Gwandanaland Comics #953

This Gwandanaland Comics collection brings together issues #11–15 of the golden age Smash Comics series in one handsome volume, making these hard-to-find stories far more accessible to today's readers. The reproduced cover of issue #12 — rendered by Gill Fox — showcases a dramatic scene featuring a massive metallic robot at center, with explosions erupting around it and a flying saucer-like craft overhead, while portrait panels along the left side tease the book's varied cast of characters including Espionage, Invisible Hood, Abdul the Arab, and Wings Kendall. It's a wonderfully energetic snapshot of 2017's golden age reprint publishing at its finest, and a genuine treat for fans of early American superhero and adventure comics.