Wednesday 12 April 2023

FABULOUS FLASHBACK - THE 'NEW' SMASH!


Copyright REBELLION

Smash! started life in February 1966 as a weekly publication by Odhams Press (becoming one of five 'Power Comics' after a little while, the others being Wham!, Pow!, Fantastic, and Terrific), but was relaunched by IPC as a Valiant-clone in March '69.  (IPC had assumed responsibilities for the comic several weeks before while it still looked like an Odhams periodical.  One week it was the old Smash!, the next week the new one.)  Its first incarnation lasted 162 issues, its final form survived for 95 issues, before being merged into Valiant with the cover-dated April 3rd 1971 number.  So, to celebrate 54 years since the new version first appeared (cover-dated March 15th), above is the cover to the first relaunch issue.  Did you read Smash! back in the day?  If so, what are your memories of it, fellow Crivs?

You can't keep a good comic down dept.  Below is the 2020 Smash! Special published by Rebellion.  Have you got yours?

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