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Issue: Crack Comics #17 Public Domain
Publication Date: October 1941
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Issues: #17 of 62 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagQuality Comics
Brand: Quality Comic GroupView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: Comic Magazines, Inc.
On Sale Date: 08/15/1941
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 21 (19 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Ed Cronin
Disclose Notes: The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1941, New Series, Vol. 36, No. 4.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Standard Golden Age U. S.
Paper Stock: Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior
Binding: Saddle-Stitched
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Gill Fox ?
Inker(s): Gill Fox ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Feature(s): The Clock
Character(s): The Clock [Brian O'Brien]; The Black Condor [Richard Grey, Jr. as Senator Tom Wright] (inset); Molly the Model (inset); The Spider [Tom Hallaway] (inset); Ned Brant 9Inset)
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Pages: 1
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A flying enemy of all evil...

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Lou Fine [as Louis K. Fine] (signed)
Inker(s): Lou Fine [as Louis K. Fine] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Black Condor
Character(s): The Black Condor [Richard Grey, Jr. as Senator Thomas Wright]; Wendy Foster; Dr. Foster; Senator Jaspar Crow (villain); Fifth Columnists (villains)
Synopsis: When Senator Wright sides with the Indians on a proposed tax bill, Jaspar Crow objects because he stands to gain from it. A group of fifth columnists incite the Indians, who then turn on the tax collectors, forcing the Condor to use his Black Ray to help turn some of the Indians to his side.
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Pages: 9
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): John Devlin
Penciller(s): John Devlin
Inker(s): John Devlin
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Molly The Model
Character(s): Molly The Model
First Line: Going bathing at this hour?
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Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): John Devlin
Penciller(s): John Devlin
Inker(s): John Devlin
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Molly The Model
Character(s): Molly The Model
First Line: Nothin' ever happens on this job
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Pages: 1
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The Stolen Bombsight

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Fred Guardineer (signed)
Penciller(s): Fred Guardineer (signed)
Inker(s): Fred Guardineer (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: occult
Feature(s): Tor, the Magic Master
Character(s): Tor [Jim Slade]
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Pages: 6
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The Man with the Terrible Machine

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Vernon Henkel
Inker(s): Vernon Henkel
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Space Legion
Character(s): Space Legion; Rock Braddon; Commander Crosby; Dr. Dram
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Pages: 5
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Cole [as Ralph Johns]
Penciller(s): Jack Cole [as Ralph Johns]
Inker(s): Jack Cole [as Ralph Johns]
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Slap Happy Pappy
First Line: Ah wonder what trouble I'll get into on this page!
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Pages: 1
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The Red Torpedo vs. the Black Shark

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Henry Kiefer ? [as Drew Allen] (signed)
Penciller(s): Henry Kiefer [as Drew Allen] (signed)
Inker(s): Henry Kiefer [as Drew Allen] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Red Torpedo
Character(s): The Red Torpedo [Jim Lockhart]; The Black Shark (villain)
Synopsis: The Red Torpedo goes fearlessly into the lair of the Black Shark via parachute without his ship.
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Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: The Who's Who suggests, as do Mike Kooiman and Jim Amash in the Quality Companion, that Kiefer not only created this feature but did the art for it through the strip's entire run. Kiefer is also usually considered to have written it.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Monte Barrett
Penciller(s): Russell Ross
Inker(s): Russell Ross
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: romantic
Feature(s): Jane Arden
First Line: Jane is following the man who is folowing General Moonick..
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Pages: 3
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Monte Barrett
Penciller(s): Russell Ross
Inker(s): Russell Ross
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Lena Pry
First Line: I'm givin' double measures today!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Monster Men

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Paul Gustavson (signed)
Penciller(s): Paul Gustavson (signed)
Inker(s): Paul Gustavson (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Paul Gustavson
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Alias The Spider
Character(s): The Spider [Tom Hallaway]; Leader of the Green Horde (villain); The Green Hoard (villains)
Synopsis: In Manhattan, green gas was unleashed by the Green Horde, an army of monster men. The Spider succumbed to the gas and was taken beneath the streets to their leader, who claimed that his network of caverns criss-crossed the Earth. The Spider eventually choked him into unconsciousness and his Horde fell asleep as well.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: All Gustavson credits verified and courtesy of Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson.
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Having delivered a new bomber...

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Al McWilliams (signed)
Inker(s): Al McWilliams
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: aviation
Feature(s): Spitfire
Character(s): Tex Adams
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Pages: 6
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bob Zuppke
Penciller(s): B. W. Depew
Inker(s): B. W. Depew
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: sports
Feature(s): Ned Brant
First Line: We shouldn't have rented this room, Bud
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Pages: 4
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Valley of Doom

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Larry Spain
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Eric Vale
Character(s): Eric Vale
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Pages: 2
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Little Butch

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Rube Goldberg
Penciller(s): Rube Goldberg
Inker(s): Rube Goldberg
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Rube Goldberg's Side Show
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Pages: 0.33
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Brad and Dad

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Rube Goldberg
Penciller(s): Rube Goldberg
Inker(s): Rube Goldberg
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Rube Goldberg's Side Show
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Pages: 0.33
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Weekly Invention

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Rube Goldberg
Penciller(s): Rube Goldberg
Inker(s): Rube Goldberg
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Rube Goldberg's Side Show
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Pages: 0.34
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Arthur Beeman (signed)
Penciller(s): Arthur Beeman (signed)
Inker(s): Arthur Beeman
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Snappy
First Line: Ohh gee, I'm tired-
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Pages: 1
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Old Skipper Bly

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Art Pinajian (signed)
Inker(s): Art Pinajian
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Madam Fatal
Character(s): Madam Fatal [Richard Stanton]
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Pages: 5
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Ed Reed
Penciller(s): Ed Reed
Inker(s): Ed Reed
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Off The Record
First Line: It's a wound stripe.. I caught my finger in the door!
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Pages: 1
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Killer Kale Dies Tonight

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): George Brenner
Penciller(s): George Brenner
Inker(s): George Brenner
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Clock
Character(s): Clock [Brian O'Brien]; Killer Kale; Pug
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Pages: 7

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