Smash Comics (1939)
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1st appearance of Bozo the Iron Man
1st appearance of the Invisible Hood
1st appearance of Abdul the Arab
1st appearance of Hugh Hazzard
1st cover appearance of a robot in comic books
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1st appearance of Bozo the Iron Man
1st appearance of the Invisible Hood
1st appearance of Abdul the Arab
1st appearance of Hugh Hazzard
1st cover appearance of a robot in comic books
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Stories by Will Eisner
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1st appearance of John Law
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1st appearance and origin of the Ray
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1st cover and 2nd appearance of the Ray
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1st appearance of the Scarlet Seal
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Prototype of Plastic Man
In the story Wun Cloo, the protagonist drinks a can of Super Putty, gaining the ability to manipulate his body into impossible shapes, including that of a giant frog
Jack Cole, the creator of Plastic Man, wrote the Wun Cloo story featured in this issue, published nine months before the first appearance of Plastic Man in Police Comics #1
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Prototype of Plastic Man
In the story Wun Cloo, the protagonist drinks a can of Super Putty, gaining the ability to manipulate his body into impossible shapes, including that of a giant frog
Jack Cole, the creator of Plastic Man, wrote the Wun Cloo story featured in this issue, published nine months before the first appearance of Plastic Man in Police Comics #1
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1st appearance of Midnight, an accomplished detective
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1st appearance of Midnight, an accomplished detective
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1st appearance of Jester
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1st appearance of Wildfire
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Origin of the Marksman
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Cover art by Paul Gustavson
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1st appearance of Lady Luck in comic books
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1st cover appearance of Lady Luck
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