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| "The Sinister Menace from Mars -- or Someplace..." Smash Comics #48 (NOV 1943) |
This story begins with Dave trying for all he's worth to get Gabby and Doc out of the house so he can enjoy a little peace and quiet. Of course, this just isn't in the cards. A flash of light and loud boom precede word that a "space ship from Mars" has crashed on the estate of one Professor Drizzpan. Dave Clark has to go cover this latest story of the century.
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| Does this make sense to anyone? Hasn't Dave been seen in public with Doc and Gabby on many occasions? |
After the initial obligatory defeat, our hero becomes suspicious about the true provenance of his spherical antagonists. In the end, of course, Midnight's suspicions are substantiated.
The "Martians" are actually the work of the inventive "failure," Drizzpan. He's deploying them to steal device blueprints from Eastern Electric, that he can then pass off as his own inventions when he sells them to Western Electric.
As usual, the artwork is great. The story is passable. All-in-all, a fun little Golden Age tale.
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