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Issue: Crack Comics #45 Public Domain
Publication Date: November 1946
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Issues: #45 of 62 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagQuality Comics
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: Comic Magazines
On Sale Date: 1946
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
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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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King, the Jack of All Trades

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Captain Triumph [Lance Gallant; Michael Gallant]
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Pages: 1
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King, the Jack of All Trades

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Captain Triumph [Lance Gallant; Michael Gallant]; Kim Meredith; Biff; executives of a brokerage company [J.H.; P.C.]; [The King [King Costain] (villain, author, actor, magician, introduction, death); Costain's valet (villain, introduction); Riddy Ropton (villain, city boss, introduction, death); Dopey (villain, Riddy's aide, introduction)
Synopsis: Lance meets Kim and Biff marveling over the news that former resident and well known celebrity, King Costain, is returning for a visit to town. Lance is suspicious of just why he is coming to town, but soon enough a criminal called The King moves in to take over the rackets, and Captain Triumph vows to learn the truth of what is going on.
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In Content Item: FlagColossal Comic #13 published April 1960
as King, the Jack of All Trades [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 15
Disclose Notes: Story title taken from the cover.

The AC reprint lists Bryant as cover artist.

While the art may be Bryant's, there are certain panels that look like Reed Crandall also may have had a hand in this story.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Beezy Bumble; Pa Bumble; Ma Bumble; Yvonne de Hubba; Battie Bumble; Gomez
First Line: Bitten again by the love bug is Beezy Bumble!
Synopsis: Beezy's parents and cousin Battie try to cure his crush on showgirl Yvonne de Hubba. Complications ensue, concluding with a giant brawl. Beezy decides he prefers a different chorus girl now.
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Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Basically the same story premise as the Beezy story in Crack Comics #37, with some identical situations.
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The Mustache Murder

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Character(s): Pen Miller; Honest Ed Edwards [Farmer Frick] (first appearance; villain); Evans (first appearance; death)
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Pages: 5
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The Transformation of Mr. Crispin

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Hack O'Hara; J. Barrett Crispin (first appearance); Storp (first appearance; villain); Lotta Crispin (first appearance; villain)
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Pages: 6
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Pruning the Tree

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
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Pages: 1
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King Fearo's 500th Wife

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Floogy the Fiji
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Pages: 8
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Molly the Model [Molly Maloney]; Pop Maloney
First Line: Like to see my new publicity photos, Pop?
Synopsis: Pop is outraged at Molly's scanty attire in her photo portfolio, but he's the one who's arrested for indecent exposure after falling out of a window clad only in a towel.
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Maloney; Fitz
First Line: Fitz, old boy, when am I going to get a peek at your new model?
Synopsis: Maloney gets all dressed up to see the "new model" his friend Fitz has at his house, thinking it's a sexy young woman. The model turns out to be a model ship.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Molly the Model [Molly Maloney]; Pop Maloney; Jaxon Jitter
First Line: But Molly, ain't you a little old to model the illustrations for a bobby sox story?
Synopsis: Molly gets worn out posing for a series of jitterbug photos.
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Pages: 1
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Small-Winged Cop

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)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Kiki Kelly; Mrs. Kelly; Diane; Aighedd
First Line: But if you dislike Diane so much, why do you spend three hours primping...
Synopsis: Kiki gets dressed up to meet Diane's cousin, a "Hollywood scout." He turns out to be a Cub scout from Hollywood, Kansas.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Cub Scouts were a junior version of the Boy Scouts of America.
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Tom Thumb

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Inkie; Papa (first appearance); Mama (first appearance); Billy Brown (first appearance)
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Pages: 8

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