Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 68
On-sale Date: 1939-12-20
Editing: Ed Cronin (editor); Busy Arnold (publisher, owner)
Cover Thumbnail for Smash Comics (Quality Comics, 1939 series) #7 Edit Cover
Cover Gallery 

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents)

Wings Wendall / cover / 1 page

Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:aviation
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Wings, if we get caught in this air defense net, we're done for!
Characters:
Wings Wendall; Archie O'Toole; Black X; Bozo the Robot; Abdul the Arab

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

On sale date from Smash Comics (Quality, 1939 series) #6 (January 1940).

Copyright 1940 by Everett M. Arnold.

[The Suicide Torpedoes]
(Table of Contents: 1)

Espionage Starring Black X / comic story / 9 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:spy; adventure; war
Characters:
Black X; Batu; Colonel Atwater; Madame La Coquin (villain, death); the Death Squadron (villains, introduction for all)
Synopsis:
The Pan-American Congress erects "The Caldwell Line," like a seagoing Maginot Line, that parallels the entire eastern coast of the western hemisphere. This is in place in order to blockade the landlocked Axis powers, thus crimping their food supply. So now the Axis Secret Police need to do some sabotage, but first Madame La Coquin invites Black X to a fashionable Washington party, so that she can kill him. Batu uses an illusion to make them think Black X is really dead, allowing the Axis to complete their plans to destroy The Caldwell Line.
Reprints (1)

[The Masked One]
(Table of Contents: 2)

Abdul the Arab / comic story / 4 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:adventure
Characters:
Abdul; Hassan; The Masked One [Webb]

[The Voice and the Red Star Diamond]
(Table of Contents: 3)

Captain Cook of Scotland Yard / comic story / 4 pages

Script:
?
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:detective-mystery
Characters:
Captain Craig Cook; Lola Barnes; Sir Sidney Barnes; Kelly; The Voice (villain, introduction)
Synopsis:
The Voice kidnaps Lola Barnes and demands Sir Sidney trade the Red Star Diamond for her.

[King Crunch]
(Table of Contents: 4)

Archie O'Toole / comic story / 2 pages

Script:
Will Eisner (credited as Bud Thomas) (sourced) (see notes)
Pencils:
Will Eisner (credited as Bud Thomas) (sourced) (see notes)
Inks:
Will Eisner (credited as Bud Thomas) (sourced) (see notes)
Colors:
?
Letters:
Will Eisner (credited as Bud Thomas)
  • Genre:humor; children
Characters:
Archie O'Toole; King Crunch
Synopsis:
Archie turns over a new leaf and decides to be tough.

Indexer Notes

Script and art was originally credited to a "Joe Devlin".

[The Red Clay Clue]
(Table of Contents: 5)

Clip Chance at Cliffside / comic story / 4 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:sports; adventure
Characters:
Clip Chance; Coach Barr; Marko (introduction)

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 6)

Small Stuff / comic story / 1 page

Script:
John Devlin (credited as Devlin) (sourced)
Pencils:
John Devlin (credited as Devlin) (sourced)
Inks:
John Devlin (credited as Devlin) (sourced)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; children

[Battling the Bund]
(Table of Contents: 7)

Wings Wendall / comic story / 7 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:adventure; aviation
Characters:
Wings Wendall; Heinrich (introduction); Karla (introduction); The Bund (villains); The Nazis (villains)
Reprints (1)

The Episode of the Malicious Mite
(Table of Contents: 8)

Philpot Veep / comic story / 2 pages

Script:
John Devlin (signed as Devlin) (sourced) (see notes)
Pencils:
John Devlin (signed as Devlin) (sourced) (see notes)
Inks:
John Devlin (signed as Devlin) (sourced) (see notes)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:detective-mystery
Characters:
Philpot Veep; Waldo

Indexer Notes

The original indexer credited script and art credits to a "Joe Devlin."

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 9)

Kidding the Kids / comic story / 1 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
Arthur Beeman (signed) (sourced) (see notes)
Inks:
Arthur Beeman (signed) (sourced) (see notes)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; children

Indexer Notes

The original indexer gave pencil credits to an "Arthur Beemau."

