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SMASH COMICS #44

Cover Date: July 1943
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1943-05-07

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Cover Credits:
Art: Alex Kotzky


Story: [No Title] (11 Pages)

Credits:

StoryPaul Gustavson
ArtPaul Gustavson
LetteringPaul Gustavson
EditingGeorge Brenner

Feature Character(s):

Midnight

Supporting Character(s):

Gabby the Talking Monkey
Doc Wackey (creates a foldable floating canoe)
Sniffer Scoop
Hot Foot

Villain(s):

Bull Baloney and his gang (first appearance for all)


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Second Story: [No Title] (8 Pages)

Credits:

InksBernard Sachs
EditingGeorge Brenner

Feature Character(s):

Black X

Supporting Character(s):

Batu

Villain(s):

Barney Brand (first appearance; a Nazi spy who poses as a disc jockey to send coded messages to U-Boats)

Location(s):

New York City, NY


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Third Story: [No Title] (7 Pages)

Credits:

StoryFred Guardineer
ArtFred Guardineer
LetteringFred Guardineer
EditingGeorge Brenner

Feature Character(s):

Marksman

Supporting Character(s):

Anna (first appearance?; a Polish ex-patriate living in Columbia)

Villain(s):

Nazis (Hanz and Fritz named; many others die including them)

Location(s):

Columbia

Comment(s):

Marksman does not wear his hood and cape because they "Would not last long in this jungle".


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Fourth Story: [No Title] (8 Pages)

Credits:

ArtJoe Cavallo
EditingGeorge Brenner

Feature Character(s):

Yankee Eagle

Villain(s):

Japanese soldiers (first appearance for all)

Location(s):

China

Comment(s):

Larry speaks a little Chinese.


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Fifth Story: [No Title] (7 Pages)

Credits:

StoryPaul Gustavson
ArtPaul Gustavson
LetteringPaul Gustavson
EditingGeorge Brenner

Feature Character(s):

Jester

Supporting Character(s):

Inspector McGinty

Other Character(s):

Oscar Oople
Terwilliger J. Thrump (the "automatic kleptomaniac"; helps Oople try and get revenge on McGinty.
The Artist (drawing and narrating the story; probably Paul Gustavson)

Location(s):

New York City, NY


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