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Issue: Crack Comics #20 Public Domain
Publication Date: January 1942
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Issues: #20 of 62 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagQuality Comics
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: Comic Magazines, Inc.
On Sale Date: 11/14/1941
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 19 (18 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, 1942, New Series, Vol. 37, No. 1.
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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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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Gill Fox ?
Inker(s): Gill Fox ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Black Condor
Character(s): The Black Condor [Richard Grey, Jr., aka Senator Thomas Wright]; The Spider [Tom Hallaway] (inset); Molly the Model (inset); The Clock [Brian O'Brien] (inset); Spitfire [Tex Adams] (inset)
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Mysto the Hindu

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. aka Senator Thomas Wright]; Jaspar Crow (villain); Mysto (villain)
Synopsis: Jaspar Crow hires a psychic fraud called Mysto to steal the Hope Diamond.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 9
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Although not officially a member of the Eagle Squadron...

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Al McWilliams
Inker(s): Al McWilliams
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: aviation
Feature(s): Spitfire
Character(s): Spitfire [Tex Adams]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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The Gelton Gang

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): George Brenner [as George E. Brenner] (signed)
Penciller(s): George Brenner [as George E. Brenner] (signed)
Inker(s): George Brenner [as George E. Brenner] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Feature(s): The Clock
Character(s): The Clock [Brian O'Brien]; the Gelton Boys (villains)
Synopsis: The Clock is up against a gang that has started a tidal wave of crime all across the country.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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The Bugs

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: 5
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[untitled]

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
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
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 [Molly Maloney]; Nifty; Danny; Marge
First Line: Y'just gotta help me, Danny!
Synopsis: Boxer Danny breaks a date with Molly to go on a blind date arranged by his manager Nifty.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Bails credits John Devlin with "Molly the Model" through 1942, with Bernard Dibble taking over in 1943.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
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 [Molly Maloney]; Pop Maloney; Widow Clancy; Ching Ling
First Line: Stepping out t'nite, Pop?
Synopsis: Pop makes a date with the wealthy Widow Clancy, writing her address on his shirt cuff. Molly sends the shirt to the laundry and the laundry man decides to date the widow himself.
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Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Vernon Henkel
Inker(s): Vernon Henkel
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: espionage
Feature(s): Don Q
Character(s): Don Q
First Line: Across Europe's blazing countries goes 'Don Q'...
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Pages: 6
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
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
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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 [Captain Jim Lockhart]; The Black Shark (villain)
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: The Who's Who verifies, 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. However, the Who's Who does not specify a writer for the strip (although Kiefer is usually considered to have written it) so a ? has been placed after his name as writer.

Drew Allen is Kiefer's pen-name used on the strip.

Last Golden Age appearance. Next appearance is in All-Star Squadron #32, where he supposedly dies.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Arthur Beeman
Inker(s): Arthur Beeman
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Snappy
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The League of Hunted Men

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Art Pinajian
Inker(s): Art Pinajian
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Madam Fatal
Character(s): Madam Fatal [Richard Stanton]; Tubby White (introduction); Scrappy Nelson (introduction)
Synopsis: Madam Fatal takes on two news allies: Tubby White and Scrappy Nelson, who is the founder of the Sure Fire Detective Agency.
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Pages: 5
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The Devil of Sarawak

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Larry Spain
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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[untitled]

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
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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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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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: strip reprint
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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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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: strip reprint
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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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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.34
Disclose Notes: strip reprint
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The Candlewood Inheritance

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Paul Gustavson
Penciller(s): Paul Gustavson
Inker(s): Paul Gustavson
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Paul Gustavson
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Alias The Spider
Character(s): The Spider [Tom Hallaway]
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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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