| Smash! | |
|---|---|
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Smash_Annual_1969.jpg) The cover of the Smash! annual 1969 | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Odhams Press (1966–1969) IPC Magazines (1969–1971) |
| Schedule | Weekly |
| Format | Ongoing series |
| Genre | |
| Publication date | 5 February 1966 – 3 April 1971 |
| No. of issues | 257 |
| Main character(s) | The Swots and the Blots Bad Penny Grimly Feendish Janus Stark His Sporting Lordship Hulk (reprints) Batman (reprints) |
| Creative team | |
| Written by | Various including Angus Allan, Stan Lee, Al Plastino, Tom Tully |
| Artist(s) | Various including Graham Allen, Leo Baxendale, Luis Bermejo, Eric Bradbury, Mike Brown, Geoff Campion, Gene Colan, Whitney Ellsworth, Bill Everett, Mike Higgs, Gordon Hogg, Tom Kerr, Jack Kirby, Mike Lacey, Don Lawrence, Solano López, Douglas Maxted, Stanley McMurtry, Angel Nadal, Reg Parlett, Raf (Juan Rafart Roldán), Ken Reid, John Stokes, Wally Wood, Roy Wilson |
| Editor(s) | Alfred Wallace (Alf) and Albert Cosser (Cos), 1966–1969 "Mike", 1969–1971 |
Smash! was a weekly British comic book, published initially by Odhams Press and subsequently by IPC Magazines, from 5 February 1966 to 3 April 1971.[a] After 257 issues it merged into Valiant.
During 1967 and 1968 Smash! was part of Odhams' Power Comics line, notable for its publication of American superhero strips. During this period, alongside British humour strips, Smash! included black-and-white superhero reprints originally published in the US by Marvel Comics and DC Comics. In late 1968, Smash! absorbed its sister titles Pow! and Fantastic, thereby becoming the last surviving Power Comics title. In March 1969 Smash! underwent a major relaunch, and thereafter featured solely British content: a mixture of humour, sporting and adventure strips. A further relaunch in 1970 was almost as extensive, with a number of new strips introduced and an equal number cancelled.
Smash! was sized 9.75" × 12" (#1–162) and 9.25" × 12" (#163–257), and had a four-colour cover and black-and-white interior.
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