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| Date | | Number: 59 | Lang: English (en) | |||
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| Name | Smash Comics 59 | 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 242. |
| Cover | A Corpse That Comes to Life / 1 page |
| Genre | Adventure; Superhero |
| Characters | Midnight [Dave Clark]; Doc Mortimer Wackey; Hotfoot; Gabby |
| Pencils | Alex Kotzky ? |
| Inks | Alex Kotzky ? |
| Comic Story | A Corpse That Comes to Life / Midnight (11 pages) |
| Synopsis | Doc Wackey invents a drug that makes the subject sleep so deeply even his heart stops beating. |
| Genre | Adventure; Superhero |
| Characters | Midnight [Dave Clark]; Doc Mortimer Wackey; Gabby; Hotfoot; Monk Simian; Sniffer Snoop; Mayor Glibb |
| Script | Paul Gustavson |
| Pencils | Paul Gustavson |
| Inks | Paul Gustavson |
| Letters | Paul Gustavson |
| Notes | All Gustavson credits verified and courtesy of Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson. |
| Story | Wun Cloo (1 page) |
| Synopsis | All the clocks are smashed in the night, and if killing time ain't murder, what is it? |
| Genre | Humor; Detective-mystery |
| Characters | Wun Cloo; watch maker; parrot |
| Pencils | Jack Cole |
| Inks | Jack Cole |
| First Line | Murder? I'll be right over! |
| Comic Story | Gentle Jake / Daffy (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Daffy has a wrestling show at the State Pen. |
| Genre | Humor; Sports |
| Characters | Daffy Dill; Gentle Jake; Deke |
| Pencils | Janice Valleau |
| Inks | Janice Valleau |
| Notes | Originally credited "Bart Tumey?", but this is the same artist as in the signed story in #60, Janice Valleau with pen name Ginger. Compare the half realistic faces with the more cartoony by Tumey in #50. |
| Story | Rookie Rankin (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Why should crooks risk prison or the electric chair to steal a piece of newsreel film showing kids in pie-eating contest? |
| Genre | Detective-mystery |
| Characters | Rookie Rankin; Little Jack Horner |
| Pencils | Pete Riss |
| First Line | It was one of the dizziest cases Rookie Rankin ever tangled with! |
| Notes | Similar art to the credited pencil work on Manhunter stories in Police Comics (Quality, 1941 series) #37-#59 by Peter Riss. |
| Story | Lady Luck (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | Griff welched on a gambling debt and is eager to stay behind bars as he is afraid of Blackie, the gambler. |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Characters | Lady Luck [Brenda Banks]; Sgt. Sloburn; Peecola; Blackie (villain, gambler); Griff (villain) |
| Script | Klaus Nordling (signed) |
| Pencils | Klaus Nordling (signed) |
| Inks | Klaus Nordling (signed) |
| First Line | And stay out! |
| Story | Espionage Starring Black X (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Japanese war-lords drive their conquered captives back to fiendish customs |
| Genre | Spy |
| Characters | Black X; Batu |
| Pencils | Bill Quackenbush (signed) |
| Inks | Bill Quackenbush (signed) |
| First Line | Deep in conquered Zazarstan |
| Notes | Signed on top of the right pillar in splash panel. |
| Text Story | Gold in Your Heart (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | The rise and fall of a mining town called Gold City. |
| Feature | Jimmy Christian |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Characters | Jimmy Christian (reporter); Kurt Blair (editor); Satan [Brad Smith] (mule skinner and prospector); Old Madge; Janie; Steve Baxter; Patch Harlan (promotor); Dutch Muldoon (freight boss) |
| Story | Archie O'Toole (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Something must be done about the king's practical jokes. |
| Genre | Humor; Children |
| Characters | Archie O'Toole (king); Tigeronian envoy |
| Script | Bernard Dibble |
| Pencils | Bernard Dibble |
| Inks | Bernard Dibble |
| First Line | Somethin's got to be done... |
| Story | Spunky (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Spunky and Curly both want to take Marge to the school dance. They compete at carnivals events, but Curly keeps bribing the carnies to let him win. Then Spunky tries following exercises from a book to build up his physique. |
| Genre | Humor; Teen |
| Characters | Spunky (introduction); Pug (pal; introduction); Marge (girl friend; introduction); Curly (rival; introduction) |
| Pencils | Sy Lazarus (signed) |
| Inks | Sy Lazarus (signed) |
| First Line | Hurry up with that stuff, Pug! |
| Story | The Jester (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Crusty Croft and his gang want the plans for Dr. Mulgor's scientific weapons. |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Characters | The Jester [Chuck Lane]; Quinopolis; Detective Hustace McGinty; Dr. Mulgor (scientist); Crusty Croft (villain) |
| Pencils | Pete Riss |
| First Line | He who laughs last, is slowest in seeing the joke! |
| Notes | Originally credited "Sam Citron ?" Some faces on page 3 and 4 have the look of Pete Riss, V-shaped with eyes a bit far apart, and also very static expressions and movements. This art is very similar to his credited pencils on many credited Manhunter stories in Police Comics #37-#59, like the "flying" knocked "up" crook on page 5. |
| Captain Tootsie Battles Monster Man! / Captain Tootsie (1 page) | |
| Genre | Superhero C. C. Beck ? |
| Characters | Monster Man C. C. Beck ? |
| Script | Rod Reed Rod Reed |
| Pencils | William Schreiber ? William Schreiber ? |
| Inks | C. C. Beck C. C. Beck |
| First Line | This Monster Man is very dangerous, so remember-- |
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