Scoop Smith is a

fictional character In fiction, a character (or speaker, in poetry) is a person or other being in a narrative (such as a novel, play, radio or television series, music, film, or video game). The character may be entirely fictional or based on a real-life perso ...

first appeared in

Fawcett Comics Fawcett Comics, a division of Fawcett Publications, was one of several successful comic book publishers during the Golden Age of Comic Books in the 1940s. Its most popular character was Captain Marvel (DC Comics), Captain Marvel, the alter ego of ...

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Whiz Comics ''Whiz Comics'' was an anthology comic book series published by former American comic book publishing company, Fawcett Publications between February 1940 until June 1953. It is widely known for being the comic run in which hugely popular superhero ...

'' #2 (Feb 1940). The character was created by Bill Parker and Greg Duncan. 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".

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Scoop Smith at the Marvel Family web
Golden Age adventure heroes Comics characters introduced in 1940 Fawcett Comics superheroes Characters created by Bill Parker (comics) Fictional reporters {{comics-char-stub