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Issue: Crack Comics #40 Public Domain
Publication Date: January 1945
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Issues: #40 of 62 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagQuality Comics
Brand: Quality Comic GroupView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: Comic Magazines
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 60
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 13 (12 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): George Brenner (editor); E. M. Arnold (general manager)
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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): Al Bryant
Inker(s): Al Bryant
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Captain Triumph
Character(s): Captain Triumph
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Pages: 1
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The Will of Esau Flinter

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Bill Quackenbush
Inker(s): Bill Quackenbush
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Captain Triumph
Character(s): Captain Triumph [Lance Gallant]; Esau Flinter (first appearance; death); Derwood (first appearance); Lola Flinter (first appearance); Charity Parker (first appearance); Jevons (first appearance; villain); Joab Parker (first appearance; villain); Biff; Kim Meredith
Synopsis: Esau Flinter decides to leave all to charity, upsetting his heirs greatly and resulting in his murder before he can change the will.
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Pages: 15
Disclose Notes: Same artist as previous issue. Not Ed Dobrotka.
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The Sleepwalking Woodchopper

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Cole
Penciller(s): Jack Cole [as Ralph Johns]
Inker(s): Jack Cole
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Slap Happy Pappy
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Pages: 1
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The State Pen Scam

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Klaus Nordling
Penciller(s): Klaus Nordling
Inker(s): Klaus Nordling
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Feature(s): Pen Miller
Character(s): Pen Miller; Warden of the state penitentiary (first appearance; villain); Biff Leary (first appearance; villain); Joe (first appearance; villain); Chop Chu
Synopsis: Pen exposes conditions at the State Pen. They're too good.
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Pages: 5
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The Phony Cab

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Vernon Henkel (signed)
Penciller(s): Vernon Henkel (signed)
Inker(s): Vernon Henkel
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Hack O'Hara
Character(s): Hack O'Hara; Pete Neff (first appearance; villain); Jake (first appearance; villain); Mac (first appearance; villain); Al (first appearance; villain)
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Pages: 6
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bernard Dibble
Penciller(s): Bernard Dibble
Inker(s): Bernard Dibble
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Molly the Model
Character(s): Molly the Model [Maloney]; Danny Deever
First Line: What a break to go to this affair...
Synopsis: Molly gets dressed up to go to a high society party then learns it's a "ragamuffin party for the Red Cross."
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Pages: 3
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bernard Dibble
Penciller(s): Bernard Dibble
Inker(s): Bernard Dibble
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Molly the Model
Character(s): Molly the Model [Maloney]
First Line: Success at last...a buyer for the painting I posed for!
Synopsis: A man buys a painting of a scantily-clad Molly and his wife isn't pleased.
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Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bernard Dibble
Penciller(s): Bernard Dibble
Inker(s): Bernard Dibble
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Molly the Model
Character(s): Molly the Model [Maloney]; Maloney; Pindorp Fitzdippy
First Line: Molly, I'm taking out Mrs. Fitzdippy's little boy to the park...
Synopsis: Maloney tries to teach a boy to whistle and a passing dowager takes offense.
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Pages: 1
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The Fox's Poker Lesson

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Floogy the Fiji
Character(s): Floogy the Fiji
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Pages: 8
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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: 1
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Big Red

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(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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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bernard Dibble
Penciller(s): Bernard Dibble
Inker(s): Bernard Dibble
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Beezy
Character(s): Beezy Bumble; Harry S. Truman; J.B.; William Wowser
First Line: Hands up, Jap spy, mad doctor, and other assorted villains in the rear!
Synopsis: Beezy's attempt to become a detective goes awry.
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Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: On page 1, in a fantasy sequence, Beezy meets President Truman and possibly J.Edgar Hoover of the F.B.I. (who is only shown from behind so his identity isn't confirmed).
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Big Stage Star

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Al Stahl (signed)
Penciller(s): Al Stahl (signed)
Inker(s): Janice Valleau [as Ginger]
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Inkie
Character(s): Inkie; Vance (first appearance; villain); King Tot (first appearance; marionette); Nero (first appearance; marionette)
Synopsis: Inkie solves a crime- in a puppet show.
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Pages: 8

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