Crack Comics #26

(November 1942)

East Is East (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Charles Sultan

Inks:

Charles Sultan

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The Black Condor [Richard Grey, Jr. as Senator Thomas Wright]; Wendy Foster; Jaspar Crow (villain)

Synopsis:

Crow somehow discovers that Mongolia is the homeland of the Black Condor, so he kidnaps Wendy and leaves a trail ,of clues for the Condor as to where he has taken her. The Condor is able to rescue Wendy and leaves Crow wandering the unforgiving mountains of Mongolia, never to be seen again.

["At a flying field in northern Australia..."] (Table of Contents)

Spitfire / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Al McWilliams

Pencils:

Al McWilliams

Inks:

Al McWilliams

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

aviation

Characters:

Spitfire [Tex Adams]

["Ah'm givin' yuh one more chance, hen...lay or fry!"] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Jack Cole

Pencils:

Jack Cole

Inks:

Jack Cole

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

["When Pen Miller, well-known comic artist uncorks his India ink..."] (Table of Contents)

Pen Miller / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Klaus Nordling

Pencils:

Klaus Nordling

Inks:

Klaus Nordling

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

detective-mystery

Characters:

Pen Miller

["Enter Don Q, American diplomat, wherever Axis agents strike..."] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Vernon Henkel

Pencils:

Vernon Henkel

Inks:

Vernon Henkel

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

spy

Characters:

Don Q

Indexer Notes

last appearance

"Your Driver...Name...Hack O'Hara" (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Alex Koda

Inks:

Alex Koda

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Hack O'Hara

["Heh...heh...hehhh...I am 'The Head'..."] (Table of Contents)

The Clock / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

George E. Brenner (signed)

Pencils:

George E. Brenner (signed)

Inks:

George E. Brenner (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

detective-mystery

Characters:

The Clock [Brian O'Brien]; Butch; un-named District Attorney (death); The Head (villain, introduction); Eightball (villain, introduction)

Synopsis:

Butch witnesses the killing of the District Attorney by the Head, whose visage floated in space (much like the Wizard of Oz in the movie). Whe n the Head is poised to unmark the Clock, Butch helped him out by beating the Clock so badly about the face that he couldn't be recognized!

["Oh, for Mike's sake!"] (Table of Contents)

Molly the Model / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bernard Dibble

Pencils:

Bernard Dibble

Inks:

Bernard Dibble

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Molly the Model

["At last! The story of a mighty warrior..."] (Table of Contents)

Yankee Guerilla / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Charles Sultan

Inks:

Charles Sultan

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Characters:

Yankee Guerilla [Franklin Darrow] (first appearance, only appearance)

Terror Trail (Table of Contents)

Eric Vale / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Characters:

Eric Vale

["Hurry up, Spot..."] (Table of Contents)

Snappy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Arthur Beeman

Pencils:

Arthur Beeman

Inks:

Arthur Beeman

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Indexer Notes

last appearance

["Gnihton nac truh uoy, rolias!"] (Table of Contents)

Tor / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Paul Gustavson

Pencils:

Paul Gustavson

Inks:

Paul Gustavson

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Characters:

Tor (last appearance)

["Blame it on Wilbur."] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Rube Goldberg

Pencils:

Rube Goldberg

Inks:

Rube Goldberg

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Indexer Notes

strip reprint

["From man's beginning and far into eternity man has hunted and will hunt..."] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Paul Gustavson

Pencils:

Paul Gustavson

Inks:

Paul Gustavson

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The Spider [Tom Hallaway]; Dr. Monk [Roger] (introduction, dies, villain); John Clark (introduction, dies, villain)

Indexer Notes

Character in this story named Arthur C. Clark; possibly after famed science fiction author Arthur C. Clarke?