Smash Comics #59 Values

COVER DETAILS

Title: A Corpse That Comes to Life

Characters: Midnight [Dave Clark]; Doc Mortimer Wackey; Hotfoot; Gabby

Pencils: Alex Kotzky ?

Inks: Alex Kotzky ?

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STORY DETAILS

Story #1 Story #2 Story #3 Story #4 Story #5 Story #6 Story #7 Story #8 Story #9 Story #10 (10 Stories)

Title: A Corpse That Comes to Life

Characters: Midnight [Dave Clark]; Doc Mortimer Wackey; Gabby; Hotfoot; Monk Simian; Sniffer Snoop; Mayor Glibb

Synopsis: Doc Wackey invents a drug that makes the subject sleep so deeply even his heart stops beating.

Pages: 11.000

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.

Characters: Wun Cloo; watch maker; parrot

Synopsis: All the clocks are smashed in the night, and if killing time ain't murder, what is it?

Pages: 1.000

Title: Gentle Jake

Characters: Daffy Dill; Gentle Jake; Deke

Synopsis: Daffy has a wrestling show at the State Pen.

Pages: 7.000

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.

Characters: Rookie Rankin; Little Jack Horner

Synopsis: Why should crooks risk prison or the electric chair to steal a piece of newsreel film showing kids in pie-eating contest?

Pages: 8.000

Notes: Similar art to the credited pencil work on Manhunter stories in Police Comics (Quality, 1941 series) #37-#59 by Peter Riss.

Characters: Lady Luck [Brenda Banks]; Sgt. Sloburn; Peecola; Blackie (villain, gambler); Griff (villain)

Synopsis: Griff welched on a gambling debt and is eager to stay behind bars as he is afraid of Blackie, the gambler.

Pages: 4.000

Script: Klaus Nordling (signed)

Pencils: Klaus Nordling (signed)

Inks: Klaus Nordling (signed)

Characters: Black X; Batu

Synopsis: Japanese war-lords drive their conquered captives back to fiendish customs

Pages: 8.000

Pencils: Bill Quackenbush (signed)

Inks: Bill Quackenbush (signed)

Notes: Signed on top of the right pillar in splash panel.

Title: Gold in Your Heart

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)

Synopsis: The rise and fall of a mining town called Gold City.

Pages: 2.000

Letters: Typeset

Characters: Archie O'Toole (king); Tigeronian envoy

Synopsis: Something must be done about the king's practical jokes.

Pages: 1.000

Script: Bernard Dibble

Pencils: Bernard Dibble

Inks: Bernard Dibble

Characters: Spunky (intro); Pug pal); Marge (girl friend); Curly (rival)

Synopsis: Spunky and Curly both want to take Marge to the school dance.

Pages: 7.000

Pencils: Sy Lazarus (signed)

Inks: Sy Lazarus (signed)

Characters: The Jester [Chuck Lane]; Quinopolis; Detective Hustace McGinty; Dr. Mulgor (scientist); Crusty Croft (villain)

Synopsis: Crusty Croft and his gang want the plans for Dr. Mulgor's scientific weapons.

Pages: 7.000

Pencils: Pete Riss

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.

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