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Smash Comics #34 [Jun'42]-68pg-c2c -Henry Peters scans
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Issue: #34
Published: July 1942, Price: 0.10 USD, Pages: 68, Editing:
Color: Color Dimensions: Standard Golden Age U.S. Paper Stock: Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior Binding: Saddle-stitched Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series

Comic Contents:

Cover (1 page)
Genre:	Adventure Superhero
Characters:	Midnight [Dave Clark] The Ray [Happy Terrill] (inset) Rookie Rankin (inset) Bozo The Robot (inset) Espionage [Black X] (inset)

Comic Story (9 pages)	The Waltz of Death
Synopsis:	In occupied Budapest, ancient suits of armor are killing Nazi soldiers.
Genre:	Superhero
Characters:	The Ray [Happy Terrill] Bud The Gestapo (villains) The Nazis (villains, Many Die)

Comic Story (6 pages)
Synopsis:	An American soldier betrays his comrades as a favor to his Japanese wife, but then repents.
Genre:	Spy
Characters:	Espionage [Black X] Mrs. Brandon (death) Douglas MacArthur (cameo) Colin P. Kelly (cameo) Colonel Atwater Batu Lt. Commander Brandon (villain, Death)

Comic Story (1 page)
Genre:	Humor Children
Characters:	Archie O'Toole

Comic Story (5 pages)
Genre:	Science Fiction
Characters:	Bozo The Robot Hugh Hazzard Fritz (introduction) Krontz (introduction, Death)

Comic Story (5 pages)
Genre:	Adventure
Characters:	The Purple Trio [Warren Tiny Todd Rocky Hill] Frazer (villain, Introduction)

Comic Story (5 pages)	Mad Merlin the Magician
Synopsis:	Thugs hunt for buried treasure in a castle inherited by Wildfire's friends.
Genre:	Superhero
Characters:	Wildfire Mad Merlin (introduction) Merlin's Gang (introduction) Anne Haynes John Haynes

Comic Story (6 pages)
Synopsis:	Dave Clark goes to Hollywood to broadcast a movie premiere, but stumbles onto the murder of actress Joy Devine, and many of her associates are murdered before he can discover the identity of the killer.
Genre:	Adventure Superhero
Characters:	Midnight [Dave Clark] Gabby (a Monkey) Doc Mortimer Wackey John (introduction) Joy Devine (actress, Death) Buzzbe (a Movie Director, Introduction, Death) Jones (movie Camerman, Introduction, Death) Thompson The Agent (agent, Introduction, Death) Veronica Lake (cameo) Ann Sheridan (cameo) Myrna Loy (cameo) Rita Hayworth (cameo) Betty Grable (cameo) Hedy Lamarr (cameo)

Comic Story (6 pages)
Genre:	Aviation
Characters:	Wings Wendall Dr. Reinhardt (death) Miss Reinhardt (villain, Death) Fielherr Kunkle (villain, Introduction, Death)

Comic Story (1 page)
Genre:	Humor Detective-mystery
Characters:	Wun Cloo

Comic Story (7 pages)
Synopsis:	Captain Krass schemes to replace American pilot Major Hurtz, who was caught trying to steal an English plane, and spy from inside.
Genre:	Adventure War
Characters:	The Marksman (Major Hurtz) Vorka Captain Krass (villain, Introduction, Death) John Powell (introduction)

Text Story (2 pages)	The Cobra Test
Featuring:	Jimmy Christian
Credits:	Letters: typeset
Genre:	Adventure
Characters:	Jimmy Christian

Comic Story (6 pages)
Synopsis:	When the police are unable to catch gambling joint owner Caraso with the proper evidence of his activities, the Jester goes into action to prove their case.
Genre:	Superhero
Characters:	The Jester [Chuck Lane] Detective McGinty Miss Weston Dutch (villain) Caraso (villain)

Comic Story (6 pages)	Bodyguard Botchup
Synopsis:	Rankin is assigned bodyguard dury for Lionel Curtis, a member of the city reform government.
Genre:	Detective-mystery
Characters:	Rookie Rankin Mitzie (introduction) Chopper (introduction) A Butcher (introduction) Lionel Curtis (introduction) Sarge

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