Scoop Smith was a newspaper reporter who operated during the 1940s. With his trusty photographer Blimp Black, he involved himself in many adventures, often times exposing the affairs of nefarious underworld figures.
History
In the early 1940s, reporter Scoop Smith and photographer Blimp Black would be sent by their editor, Bruce Lane, to remote locations and dangerous situations, in order to bring back the most amazing scoops to appear in any paper.
Smith and Black were instrumental in apprehending the infamous radiology researcher James "Doctor Death" Kirk, who stole an expensive supply of radium from City Hospital, and used it to activate his "Life Machine." They were present when two of Kirk's henchmen were gassed to death, and when "Dr. Death" used his Life Machine to restore them to life.[1]
In 1940, while searching for a missing famous explorer, Smith and Black spent several months on an expedition to Antarctica. There they encountered some of the little-known Giant Antarctic Polar Bears, and a hidden kingdom of savage giant natives, ruled over by the famous explorer Wilson Drake.[2]
The reporter and photographer then searched, for about two months, for another missing explorer, in the Brazilian rain forest. They claim to have found the legendary Fountain of Youth, and to have met Cholo, the custodian of the miraculous fountain. They were present when the fountain dried up for no apparent reason.[3]
Scoop and Blimp then traveled to a remote corner of Mexico, to look for the Invisible Revolutionary Army. They found two hostile underground kingdoms, both heretofore unknown to the world: Scorpia and Subterrinia. Scorpia was ruled by King Cortes, and his extraterrestrial alien legions, and Subterrinia was ruled by a renegade General, and his Invisible Revolutionary Army. Scoop Smith alerted the Mexican government to the existence and whereabouts of these competing enemy armies, and troops were dispatched to repel both invader armies, which were wiped out.[4]
Powers and Abilities
Abilities
- Aviation Smith could fly an amphibious passenger plane.[5]
- Hand-to-Hand Combat (Advanced) Smith could fight and defeat two huge jaguars, using a grip he learned from catching wolves in Texas.[6]
Paraphernalia
Equipment
Notebook
Related
- 9 Appearances of Scoop Smith (Earth-S)
- 2 Images featuring Scoop Smith (Earth-S)
- 2 Quotations by or about Scoop Smith (Earth-S)
- Character Gallery: Scoop Smith (Earth-S)
Footnotes