Smash Comics #61 is an issue of the series Smash Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of October, 1945.
Synopsis for Midnight: "Gimme Back My Body"
Appearing in Midnight: "Gimme Back My Body"
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- Gabby, the talking monkey
- Doc Wackey
- Sniffer Snoop
- Hot-Foot, a baby polar bear
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Synopsis for Spunky: "Zambizi the Hypnotist"
Appearing in Spunky: "Zambizi the Hypnotist"
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- Spunky
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Synopsis for Rookie Rankin: "The Fabulous Necklace of Rajidore"
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Synopsis for Lady Luck: "Colonel Snath's Murder Plot"
Appearing in Lady Luck: "Colonel Snath's Murder Plot"
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Synopsis for Espionage: "Queen Mai of Xanxal"
While fighting a Japanese enemy, Rokuru, deep in Asia, Black X and Batu inadvertently cross the border of Xanxal, a "thrice forbidden kingdom." All three are captured by Xanxal border guards and presented to Queen Mai, who condemns them to execution for trespassing. Black X is the most impudent, so he goes first. They tie him to a post and he still fights his way free of them, disarms one, steals his sword, disarms another, and doesn't kill him. This makes a big impression on Queen Mai, and she postpones his execution. Batu and Rokuru meanwhile languish in a pillory in the prison courtyard. A mad elephant is herded into the yard, to trample them. Batu hypnotizes the elephant, which dismantles the pillory and places Batu on its back, and carries him to safety.
Rokoru teams up with Queen Mai's disillusioned Councillor, and some jealous Xanxal noblement, to overthrow her. They rally up a mob of Xanxal civilians to storm the palace. Mai returns Black X's handgun, and he kills some of the rioters, just before Batu, riding the formerly mad elephant, gallops onto the scene and routs the mob. Rokuru is killed by the elephant, and the surviving plotters are pardoned by Queen Mai. The Queen is quite smitten with Black X, who resists her charms and returns to the war. despite her bitter weeping, he and Batu leave Xanxal on foot, as they arrived..
Appearing in Espionage: "Queen Mai of Xanxal"
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- Rokuru, Japanese Spy Captain
- his troops (all die)
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- Queen Mai
- her Councillor
- her troops
- her jealous noblemen
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Synopsis for Daffy: "The Match in the Mine"
Appearing in Daffy: "The Match in the Mine"
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Synopsis for The Jester: "The Busting of Big Nick Lester"
A recent arrest claims he's been framed by Big Nick Lester. The Jester ultimately proves it by having a lip-reader in a window across the street transcribe the crook's confession.
Appearing in The Jester: "The Busting of Big Nick Lester"
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- Police Chief Hustace McGinty
- his cops
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- Quinopolis
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Notes
- Published bi-monthly by E. M. Arnold
- Also featured in this issue of Smash Comics were:
- Archie O'Toole, art by Bernard Dibble
- "Cloud of Death" (text story, featuring Jimmy Christian)
- Wun Cloo, art by Bernard Dibble
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