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COVER DETAILS
Characters:
The Ray [Happy Terrill]; Midnight [Dave Clark] (inset); Espionage [Black X] (inset); Bozo the Robot (inset); Rookie Rankin (inset); The Jester [Chuck Lane] (inset); Wings Wendall (inset)
Pencils:
Gill Fox ?
Inks:
Gill Fox ?
STORY DETAILS
Title:
The Atom Smasher
Characters:
The Ray [Happy Terrill]; Bud; Dr. Kompf (villain); Hugo (villain)
Synopsis:
The Ray battles fifth columnists who have a mobile atom-smasher that can turn people into liquid or dust, and also has the capability to immobilze the Ray.
Notes:
Williams is credited on drawing this feature.
Writer revision from Eisner to French by Craig Delich.
Will Eisner created the Espionage feature, and Will Erwin was a pen name used by Will Eisner (Erwin was Eisner's middle name), but it also became a house by-line after Eisner's tenure after 1940. Lane French wrote the feature in 1941, followed by Toni Blum (1942) and Otto Binder (1942-43).
Title:
You are to join the Army
Characters:
Archie; Stanislouse
Pages:
1.000
Pencils:
John Devlin?
Inks:
John Devlin?
Characters:
The Jester [Chuck Lane]; Detective Hustace McGinty; Jean Waldorf (socialite, introduction); Purdy Stone (villain)
Synopsis:
The Jester breaks up a robbery at the ball and meets socialite Jean Waldorf, who immediately takes a liking to Chuck Lane.
Pages:
5.000
Script:
Paul Gustavson (signed)
Pencils:
Paul Gustavson (signed)
Inks:
Paul Gustavson (signed)
Letters:
Paul Gustavson
Notes:
Gustavson credits from Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson.
In this story, Inspector Mulligan was replaced with Detective McGinty, who was identical in appearance to the Inspector.
Title:
The Fire Cult
Characters:
Wildfire; The Fire-Devil
Pages:
5.000
Script:
Robert Turner (signed)
Pencils:
Jim Mooney (signed)
Inks:
Jim Mooney (signed)
Characters:
The Purple Trio [Rocky Hill; Warren; Tiny Todd]
Synopsis:
The Trio splits up to look for work but are reunited in a three-way collision.
Pages:
6.000
Pencils:
Alex Blum [as S. M. Regi] (signed)
Inks:
Alex Blum [as S. M. Regi] (signed)
Title:
The Ghost of Robin Hood
Characters:
Midnight [Dave Clark]; Doc Mortimer Wackey; Gabby (a monkey); Van Topps; The Ghost of Robin Hood [Mr. Mills] (villain, former millionaire)
Synopsis:
A former millionaire becomes the ghost of Robin Hood, targeting the rich to help the poor.....namely, himself! When Midnight attempts to stop him, the crime fighter is tagged in the back with a deadly arrow!
Synopsis:
Wings puts a stop to an enemy germ warfare plan.
Pages:
6.000
Script:
Vernon Henkel (signed)
Pencils:
Vernon Henkel (signed)
Inks:
Vernon Henkel (signed)
Characters:
Rookie Rankin; Igor; Sgt. Burns
Synopsis:
Rookie uncovers terrorists planning to plant bombs throughout the city.
Pages:
6.000
Pencils:
Arthur Peddy [as Kenneth Julian] (signed)
Inks:
Arthur Peddy [as Kenneth Julian] (signed)
Title:
The Secret of the Mountain
Pages:
2.000
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
text story
Characters:
Wun Cloo (detective)
Pages:
1.000
Pencils:
Jack Cole [as Ralph Johns] (signed)
Inks:
Jack Cole [as Ralph Johns] (signed)
Characters:
The Invisible Hood [Kent Thurston]; Dr. Bond; The White Wizard (villain, introduction)
Synopsis:
The Hood follows some oddly-dressed thugs through the city of Metropolis to an underground lair where he finds a hidden city, the White Wizard's domain. When faced with defeat, the Wizard escapes before his city explodes.
Pages:
5.000
Script:
Art Pinajian [as Art Gordon] (signed)
Pencils:
Art Pinajian [as Art Gordon] (signed)
Inks:
Art Pinajian [as Art Gordon] (signed)
Notes:
The White Wizard will appear again in Smash #30, the only one of the Hood's foes to appear more than once.
Characters:
Bozo; Hugh Hazzard; Dr. Ezra Cade; Zork; Gibbles; Hitz
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CGC Census Report*
Grade
0.5
1.0
1.5
1.8
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
4.5
5.0
5.5
6.0
6.5
7.0
7.5
8.0
8.5
9.0
9.2
9.4
9.6
9.8
9.9
10.0
Total
Universal
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
3
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
12
Qualified
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Signature Series
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Restored
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
3
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
12
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