(September 1940)
- Volume:
- 1
- Price:
- 0.10 USD
- Pages:
- 68
- Indicia frequency:
- monthly
- Indicia Publisher:
- Tem Publishing Co., Inc.
- Editing:
- ?
- Format:
- Standard Golden Age U.S. Size; Full Color; Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior; Saddle-Stitched
Issue Notes
Vo. 1 — No. 4 September 1940
CRASH COMICS is published monthly by Tem Publishing Co., Inc. Office of publication, Meriden, Conn. Editorial Offices, 381 Fourth Avenue, New York, N. Y. Application for entry as second-calss matter at the Post Office at Meriden, Conn. under the Act of March 3, 1879, pending. Price 10 cents per copy. Subscription rates, 12 issues for $1.20 in the United States and its possessions. Copyright 1940 by Tem Publishing Co. Inc. Printed in the U. S. A.
[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)
Strongman / cover / 1 page (report information)
Credits
- Pencils:
- Bert Whitman
- Inks:
- Bert Whitman
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Characters:
- Strongman [Percy Van Norton]
["Look! Out there! A Boat!"] (Table of Contents)
Strongman / comic story / 17 pages (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- Bill Scott
- Pencils:
- Bert Whitman
- Inks:
- ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Characters:
- Strongman [Percy Van Norton]
Indexer Notes
credit source: Jerry Bails' Who's Who
["Stalking a herd of giant elephants"] (Table of Contents)
Buck Burke / comic story / 5 pages (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- George Storm
- Inks:
- George Storm
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Characters:
- Buck Burke
- Reprinted:
- in [Holyoke One-Shot] (Holyoke, 1944 series) #3
Indexer Notes
credit from Jerry Bails' Who's Who
[Origin] (Table of Contents)
Cat-Man / comic story / 6 pages (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Irwin Hasen
- Inks:
- Irwin Hasen
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Characters:
- The Cat-Man [David Merryweather] (first appearance; origin)
- Reprinted:
- in [Holyoke One-Shot] (Holyoke, 1944 series) #3
- in Golden Age Men of Mystery Digest Special (AC, 2001 series) #1 (2001
- in B/W)
Indexer Notes
credit source: Jerry Bails' Who's Who
["Z-2! This is Professor Holley..."] (Table of Contents)
Secret Agent Z-2 / comic story / 4 pages (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Irwin Hasen
- Inks:
- Irwin Hasen
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Characters:
- Secret Agent Z-2
Indexer Notes
credit from Jerry Bails' Who's Who
Carnival Trouble (Table of Contents)
text story / 2 pages (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- Richard Loring
- Pencils:
- ?
- Inks:
- ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
["They have been a scourge to the invaders..."] (Table of Contents)
Flying Trio / comic story / 5 pages (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- George Storm
- Inks:
- George Storm
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Characters:
- Flying Trio (Ray; Low; Mac)
- Reprinted:
- in [Holyoke One-Shot] (Holyoke, 1944 series) #3
Indexer Notes
credits from Jerry Bails' Who's Who
["I tell you Sheldon, we just have to crack that ring of auto thieves"] (Table of Contents)
Jane Drake / comic story / 4 pages (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Dan Gormley?
- Inks:
- Dan Gormley?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Characters:
- Jane Drake
- Reprinted:
- in [Holyoke One-Shot] (Holyoke, 1944 series) #3 [first 3 pages]
Indexer Notes
credits from Jerry Bails' Who's Who
["The day has come when science has penetrated the mysteries of the universe..."] (Table of Contents)
Solar Legion / comic story / 5 pages (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- Jack Kirby
- Pencils:
- ?
- Inks:
- ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Characters:
- Solar Legion
- Reprinted:
- in [Holyoke One-Shot] (Holyoke, 1944 series) #3
Indexer Notes
Jack Kirby removed from pencils and inks (per Greg Theakston)
[Boravia vs. Poladen] (Table of Contents)
Blue Streak / comic story / 6 pages (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- ?
- Inks:
- ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Characters:
- The Blue Streak [Don-Vin]
[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)
Alec / comic story / 2 pages (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Rudolph Johnson? [as R Johnson]
- Inks:
- Rudolph Johnson? [as R Johnson]
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Characters:
- Alec
Indexer Notes
credits from Jerry Bails' Who's Who
["We've got to carry on! He must get back to civilization!"] (Table of Contents)
Shangra / comic story / 8 pages (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- Nam Chung Po
- Pencils:
- Pagsilang Isip
- Inks:
- Pagsilang Isip
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Characters:
- Shangra
- Reprinted:
- in [Holyoke One-Shot] (Holyoke, 1944 series) #3
Editing
Table of Contents
-
1.
["Look! Out there! A Boat!"]
Strongman -
2.
["Stalking a herd of giant elephants"]
Buck Burke -
3.
[Origin]
Cat-Man -
4.
["Z-2! This is Professor Holley..."]
Secret Agent Z-2 -
5.
Carnival Trouble
-
6.
["They have been a scourge to the invaders..."]
Flying Trio -
7.
["I tell you Sheldon, we just have to crack that ring of auto thieves"]
Jane Drake -
8.
["The day has come when science has penetrated the mysteries of the universe..."]
Solar Legion -
9.
[Boravia vs. Poladen]
Blue Streak -
10.
[no title indexed]
Alec -
11.
["We've got to carry on! He must get back to civilization!"]
Shangra
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- Henry Andrews
- Lou Mougin
- Bob Hughes
- Donald Dale Milne
- Jeremy Patterson
- Len Wolinsky
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
- Lou Mougin
- Jim Vadeboncoeur
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