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Scoop Smith

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Scoop Smith
Publication information
PublisherFawcett Comics
First appearanceWhiz Comics #2 (February 1940)
Created byBill Parker (script)
Greg Duncan
In-story information
Alter egoRobert Smith
AbilitiesNone

Scoop Smith is a fictional character first appeared in Fawcett Comics' Whiz Comics #2 (Feb 1940). The character was created by Bill Parker and Greg Duncan.[1]

Scoop is a crime-fighting news reporter, assisted by cameraman Blimp Black. According to Jess Nevins' Encyclopedia of Golden Age Superheroes, "he goes after mad scientists (Dr. Death), tracks down the explorer who discovered the Fountain of Youth, tracks down the Lost City of Scorpia, and goes after the Emperor of the Bahamas".[2]

References

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  1. ^ Hamerlinck, Paul (2001). The Fawcett Companion. TwoMorrows Publishing. p. 56. ISBN 9781893905108.
  2. ^ Nevins, Jess (2013). Encyclopedia of Golden Age Superheroes. High Rock Press. p. 246. ISBN 978-1-61318-023-5.
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