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Smash Comics 18

SMASH COMICS #18

Cover Date: January 1941
Cover Price: $.10

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Cover Credits:
Art: Ed Cronin


Story: [No Title] (9 Pages)

Credits:

ArtLou Fine
LetteringLou Fine
EditingEd Cronin

Feature Character(s):

Ray

Villain(s):

Miss White and her Seven Dwarves (first appearance for all; former vaudeville actors who rob trains; all die)

Location(s):

American West

Comment(s):

Fine credited as E. Lectron.


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Second Story: [No Title] (6 Pages)

Credits:

ArtAlex Blum
LetteringAlex Blum
EditingEd Cronin

Feature Character(s):

Purple Trio
Rocky Hill
Tiny Todd
Warren

Villain(s):

Rajah Fakhir (first appearance; kills a fellow performer for his securities)

Comment(s):

Alex Blum credited as S. M. Regi.


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Third Story: [No Title] (4 Pages)

Credits:

StoryVernon Henkel
ArtVernon Henkel
LetteringVernon Henkel
EditingEd Cronin

Feature Character(s):

Chic Carter

Villain(s):

Crovatian Secret Police (first appearance)

Other Character(s):

Lloyd Nelson (first appearance; a reporter captured by Secret Police)

Location(s):

New York City, NY
Crovatia (first appearance; a European country overrun by fascists)


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Fourth Story: [No Title] (7 Pages)

Credits:

StoryGeorge E. Brenner
ArtGeorge E. Brenner
LetteringGeorge E. Brenner
EditingEd Cronin

Feature Character(s):

Hugh Hazzard
Bozo the Iron Man

Villain(s):

Dr. Von Thorpe (escapes prison and takes control of Bozo; reported to have died)
Runty (first appearance; Dr. Von Thorpe's assistant; dies)

Comment(s):

George E. Brenner credited as Wayne Reid.


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Fifth Story: [No Title] (6 Pages)

Credits:

ArtDan Zolnerowich
EditingEd Cronin

Feature Character(s):

Black X

Supporting Character(s):

Batu

Villain(s):

German Army (first appearance for all)

Location(s):

Washington, DC
Bermuda

Comment(s):

Dan Zolnerowich credited as William Erwin.


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Sixth Story: [No Title] (5 Pages)

Credits:

StoryArt Pinajian
ArtArt Pinajian
LetteringArt Pinajian
EditingEd Cronin

Feature Character(s):

Invisible Justice

Villain(s):

Doctor Moku (first appearance; uses special lighting to blank the wills of men, also creates a light that cancels the power of the Invisible Hood's cloak)

Comment(s):

Art Pinajian credited as Art Gordon.


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Seventh Story: [No Title] (5 Pages)

Credits:

EditingEd Cronin

Feature Character(s):

Scarlet Seal

Supporting Character(s):

Captain Pat Moore

Villain(s):

Nicky "The Rat" Nelson (first appearance; tries to start a Tong War between two tongs; dies)


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Eighth Story: [No Title] (4 Pages)

Credits:

StoryVernon Henkel
ArtVernon Henkel
LetteringVernon Henkel
EditingEd Cronin

Feature Character(s):

Wings Wendall

Supporting Character(s):

Spinner Benson (his mechanic)

Villain(s):

Doctor Blade (first appearance; inoculates men who later go mad to destroy an aircraft factory)


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Ninth Story: "Midnight" (5 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJack Cole
ArtJack Cole
LetteringJack Cole
EditingEd Cronin

Feature Character(s):

Midnight (Dave Clark; a radio announcer who fights crime and corruption)

Villain(s):

Carleton (first appearance; a crooked builder who uses faulty materials that quickly deteriorate)

Comment(s):

Dave Clark works for radio station UXAM.
This story is retold with new information in Secret Origins Vol. 2 #28/2.


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Tenth Story: [No Title] (4 Pages)

Credits:

StoryPaul Gustavson
ArtPaul Gustavson
LetteringPaul Gustavson
EditingEd Cronin

Feature Character(s):

Magno

Villain(s):

An unnamed scientist (first appearance; uses potions to turn people into grotesque servants; cured by Magno's electric blasts)


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