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| Publication | October 1939 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: Monthly |
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| Content | Genre: Science Fiction | Characters: Bozo the Robot; Espionage [Black Ace] (inset); Wings Wendall (inset); Archie O'Toole (inset); Clip Chance (inset) |
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| Comic Story | The Plot to Take Alaska (9 pages) |
| Synopsis | Black Ace gets himself recruited for a shady job on a submarine, which, he later discovers, involves sinking American tankers. When the sub surfaces it is torpedoed and sinks to the bottom. Black Ace keeps up the morale of the crew, having them breathe shallowly, until a rescue crew arrives. |
| Content | Genre: Spy | Characters: Espionage [Black Ace]; Colonel Atwater; President Franklin D. Roosevelt; Captain Dane |
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| Content | Genre: Humor; Children |
| Notes | Six unrelated gag panels involving children. |
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| Comic Story | Noted Explorer Lost (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Chic is sent to Mongolia to investigate the disappearance of noted millionaire explorer Dennis Courtney. Reaching Shanghai, he contracts a local pilot to fly him to his destination, but they are fired upon by Japanese gunners and forced to land in a small village. The pair are captured by Mongol bandits and taken to their camp, where they find the missing Courtney, escape and bring him to safety. Chic and the pilot, Red Branigan, decide to stay in the Orient. |
| Content | Genre: Detective-mystery | Characters: Chic Carter; Pop; Dennis Courtney; Valarie Bruce; Red Branigan; General Chang |
| Notes | Henkel signs in the final panel. |
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| Comic Story | The Capture of Livingston (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | Abdul rescues a man who has developed a formula for making the strongest metal known from a desert compound. |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Abdul; Hassan. Intro: Livingston. Villain: Ben Jabby; Ali; the Baron (Intro for all); Abu El Khall (Intro, Dies) |
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| Comic Story | Monster Walks the Streets of London (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | People living on the moors outside London, England, are seeing strange apparitions. Cook is sent to investigate the situation, and ties it into the disappearance of Professor Dwyer, who has created a giant talking ape. |
| Content | Genre: Detective-mystery | Characters: Craig Cook; Chief; Kelly (villain): Prof. Dwyer (Intro); a talking ape (Intro, Dies) |
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| Comic Story | Clinton Frank (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Incidents in the life of football player Clinton Frank. |
| Content | Genre: Sports | Characters: Clinton Frank |
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| Comic Story | The Pirate Submarine (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | Modern day pirates are attacking ships as they leave New York harbor. Kent sails on board of one as a passenger, when the key stations are taken over by crooks with guns. Donning his costume of invisibiiity he follows the pirates to a submarine and boards just as she dives. In a short while, the men transfer to a schooner docked in a remote bay. Kent cuts the anchor rope, setting the schooner adrift, and rounds up the gang members. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Invisible Hood [Kent Thurston]; Intro: John Webb; Villain: A gang of pirates (Intro) |
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| Comic Story | The Distressing Affair of the Persecuted Panhandlers (2 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Detective-mystery | Characters: Philpot Veep; Waldo |
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| Comic Story | Rivalry with Ray Snort: Part 1 (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | Clip and Spud are heading for the football field when they encounter the boastful and obnoxious new star player, Ray Snort. After a poor showing during a game, Snort is left off the players list for the next one, so he tricks Clip into breaking curfew and gets him thrown off the team. |
| Content | Genre: Sports | Characters: Clip Chance; Spud; Villains: Ray Snort; Poke; Slim (Intro for all) |
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| Comic Story | King O'Toole to Visit America (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | King Archie goes on a good will trip to America. |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Children | Characters: King Archie of Pyromania; Montmorency; Andre; Duke Donigan; Baron Island; Runt Dugan. |
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| Comic Story | Alice Brownfield (1 page) |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction | Characters: Alice Brownfield; Ben Simank |
| Notes | Brief bios of three extraordinary lives. |
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| Comic Story | Death in the Sky (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | June Carter gets scientific dtective John Law interested by a murder case by linking it with the destruction of her father's planes. |
| Content | Genre: Detective-mystery | Characters: Intro & Origin: John Law (not the Will Eisner character). Intro: June Carter; Jack Smith; Mike Ross; Mr. Carter; Tony. Villain: The Avenger [James Rowan] (Intro); Davis (Intro, Dies) |
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| Text Story | Mystery at Catalina, Chapter 3 (2 pages) |
| Credits | Script: Jeffrey Spain (credited) | Letters: typeset |
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| Comic Story | Jane Withers (1 page) |
| Notes | Last appearance in Smash Comics. Screen Snapshots will move to Crack Comics (Quality Comics, 1940 Series) starting with issue #1. |
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| Comic Story | The Plot against the Panama Canal (7 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Aviation | Characters: Villain: The Master (Intro) |
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| Comic Story | Von Hutz's Plan (7 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Science Fiction | Characters: Hugh Hazzard; Bozo the Robot. Villain: Von Hutz; Carl; other spies (Intro for all) |
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