Crack Comics
#14
(July 1941)
Quality Comics,
1940 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1941-05-09
- 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. 3.
[no title indexed]
The Black Condor / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Black Condor [Richard Grey, Jr.]; The Clock [Brian O'Brien] (inset); The Spider [Tom Hallaway] (inset); Molly the Model (inset); Ned Brant (inset)
[The Industrial Tyrant]
The Black Condor / comic story / 9 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Lou Fine (signed as Louis K. Fine)
- Inks
- Lou Fine (signed as Louis K. Fine)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Black Condor [Richard Grey, Jr. as Senator Thomas Wright]; Wendy Foster; Senator Jaspar Crow (villain)
- Synopsis
- After his first defeat at the hands of the Black Condor, Jaspar Crow begins a long descent into darker evil that manifests in his private endeavors. Crow create an imposter Black Condor to attack his own workers who were poised to go on strike. The true Condor infiltrates the plant and frightens Crow into paying his workers properly and agreeing to humane working conditions.
- Reprints
-
in Special Edition Series (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #2 (1974) [black and white]
-
[no title indexed]
Molly the Model / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You may fill it up again Murphy, m'good man!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Maloney; Murphy
[no title indexed]
Molly the Model / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Pop-Hey Pop! Buelah says that there's someting wrong with the electric current!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Molly The Model; Buelah; Maloney
[Tor vs. Benito Vermin]
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 [Jim Slade]; Gaspar; Siva; Benito Vermin (villain)
Indexer Notes
Without explanation, Tor begins speaking his spells backwards in this story, similar to what Zatara and Merlin did.
[The Aviation Conspiracy]
Madam Fatal / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Madam Fatal [Richard Stanton]; Jed Kirk; Philip White; Gordon Reed
[no title indexed]
Slap Happy Pappy / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Jack Cole (credited as Ralph Johns)
- Inks
- Jack Cole (credited as Ralph Johns)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor
Behind Locked Doors
Wizard Wells / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- adventure; science fiction
- Characters
- Wizard Wells; Tug; Weatherbee (villain)
Indexer Notes
Last appearance of the Wizard Wells feature.
[no title indexed]
Jane Arden / comic story / 3 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You did a grand job, breaking up that spy ring, Jane
- Genre
- drama; adventure
- Reprints
- from Jane Arden Sundays (Tribune) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx
[no title indexed]
Lena Pry / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Lena, we decided tain't right'n proper fer yo'...
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Lena Pry Sundays (Tribune) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx
[At Devonshire Girl's School]
Alias the Spider / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Spider [Tom Hallaway]; Toto
- Synopsis
- The Spider battles an old crone who has been locked in a tomb for decades and seeks revenge on young girls.
- Keywords
- Devonshire Girl's School
Indexer Notes
All Gustavson credits verified and courtesy of Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson.
[no title indexed]
Off the Record / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Pay the man full fare Mama
- Genre
- humor
[The Red Torpedo vs. 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]; The Black Shark (villain)
Indexer Notes
The Who's Who suggests, 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. Kiefer is also usually considered to have written it.
About That Two-Punch Championship Fight
They're Still Talking / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- sports; non-fiction
Indexer Notes
Last appearance in Crack Comics. Ned Brant will still appear, but without They're Still Talking.
[no title indexed]
Space Legion / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- At exactly noon on a bright summer day in the year 2441 a strange cloud blots out the Sun
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Space Legion; Professor Wadsworth; Rock Braddon; Sontak; Elaine
[no title indexed]
Snappy / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Arthur Beeman (signed)
- Pencils
- Arthur Beeman (signed)
- Inks
- Arthur Beeman (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You've been needing this for a long time, Spot Ol' Pal!
- Genre
- humor; children
[Klone the Racketeer]
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
- Clock [Brian O'Brien]; Pug Brady; Klone (villain)
Indexer Notes
As of this issue, George Brenner is at least assisted by a ghost artist with a more kinetic style.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
The Black Condor -
1.
[The Industrial Tyrant]
The Black Condor -
2.
["You may fill it up again Murphy, m'good man!"]
Molly the Model -
3.
["Pop-Hey Pop! Buelah says that there's someting wrong with the electric current!"]
Molly the Model -
4.
[Tor vs. Benito Vermin]
Tor, the Magic Master -
5.
[The Aviation Conspiracy]
Madam Fatal -
6.
[no title indexed]
Slap Happy Pappy -
7.
Behind Locked Doors
Wizard Wells -
8.
["You did a grand job, breaking up that spy ring, Jane"]
Jane Arden -
9.
["Lena, we decided tain't right'n proper fer yo'..."]
Lena Pry -
10.
[At Devonshire Girl's School]
Alias the Spider -
11.
[no title indexed]
Ned Brant -
12.
["Pay the man full fare Mama"]
Off the Record -
13.
[The Red Torpedo vs. the Black Shark]
The Red Torpedo -
14.
The Great Bear Mystery
Eric Vale -
15.
About That Two-Punch Championship Fight
They're Still Talking -
16.
["At exactly noon on a bright summer day in the year 2441 a strange cloud blots out the Sun"]
Space Legion -
17.
Little Butch
Rube Goldberg's Side Show -
18.
Brad and Dad
Rube Goldberg's Side Show -
19.
Weekly Invention
Rube Goldberg's Side Show -
20.
["You've been needing this for a long time, Spot Ol' Pal!"]
Snappy -
21.
[Klone the Racketeer]
The Clock
This issue was modified by, among others
- Scott Casper
- Craig Delich
- Gregory Fischer
- Del Gruber
- Katy Hayhurst
- Michael Hoskin
- Bob Hughes
- Clint Maxwell
- Derek Reinhard
- Tony R. Rose
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