Crack Comics
#10
(February 1941)
Quality Comics,
1940 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1940-12-27
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Comic Magazines Inc.
- Brand
-
Quality Comic Group
- Editing
- Ed Cronin
Issue 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. 1.
[Sophisticated Lady]
The Black Condor / comic story / 9 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Black Condor [Richard Grey, Jr.]; Sophisticated Lady [Marta Cowen] (villain, introduction); Nickolas Gido (villain, introduction)
- Reprints
-
in Special Edition Series (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #2 (1974) [black and white]
-
[no title indexed]
Molly the Model / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- MM--Maybe instead of phoning Molly for that buck she said she'd gimme, I'd better go over to the studio an' see her!
- Genre
- humor
[Draco's Mechanical Invasion Fleet]
Space Legion / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Space Legion; Ray Crosby; Rock Braddon; Draco (villain, introduction, death); Elaine Wadsworth
Super Power Slip-Up
Wizard Wells / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Harry Campbell (signed as Harry Francis Campbell)
- Pencils
- Henry Taylor ?
- Inks
- Henry Taylor ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- adventure; science fiction
- Characters
- Wizard Wells; Jared Mota (villain, introduction); Smythe; Tug
[Captured by the Black Shark]
The Red Torpedo / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Henry Kiefer ? (signed as Drew Allen)
- Pencils
- Henry Kiefer (signed as Drew Allen)
- Inks
- Henry Kiefer (signed as Drew Allen)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero; adventure
- Characters
- The Red Torpedo [Jim Lockhart]; Black Shark (villain); Maj.-Gen. Von Rubitch (villain, introduction, death); the Nazis (villains)
Indexer Notes
The Who's Who suggests, as do Mike Kooiman and Jim Amash in the Quality Companion that Kiefer created the Red Torpedo and was the artist throught the strip's run. Kiefer is also usually considered to have written it.
Drew Allen is Kiefer's pen-name used on the strip.
[no title indexed]
Jane Arden / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Count Ivan Gregorio is trying hard to marry Jane Arden
- Genre
- drama; adventure
- Reprints
- from Jane Arden Sundays (Tribune) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx
Indexer Notes
strip reprints
[no title indexed]
Lena Pry / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- We might straws t'see who marries up wif' Lena!
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Lena Pry Sundays (Tribune) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx
Indexer Notes
bottom half of Jane Arden pages
[The Mysterious Falcon]
Alias the Spider / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Paul Gustavson (signed)
- Pencils
- Paul Gustavson (signed)
- Inks
- Paul Gustavson (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Paul Gustavson (signed)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Spider [Tom Halloway]; The Captain (villain, introduction)
Indexer Notes
All Gustavson credits verified and courtesy of Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson.
[no title indexed]
Ned Brant / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I've got to earn some money if I expect to stay in school Bud
- Genre
- sports
Indexer Notes
strip reprints
[no title indexed]
Off the Record / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Look we've churned up butter again
- Genre
- humor
[Amazonia's Fifth Column]
Tor, the Magic Master / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Fred Guardineer (signed)
- Pencils
- Fred Guardineer (signed)
- Inks
- Fred Guardineer (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero; adventure; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Tor [Jimmy Slade] (press photographer, introduction); Maria De S (villain, introduction); un-named Axis spies (villains, introduction for all, all die)
Indexer Notes
Tor was created by Fred Guardineer. He has the powers of mind control, illusions, telekinesis and transfiguration. His costume consisted of a fake mustache and a cape over whatever clothes he was already wearing.
[no title indexed]
Rube Goldberg's Side Show / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Dopey Behavior Department
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
strip reprint
Madam Fatal Meets the Jester
Madam Fatal / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Art Pinajian (signed)
- Pencils
- Art Pinajian (signed)
- Inks
- Art Pinajian
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Madam Fatal [Richard Stanton]; The Jester [Robert Mason] (introduction); Prof. Mason (introduction, Jester's father); Ratney (villain, introduction); Paxton (villain, introduction)
Indexer Notes
The Jester in this story is not the same character that had his own strip in Smash Comics.
[no title indexed]
Snappy / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Arthur Beeman (signed)
- Pencils
- Arthur Beeman (signed)
- Inks
- Arthur Beeman (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'm bored
- Genre
- humor
[The False Clock]
The Clock / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- George Brenner (signed as George E. Brenner)
- Pencils
- George Brenner (signed as George E. Brenner)
- Inks
- George Brenner (signed as George E. Brenner)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- detective-mystery; superhero
- Characters
- The Clock [Brian O'Brien]; Scat Bison (villain, introduction, impersonates the Clock); Pug Brady
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
The Black Condor -
1.
[Sophisticated Lady]
The Black Condor -
2.
["MM--Maybe instead of phoning Molly for that buck she said she'd gimme, I'd better go over to the studio an' see her!"]
Molly the Model -
3.
[Draco's Mechanical Invasion Fleet]
Space Legion -
4.
Super Power Slip-Up
Wizard Wells -
5.
Let's Go Huntin'!
Slap Happy Pappy -
6.
[Captured by the Black Shark]
The Red Torpedo -
7.
["Count Ivan Gregorio is trying hard to marry Jane Arden"]
Jane Arden -
8.
["We might straws t'see who marries up wif' Lena!"]
Lena Pry -
9.
[The Mysterious Falcon]
Alias the Spider -
10.
["I've got to earn some money if I expect to stay in school Bud"]
Ned Brant -
11.
["Look we've churned up butter again"]
Off the Record -
12.
[Amazonia's Fifth Column]
Tor, the Magic Master -
13.
Television Turnabout
Eric Vale -
14.
["Dopey Behavior Department"]
Rube Goldberg's Side Show -
15.
Madam Fatal Meets the Jester
Madam Fatal -
16.
["I'm bored"]
Snappy -
17.
[The False Clock]
The Clock
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- Katie
- Craig Delich
- Gregory Fischer
- Del Gruber
- Michael Hoskin
- Bob Hughes
- Clint Maxwell
- Tony R. Rose
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