Crack Comics #21

(February 1942)

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Morrow Coaster Brake / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[Spy Ring] (Table of Contents: 2)

The Black Condor / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Lou Fine (credited as Louis K. Fine) (signed as Louis K. Fine)

Inks

Lou Fine (credited as Louis K. Fine) (signed as Louis K. Fine)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Mr. and Mrs. United States, tune in on station ABC... Kalten Winch is on the air... exclusive flash!! The senate proposes to appropriate $6,000,000,000 more for defense!!

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Black Condor [Richard Grey, Jr. / Senator Thomas Wright]; Kalten Winch; Dr. Foster; Wendy Foster; Jaspar Crow (villain); Karle Kurt (villain)

Synopsis

The Condor discovers that Jaspar Crow has bugged the Senate and Senator Wright is implicated in leaking secret information. But Wendy steps in to help on this case by using her wiles on Wright's rival, and a Nazi spy, Karle Kurt.

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Spitfire / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Al McWilliams (signed as A. McWilliams)

Inks

Al McWilliams (signed as A. McWilliams)

Colors

?

Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Early dawn at the Eagle Squadron's field somewhere in England----

Genre

aviation; adventure

Characters

Spitfire [Tex Adams]; Chuck

Synopsis

Tex has to find where the Germans have placed new anti-aircraft guns.

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Hack O'Hara / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Lou Fine ?

Inks

Lou Fine ?

Colors

?

Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Driving a taxi in the big town means long hours and often small pay, but to adventure-loving Hack O'Hara his midnight shift means a chance to run into thrills and unlooked for excitement...

Genre

adventure; detective-mystery

Characters

Hack O'Hara; John Alexis; McCarthy; Lefty

Synopsis

Hack is hunted for killing a diamond merchant.

[Meet Butch] (Table of Contents: 5)

The Clock / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

George Brenner (credited as George E. Brenner) (signed as George E. Brenner)

Pencils

George Brenner (credited as George E. Brenner) (signed as George E. Brenner)

Inks

George Brenner (credited as George E. Brenner) (signed as George E. Brenner)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Having trailed the dope smuggling mob of 'Cokey' Coen to their waterfront hide-out, The Clock is busily engaged in a one sided battle---

Genre

detective-mystery; superhero

Characters

The Clock [Brian O'Brien]; Butch (introduction, a tough-girl sidekick); The Mouse (villain); Trig

Synopsis

On the waterfront, The Clock is riddled with bullets by The Mouse, but is nursed back to health by an orphan girl who first thinks him to be a gangster and fantasized about becoming his moll, then becomes his sidekick after the Clock saves her life from gangsters.

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Jane Arden; Lena Pry / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Monte Barrett (credited)

Pencils

Russell Ross (credited as Russell E. Ross)

Inks

Russell Ross (credited as Russell E. Ross)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Jane has a gun on the thief of the bombsight...

Genre

drama; adventure; humor

Characters

Jane Arden; Rettor; Velk; Lena Pry; Dandy Jim; Bill; Hector Malby

Synopsis

Jane outwits some spies with a stolen bombsight.

Reprints

• from Jane Arden Sundays (Register and Tribune Syndicate) 194X-XX-XX - 194X-XX-XX
• from Lena Pry Sundays (Register and Tribune Syndicate) 194X-XX-XX - 194X-XX-XX [topper to Jane Arden comic strip]

Keywords

soap opera

Indexer Notes

Comic strip reprints, half the page are Jane Arden, a quarter is Lena Pry and a quarter is a paper doll cut-out.

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Molly the Model / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

John Devlin

Inks

John Devlin

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

I'm going fishing, Molly - Don't buy anything for supper

Genre

humor

Characters

Molly The Model [Molly Maloney]; Pop Maloney; Murphy

Synopsis

Pop and his fishing pal blunder into an area being used by the U.S. Navy for target practice.

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Molly the Model / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

John Devlin

Inks

John Devlin

Colors

?

Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

You mean t'say that big baboon has Danny scared?

Genre

humor

Characters

Molly The Model [Molly Maloney]; Nifty; Danny

Synopsis

Molly helps her boyfriend Danny win a prizefight.

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Don Q / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Vern Henkel (credited as Vernon Henkel) (signed)

Inks

Vern Henkel (credited as Vernon Henkel) (signed)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Vastipole Square is deserted...

Genre

spy; adventure

Characters

Don Q [Don]; Little Pierre; Olga Petroff; Petroff

Synopsis

In Vastipole, working with the Vastavian Replublican Army, Don Q meets Olga Petroff while trying to avert a civil war.

