Smash Comics #79

Oct 1948 · Quality Comics · 0.10 USD

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In "Midnight Battles the Men from Mars," Jack Cole delivers a pulpy sci-fi thriller where Professor Hangnail’s rocket test turns into a full-scale alien invasion hoax, sending Doc and Sniffer on a desperate chase across a panicked town. With Jack Cole handling every aspect of the art and storytelling, this 1948 Smash Comics issue blends mad science and mistaken identity in a classic, no-frills adventure.

Contains 8 stories

Midnight Battles the Men from Mars

11 pp · Adventure, Superhero

Midnight [Dave Clark]Gabby (a monkey)Doc Mortimer WackeySniffer SnoopHot-Foot (a polar bear)Professor Hangnail (villain)

In "Midnight Battles the Men from Mars," Professor Hangnail’s reckless rocket experiment spirals into chaos when he abducts Doc and Sniffer under the guise of a Martian voyage—sparking panic in the town as his gang, clad in alien gear, runs rampant. The story unfolds as the duo’s misadventure tests their wits and courage, all while the real threat of Hangnail’s scheme looms just beyond the next page.

The Moving Experience

4 pp · Humor

CitronellaAwful RumpusDirector Scenario

Squirlycorns

1 pp · Humor, Children

Archie O'Toole

Archie O'Toole stumbles upon one of the rarest creatures in a royal hunting preserve—a squirlycorn—and takes a shot he instantly regrets. What unfolds is a humorous reversal as this peculiar little animal turns the tables on the remorseful hunter in ways he never saw coming.

Untitled Spy story

6 pp · Spy

Black XBatuGrysonSwage

A Bottle of Delirium

4 pp · Superhero

Lady LuckMrs. Rumford-RitzJean RaddishMr. Banks

Untitled Humor story

6 pp · Humor

Batch BatchelorBunny Bananas

Untitled Superhero story

6 pp · Superhero

The Jester [Chuck Lane]Police Chief Hustace McGintyJesse James (villain)