Gwandanaland Comics #261

This 2018 Gwandanaland Comics collection reprints the espionage adventures of Black X, and the reproduced cover from Smash Comics No. 6 sets the tone perfectly — a bound and defiant Black X is threatened by a sinister villain demanding government secrets, with a rocket looming as the promised punishment. Inset panels introduce the roster of featured characters: Bozo the Robot, Archie O'Toole, Wings Wendall, and the Invisible Hood, hinting at the rich variety of Golden Age heroes packed inside. It's a genuinely fun window into the pulp-spy thrills and ensemble storytelling that made Smash Comics such an entertaining anthology of its era.