[The Arson Robberies]
(Table of Contents: 10)

Invisible Justice / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Invisible Justice [Kent Thurston]; John Steele; Weymann Brent (villain, introduction); an arson gang (villains, introduction for all)
Synopsis:
Police are baffled as a safe goes missing after a horrible fire at a local hotel. Kent Thurston suspects arsonists, and investigates as the Invisible Hood. The arson gang wears asbestos suits, but are quickly defeated.
Reprints (1)

[The Kidnapping of Babs Barton]
(Table of Contents: 11)

Flash Fulton / comic story / 4 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:adventure
Characters:
Flash Fulton; Babs Barton (introduction); Andy; Nick (villain); Trigger (villain); Punchy (villain)
Synopsis:
Flash and Andy accidentally stumble upon a kidnapping.

[Von Fritz's Assassination Plot]
(Table of Contents: 12)

Chic Carter / comic story / 4 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:detective-mystery; superhero
Characters:
Chic Carter; King Ludwig (introduction); Princess Maria (of Moravia, introduction); General Von Fritz (villain, introduction)

The Master of Mu: Part 2
(Table of Contents: 13)

text story / 2 pages

Script:
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset

Red Dutton
(Table of Contents: 14)

Sportraits / comic story / 1 page

Script:
Gill Fox (signed as Gill Fox)
Pencils:
Gill Fox (signed as Gill Fox)
Inks:
Gill Fox (signed as Gill Fox)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:sports; non-fiction; biography

Double Death Trap
(Table of Contents: 15)

John Law Scientective / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:detective-mystery; science fiction
Characters:
John Law; June Carter; Albert Lewis; The Avenger (villain)

[Advertising the Gangsters]
(Table of Contents: 16)

Wun Cloo / comic story / 2 pages

Script:
Gill Fox (signed as Gill Fox)
Pencils:
Gill Fox (signed as Gill Fox)
Inks:
Gill Fox (signed as Gill Fox)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; detective-mystery
Characters:
Wun Cloo

[The Master Plan of Rudolf Hitz]
(Table of Contents: 17)

Bozo the Robot / comic story / 7 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:science fiction; superhero
Characters:
Hugh Hazzard; Bozo the Iron Man; Scar Papalle (introduction, death); Jim Hart (introduction); Sergeant Kelly (introduction); Sergeant Hill (introduction); Sergeant Dolan (introduction); Captain John "Ironsides" Dolan (introduction); Rudolf Hitz (villain, Jarmanian spy); Olga (villain, Jarmanian spy, introduction); Holtz (villain, Dictator of Jarmania, behind the scenes)
Synopsis:
Jarmanian spies Rudolf Hitz and Olga, working with Public Enemy #1, Scar Pipalle, kidnap a General's son, and try to blackmail him for the gold at Fort Adam in Kentucky. Hugh Hazzard and his Iron Man Bozo the Robot stop them, with the unexpected help of the notorious but patriotic Pipalle, who in the critical moment refuses to betray his country, and gets shot in the back by Hitz, who gets captured alive.
Reprints (1)
my.comics.org
Tracked in 5 collections.
Issue at www.comics.org
View Change History
Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. ["Wings, if we get caught in this air defense net, we're done for!"]
    Wings Wendall
  2. [The Suicide Torpedoes]
    Espionage Starring Black X
  3. [The Masked One]
    Abdul the Arab
  4. [The Voice and the Red Star Diamond]
    Captain Cook of Scotland Yard
  5. [King Crunch]
    Archie O'Toole
  6. [The Red Clay Clue]
    Clip Chance at Cliffside
  7. [no title indexed]
    Small Stuff
  8. [Battling the Bund]
    Wings Wendall
  9. The Episode of the Malicious Mite
    Philpot Veep
  10. [no title indexed]
    Kidding the Kids
  11. [The Arson Robberies]
    Invisible Justice
  12. [The Kidnapping of Babs Barton]
    Flash Fulton
  13. [Von Fritz's Assassination Plot]
    Chic Carter
  14. The Master of Mu: Part 2
  15. Red Dutton
    Sportraits
  16. Double Death Trap
    John Law Scientective
  17. [Advertising the Gangsters]
    Wun Cloo
  18. [The Master Plan of Rudolf Hitz]
    Bozo the Robot
Related Links
Issue was modified by, among others
  • David Banuelos
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Craig Delich
  • Bob Hughes
  • Dan Kocher
  • Clint Maxwell
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Adam Spector
contact us
donate
If you believe any of this data to be incorrect, please let us know.
Cover thumbnails are used for identification purposes only. All rights to cover images reserved by the respective copyright holders.
Creative Commons License
All portions of the Grand Comics Database™, except where noted otherwise, are copyrighted by the GCD and are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-SA 4.0). This includes but is not necessarily limited to our database schema and data distribution format.
The GCD Privacy Policy. The GCD Web Site code is licensed under the GNU General Public License.