Smash Comics #60
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Swooner and the Thrush," Spunky’s quiet stargazing takes a wild turn when Curly places a green pea on the telescope lens, leading Spunky to believe he’s spotted a new planet—and the entire town to panic over its supposed doom. With art by Sid Lazarus on both pencils and inks, this 1945 classic from Smash Comics blends whimsy and hysteria, while Jack Cole’s cover captures the moment’s escalating absurdity.
In "The Swooner and the Thrush," the beloved radio duo faces a storm of fame and fury when their romance takes center stage—only to find that adoration can turn deadly. As their love story becomes public, jealousy ignites in the most unexpected places, threatening their lives in ways no melody could predict.
In this playful 1945 gem from *Smash Comics* #60, Spunky gazes at the stars, only to have Curly sneak a green pea onto the telescope lens—prompting Spunky to declare it a newly discovered planet. The townspeople, wide-eyed and convinced of impending doom, scramble to prepare for the cosmic threat, all while the real culprit remains firmly in the pea’s orbit.
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↩ Reprints The Spirit #11/28/1943 (1943)
Reprinted in Lady Luck #2 (1980), Gwandanaland Comics #220 (2017)
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