Smash Comics #28 is an issue of the series Smash Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of November, 1941.
Synopsis for The Ray: "Zimmerman's Spy Ring"
A fellow reporter was killed in San Juan while watching the fleet maneuvers, and Happy's assigned to find out how and why. On the next plane out, Bud sees a man fishing in "yonder Senorita's" handbag, but when Happy confronts him, the woman suddenly changes her tune and says it was all a mistake. Once on the ground, however, she asks to meet with Happy in private, where she tells him that Zimmerman, who tried to steal from her, is up to no good. One of his henchmen tries to kidnap Bud, but the boy manages a devastating shin kick and calls Happy for help.
Becoming the Ray, he flies after a fleeing car that goes up to an old Spanish fort. Its defenders fire on him with the old cannons, but it's not enough to stop the Ray. A hidden bomb set off when he tries to blow down the door is, and knocks the Ray unconscious so the spies throw him in the dungeon in the cell next to Bud's. Fortunately, Chita, the woman from the plane, has a gun trained on Zimmerman when he comes to finish the job. She falls from the wall and misses her shot, but the Ray wakes up, and Zimmerman has no delusions about taking on the superman while conscious. Chita explains she was in love with the murdered reporter; Zimmerman's a gangster working for the Nazis and he's been stockpiling enough dynamite to destroy the American defenses of the city.
Fighting back against the enemy spies, "the Ray's fist smashes like an electric sledgehammer on Zimmerman's jaw", knocking him from the battlements and avenging the slain reporter.
Appearing in The Ray: "Zimmerman's Spy Ring"
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- Bud
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- Zimmerman (Dies)
- his spies
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- Dave Knox, reporter (Dies)
- Chita
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- New York City
- San Juan
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Synopsis for Midnight: "The Liquifying Ray"
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Synopsis for The Jester: "Tiny Gano's Insurance Racket"
Gangster Tiny Gano's invented a new racket by enrolling new members into his mob, secretly taking out insurance policies on them, and having his loyal senior men murder them. After the Jester catches one in the act and pummels Tiny, he finds prison preferable.
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Synopsis for Invisible Justice: "The Invisible Raider"
Appearing in Invisible Justice: "The Invisible Raider"
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- Roy Mason, Defense Chief
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- invisible airplane
- dirigible w/ hangar for invisible airplane
Synopsis for Espionage Starring Black X: "The Rescue of Madame Doom"
Appearing in Espionage Starring Black X: "The Rescue of Madame Doom"
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- Batu
- Colonel Atwater
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- Captain Vidman
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Synopsis for Wildfire: "The Modern Train Robbers"
Appearing in Wildfire: "The Modern Train Robbers"
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- Mr & Mrs Martin
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- Mutt Morgan
- his gang
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Synopsis for Wings Wendall: "John Smith, Assassin"
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Synopsis for Bozo the Robot: "Trap for a Robot"
Appearing in Bozo the Robot: "Trap for a Robot"
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- Slip Talone
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Notes
- Also appearing in this issue of Smash Comics were:
- Purple Trio: "The Diamonds in the Dummy", art by Alex Blum
- Rookie Rankin: "The Squid Strikes", art by Arthur Peddy
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