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Slap Happy Pappy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Jack Cole

Inks

Jack Cole

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hyar comes Amnesia Jones - thuh most fergetful critter afoot!

Genre

humor

Characters

Pappy; Amnesia Jones

Synopsis

Pappy sends Amnesia to get him a plug of tobacco.

[The Bombing] (Table of Contents: 11)

Tor, the Magic Master / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Fred Guardineer (credited, signed)

Pencils

Fred Guardineer (credited, signed)

Inks

Fred Guardineer (credited, signed)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Gee! That was a big one!

Genre

superhero; adventure; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Tor [Jim Slade]; The Nazis (villains, many die)

Synopsis

Tor begins traveling the world, transforming himself and others in all sorts of ways. In war-torn London, he rode a bomb in midair to personally destroy Nazi planes.

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Rube Goldberg's Side Show / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Rube Goldberg (credited, signed)

Pencils

Rube Goldberg (credited, signed)

Inks

Rube Goldberg (credited, signed)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Alice von Pepp loved the fun and the lights, so she married a fellow who ran around nights..

Genre

humor

Characters

Alice Von Pepp; Bertha De Foam; Bradshaw

Reprints

• from Rube Goldberg's Side Show (Register and Tribune Syndicate) 194x-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

Comic strip reprint.

[The Basket] (Table of Contents: 13)

Madam Fatal / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Art Pinajian (credited, signed)

Inks

Art Pinajian (credited, signed)

Colors

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Letters

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Wuxtree! Read all about it! Defense plans stolen - F.B.I. scour city......

Genre

superhero

Characters

Madam Fatal [Richard Stanton]; Scrappy Nelson; Tubby White; Pop Hudson; Roxi (villain); Mike; Ryan; Hudson

Synopsis

Fatal and his two teen age sidekicks rescue defense plans from a spy ring. In the process, Fatal is shot and undergoes emergency surgery. The operation is successful, but the doctor in charge is very careful not to reveal Madam Fatal's true identity to Tubby and Scrapper.

Biggest Thrill (Table of Contents: 14)

Eric Vale / text story / 1.6 pages (report information)

Script

Larry Spain

Pencils

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Inks

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Colors

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Letters

typeset

Genre

adventure

Characters

Eric Vale; Kev; Mr. Gregory; Mrs. Vale

Synopsis

Eric tells a reporter about his biggest thrill.

[Statement of Ownership] (Table of Contents: 15)

statement of ownership / 0.4 page (report information)

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Statement of Ownership: Comic Magazines Inc. 322 Main St Stamford, CT. Edward Cronin, editor. Managing Editor Everett M. Arnold. Owners: Claire C. Arnold, Everett M. Arnold, Henry P. Martin Jr.

Appears at bottom of the first page of the text story.

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Ned Brant / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Bob Zuppke (credited)

Pencils

Walt Depew (credited as B. W. Depew) (signed as B. W. Depew)

Inks

Walt Depew (credited as B. W. Depew) (signed as B. W. Depew)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

That other guy's a veteran and smart!

Genre

sports

Characters

Ned Brant; Jake; Wolf; Jammer Steel; Bud

Synopsis

Ned fights the boxer from Calumet.

Reprints

• from Ned Brandt (Register and Tribune) 194x-xx-xx - 194x-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

Comic strip reprints.

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Snappy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Arthur Beeman (credited)

Pencils

Arthur Beeman (credited, signed)

Inks

Arthur Beeman (credited, signed)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

I've never seen such a thing in my life!

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Snappy; Spot (dog)

Synopsis

Snappy has an idea to win the winter carnival sports parade.

[The Crow Escapes] (Table of Contents: 18)

Alias the Spider / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Paul Gustavson (credited, signed)

Pencils

Paul Gustavson (credited, signed)

Inks

Paul Gustavson (credited, signed)

Colors

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Letters

Paul Gustavson (credited, signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Chuck, Tom Hallaway's faithful servant rushes into the young millionaire's home.....

Genre

superhero

Characters

Alias the Spider [Tom Hallaway]; Chuck; The Crow (villain)

Synopsis

The Crow escapes from the death house and The Spider goes after him, but the Crow ends up stealing the Spider's car, the Black Widow, giving him an added incentive to track him down.

Keywords

The Black Widow

Indexer Notes

All Gustavson credits verified and courtesy of Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson.

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Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Tom Had the Merriest Christmas Ever! (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

Schwinn Bicycles / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)