Smash Comics Vol 1 57

"Midnight: "Dummies of All Kinds"": The synopsis for this issue has not yet been written.

Midnight: "Dummies of All Kinds"
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Smash Comics Vol 1 #57
February, 1945
Publisher	Quality Comics
Executive Editor	Everett M. Arnold
Cover Artists	Alex Kotzky
Midnight: "Dummies of All Kinds"
Writers	Paul Gustavson
Pencilers	Paul Gustavson
Inkers	Paul Gustavson
Letterers	Paul Gustavson
Editors	Martin DeMuth
Daffy: "Poor House"
Writers	Milt Stein
Pencilers	Milt Stein
Inkers	Milt Stein
Espionage Starring Black X: "Cowards Die Many Times Before Their Deaths"
Pencilers	Bill Quackenbush
Inkers	Bill Quackenbush
The Jester: "Doctor Synapse, Psychoanalyst"
Pencilers	Pete Riss
Lady Luck: "Making Movies"
Writers	Klaus Nordling
Pencilers	Klaus Nordling
Inkers	Klaus Nordling
Marksman: "Major Sinushi"
Pencilers	Irving Tirman
Inkers	Irving Tirman
Rookie Rankin: "Rookie Rankin Gets the Last Laugh"
Pencilers	Mort Leav
Previous Issue	Smash Comics # 56
Next Issue	Smash Comics # 58

Smash Comics #57 is an issue of the series Smash Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of February, 1945.

Appearing in Midnight: "Dummies of All Kinds"

Featured Characters:

• Midnight

Supporting Characters:

• Gabby, the talking monkey
• Doc Wackey
• Sniffer Snoop
• Hot-Foot, a baby polar bear

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Appearing in Daffy: "Poor House"

Featured Characters:

• Daffy Dill

Supporting Characters:

• Deke Parsons

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Appearing in Espionage Starring Black X: "Cowards Die Many Times Before Their Deaths"

Featured Characters:

• Black X

Supporting Characters:

• Batu

Villains:

• Japanese Troops

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Appearing in The Jester: "Doctor Synapse, Psychoanalyst"

Featured Characters:

• Jester

Supporting Characters:

• Detective Hustace McGinty

Antagonists:

• East River Hoodlums
  • Doctor Synapse, Psychoanalyst
  • fake "Bruiser Bilson"
  • more hoods

Other Characters:

• Bruiser Bilson, boxer
• Hap, Bilson's manager
• Dr. Wainwright
• NYPD Cops

Locations:

• New York City
  • Bilson's training gym
  • Police HQ
  • fight arena

Items:

• Quinopolis
  

Appearing in Lady Luck: "Making Movies"

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Appearing in Marksman: "Major Sinushi"

Featured Characters:

• The Marksman

Supporting Characters:

• Anna
• Juan

Antagonists:

• Japanese Military
  • Major Sinushi (First appearance)
    • his sleeper agents
  • Captain Nochi (Dies)
    • his submarine crew (Dies)

Locations:

• Tokyo
• South America
  • American Oil Fields, on the coast
• Pacific Ocean

Vehicles:

• Japanese Submarine (Destroyed)
• American Hospital Ship
• American surface warship
  

Appearing in Rookie Rankin: "Rookie Rankin Gets the Last Laugh"

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Notes

• The Jester gets head-konked unconscious, and thrown into a river.
  • In the story's final panel, Chuck breaks the Fourth Wall by looking over his shoulder at the reader and winking.
• The Marksman:
  • Major Sinushi vows to return. He'd better hurry; next issue's episode is the last chapter of this series.
  • One more submarine crew is killed.
• Also featured in this issue of Smash Comics were:
  • Archie O'Toole by Bernard Dibble
  • Jimmy Christian: "The Nameless Hero" (text story)

See Also

• Cover gallery for the Smash Comics series

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