Crack Comics
#20
(January 1942)
Quality Comics,
1940 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- Monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1941-11-14
- 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, 1942, New Series, Vol. 37, No. 1.
[no title indexed]
The Black Condor / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Above the city the Black Condor carries the screaming Hindu...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Black Condor [Richard Grey, Jr.]; The Spider [Tom Hallaway] (inset); Molly the Model (inset); The Clock [Brian O'Brien] (inset); Spitfire [Tex Adams] (inset)
[Mysto the Hindu]
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. aka Senator Thomas Wright]; Jaspar Crow (villain); Mysto (villain)
- Synopsis
- Jaspar Crow hires a psychic fraud called Mysto to steal the Hope Diamond.
[Although not officially a member of the Eagle Squadron...]
Spitfire / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- aviation; adventure
- Characters
- Spitfire [Tex Adams]
[The Gelton Gang]
The Clock [superhero] / 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]; the Gelton Boys (villains)
- Synopsis
- The Clock is up against a gang that has started a tidal wave of crime all across the country.
- Keywords
- Daily Star; Korandor Diamond; News Press
[The Bugs]
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]
[no title indexed]
Molly the Model / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Y'just gotta help me, Danny!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Molly the Model [Molly Maloney]; Nifty; Danny; Marge
- Synopsis
- Boxer Danny breaks a date with Molly to go on a blind date arranged by his manager Nifty.
Indexer Notes
Bails credits John Devlin with "Molly the Model" through 1942, with Bernard Dibble taking over in 1943.
[no title indexed]
Molly the Model / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Stepping out t'nite, Pop?
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Molly the Model [Molly Maloney]; Pop Maloney; Widow Clancy; Ching Ling
- Synopsis
- Pop makes a date with the wealthy Widow Clancy, writing her address on his shirt cuff. Molly sends the shirt to the laundry and the laundry man decides to date the widow himself.
[no title indexed]
Don Q / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Across Europe's blazing countries goes 'Don Q'...
- Genre
- spy; adventure
- Characters
- Don Q
[no title indexed]
Slap Happy Pappy / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Jack Cole (signed as Ralph Johns)
- Inks
- Jack Cole (signed as Ralph Johns)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor
The Red Torpedo vs. the Black Shark
The Red Torpedo / comic story / 6 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 [Captain Jim Lockhart]; The Black Shark (villain)
Indexer Notes
The Who's Who verifies, 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. However, the Who's Who does not specify a writer for the strip (although Kiefer is usually considered to have written it) so a ? has been placed after his name as writer.
Drew Allen is Kiefer's pen-name used on the strip.
Last Golden Age appearance. Next appearance is in All-Star Squadron #32, where he supposedly dies.
The League of Hunted Men
Madam Fatal / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Madam Fatal [Richard Stanton]; Tubby White (introduction); Scrappy Nelson (introduction)
- Synopsis
- Madam Fatal takes on two news allies: Tubby White and Scrappy Nelson, who is the founder of the Sure Fire Detective Agency.
Little Butch
Rube Goldberg's Side Show / comic story / 0.33 page
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
strip reprint
Brad and Dad
Rube Goldberg's Side Show / comic story / 0.33 page
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
strip reprint
Weekly Invention
Rube Goldberg's Side Show / comic story / 0.34 page
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
strip reprint
[The Candlewood Inheritance]
Alias the Spider / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Spider [Tom Hallaway]
Indexer Notes
All Gustavson credits verified and courtesy of Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Above the city the Black Condor carries the screaming Hindu..."]
The Black Condor -
1.
[Mysto the Hindu]
The Black Condor -
2.
[Although not officially a member of the Eagle Squadron...]
Spitfire -
3.
[The Gelton Gang]
The Clock [superhero] -
4.
[The Bugs]
Tor, the Magic Master -
5.
[no title indexed]
Jane Arden -
6.
["Y'just gotta help me, Danny!"]
Molly the Model -
7.
["Stepping out t'nite, Pop?"]
Molly the Model -
8.
["Across Europe's blazing countries goes 'Don Q'..."]
Don Q -
9.
[no title indexed]
Slap Happy Pappy -
10.
The Red Torpedo vs. the Black Shark
The Red Torpedo -
11.
[no title indexed]
Snappy -
12.
The League of Hunted Men
Madam Fatal -
13.
The Devil of Sarawak
Eric Vale -
14.
[no title indexed]
Ned Brant -
15.
Little Butch
Rube Goldberg's Side Show -
16.
Brad and Dad
Rube Goldberg's Side Show -
17.
Weekly Invention
Rube Goldberg's Side Show -
18.
[The Candlewood Inheritance]
Alias the Spider
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- Clint Maxwell
- Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
- Mike Nielsen
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- Jim Van Dore
- David Wilt
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