plot / Lady Luck (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | The Colonel, a persistent foe who has discovered Lady Luck's dual identity, tries to have her killed, and hires some fake painters to get Brenda Banks out of his way. For a time, she lets him think he has succeeded. |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Characters | Lady Luck [Brenda Banks]; Hilgo; Peecolo; Colonel Eustace Snath (villain) |
| Script | Klaus Nordling (signed) |
| Pencils | Klaus Nordling (signed) |
| Inks | Klaus Nordling (signed) |
| Comic Story | Queen Mai of Xanxal / Espionage Starring Black X (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Black X and Batu cross the border into the forbidden kingdom of Xanxal deep in Asia. |
| Genre | Spy |
| Characters | Black X; Batu; Queen Mai |
| Pencils | Bill Quackenbush |
| Inks | Bill Quackenbush |
| Notes | The two lines between chin and jaws, making him look a bit fat, narrow skull and round lower lip in sideview on Black X, make this the art of Quackenbush. Compare with his signed stories in previous issues. |
| Text Story | Cloud of Death (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Locust swarms over an oil field in Africa. |
| Feature | Jimmy Christian |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Characters | Jimmy Christian (reporter); Ogo (old chief); Col. Kemper |
| Notes | text story |
| Story | Wun Cloo (1 page) |
| Synopsis | They say that rich widow Smith carries a mint on her, and Spike plans to get it. |
| Genre | Humor; Detective-mystery |
| Characters | Wun Cloo (detective); Widow Smith; Spike (robber) |
| Pencils | Bernard Dibble ? |
| Inks | Bernard Dibble ? |
| First Line | In a deep, dark, dank lair... |
| Comic Story | The Match in the Mine / Daffy (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Daffy wrestles in a coal mining town. |
| Genre | Humor; Sports |
| Characters | Daffy Dill; Deke Parsons; Evelyn Ballit (wrestler) |
| Pencils | Janice Valleau (signed) |
| Inks | Janice Valleau (signed) |
| Comic Story | The Busting of Big Nick Lester / The Jester (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | A man is framed by Big Nick and his mob. |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Characters | The Jester [Chuck Lane]; Detective Hustace McGinty; Big Nick Lester (villain) |
| Pencils | Pete Riss |
| Notes | Originally credited "Sam Citron ?" Similar art to the credited pencil work on Manhunter stories in Police Comics #37-#59 by Peter Riss. |
| The Return of Dr. Narsty / Captain Tootsie (1 page) | |
| Synopsis | Captain Tootsie and Rollo are invited to have a meeting at the Cadwallader home. But during the visit, Dr. Narsty shows up to steal the host's jewels, and Tootsie saves the day. |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Characters | Dr. Narsty; Cadwallader Van Tilden; Mys. Van Tilden |
| Pencils | C. C. Beck (signed) C. C. Beck (signed) |
| Inks | Pete Costanza (signed) Pete Costanza (signed) |
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