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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
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Credits:
Story | Paul Gustavson |
Art | Paul Gustavson |
Lettering | Paul Gustavson |
Editing | George Brenner |
Feature Character(s):
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)
Credits:
Inks | Bernard Sachs |
Editing | George Brenner |
Feature Character(s):
Supporting Character(s):
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
Credits:
Story | Fred Guardineer |
Art | Fred Guardineer |
Lettering | Fred Guardineer |
Editing | George Brenner |
Feature Character(s):
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".
Credits:
Art | Joe Cavallo |
Editing | George Brenner |
Feature Character(s):
Villain(s):
- Japanese soldiers (first appearance for all)
Location(s):
- China
Comment(s):
- Larry speaks a little Chinese.
Credits:
Story | Paul Gustavson |
Art | Paul Gustavson |
Lettering | Paul Gustavson |
Editing | George Brenner |
Feature Character(s):
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