Comic Title: Smash Comics #17
Publisher: Quality (E.M. Arnold)
Address: 322 Main Street, Stamford, CT
Cover Date: December 1940
On Sale Date: October 18, 1940 Copyright Date October 18, 1940
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1940

Frequency: Monthly
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 64
Editor: Edward C. Cronin

Title: (A Modern Pied Piper)
Pages: 9

Feature(s):
Ray (of Earth-2)

Artist: Lou Fine

Reprinted In:
Superman #252 (1972)
Adventure Comics #501 (1983)

Feature Character(s)

• Ray (last appearance in Smash Comics #16; next appearance in Smash Comics #18)

Supporting Character(s)

• Happy Terrill's editor (called Mac in this story; last appearance in Smash Comics #14; next appearance in Smash Comics #19)

Villain(s)

• Stradivous (a musician; no further appearances)
• Jennings (a dock commissioner; no further appearances)
• An unnamed henchman (no further appearances)

Comments:
This story was not originally titled.

Synopsis:
The Ray investigates a series of sinking ships. He suspects dock commissioner Jennings is involved. By following the commissioner, the Ray is able to learn that a musician named Stradivous is using hypnotic radio waves to control the crews of the ships. The Ray saves a ship loaded with gold from crashing. Then he returns to shore and defeats the crooks, destroying their radio wave machine in the process.