Crack Comics
#31
(October 1943)
Quality Comics,
1940 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Comic Magazines
- Brand
-
Quality Comic Group
- Editing
- George Brenner (editor); E. M. Arnold (general manager)
Captain Triumph Helps A. Spade Dig His Own Grave!
Captain Triumph / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Captain Triumph
[The Return of A. Spade]
Captain Triumph / comic story / 15 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Captain Triumph [Lance and Michael Gallant]; Kim Meredith; Biff; A. Spade (villain, death); Carim Bombay (villain, first appearance); Torpedo (villain, first appearance)
- Synopsis
- A. Spade escapes from jail on the eve of his trial, kidnaps Kim and has Carim Bombay brutally beats her. Captain Triumph tries to infiltrate his mob disguised as Bombay, but Spade shoots him (as Lance) while the real Bombay escapes.
Indexer Notes
Carim Bombay is based on Peter Lorre's character, Joel Cairo, in the classic film, "The Maltese Falcon".
[Lightning]
Inkie / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Inkie; Al Stahl; Lightning
- Synopsis
- Inkie tries to convince Al to write a story about Lightning. Lightning Jr. comes down and Inkie talks him into attacking Tokyo.
[Gun + Killer + Victim = Murder]
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]; Joe Doe (first appearance; death); Butch
- Synopsis
- Joe Doe is killed in a stick up but Butch follows the killer back to his hideout and calls in the Clock.
Indexer Notes
Spirit-like story
[no title indexed]
Molly the Model / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- How's things since I been away Nifty?
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Molly the Model [Molly Maloney]; Nifty; Danny Deever
- Synopsis
- Nifty's new boxer is told to imitate everything champ Danny Deever does, but when he kisses Molly, Danny takes offense.
[no title indexed]
Molly the Model / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Don't tell me you're still trying to get a job as a male artist's model?
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Molly Maloney; Pop Maloney; Boris McTeapot
- Synopsis
- Pop gets a job posing for eccentric artist Boris, but gets angry when Boris tries to pay him with a drawing.
[The Hot Swami]
Hack O'Hara / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- adventure; detective-mystery
- Characters
- Hack O'Hara; The Hot Swami (first appearance; villain)
Indexer Notes
tribute to Mr. Mystic on splash
[no title indexed]
Rube Goldberg's Side Show / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Twisted tales
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
strip reprint
[Comics Imitate Life, and Vice Versa]
Pen Miller / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Klaus Nordling (signed as Klaus)
- Pencils
- Klaus Nordling (signed as Klaus)
- Inks
- Klaus Nordling (signed as Klaus)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Characters
- Pen Miller; Goldy (first appearance; villain); Benny (first appearance; villain)
- Synopsis
- Pen writes a comic strip designed to smoke out stolen bank funds and nab a murderer.
Purgatory Canyon
Eric Vale / text story / 2 pages
- Script
- Larry Spain ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Eric Vale
Ike an' Dooit
comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Ike (first appearance); Dooit (first appearance)
[On the Moon]
Perky / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Sid Lazarus (signed as Lazarus)
- Pencils
- Sid Lazarus (signed as Lazarus)
- Inks
- Sid Lazarus (signed as Lazarus)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Mr. Man in the Moon (first appearance); Mrs. Man in the Moon (first appearance); Mr. Comet (first appearance); Perky
Indexer Notes
probably takes place between FEATURE COMICS #75 / 76
Elmer Briggs, United States Senator
The Black Condor / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Black Condor [Richard Grey, Jr. as Senator Thomas Wright]; Senator Elmer Briggs (introduction); Senator Joe Logan and his gang (villains, introduction for all)
- Synopsis
- A new Senator pushes a new transport plane despite opposition from enemy agents who have placed imposters in the Senate to vote against it.
Indexer Notes
End of series.
The Black Condor next appears in Justice League of America (DC, 1960 Series) #107 (September-October 1973).
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Table of Contents
-
0.
Captain Triumph Helps A. Spade Dig His Own Grave!
Captain Triumph -
1.
[The Return of A. Spade]
Captain Triumph -
2.
[Lightning]
Inkie -
3.
[Shark Fishing]
Slap Happy Pappy -
4.
[Gun + Killer + Victim = Murder]
The Clock -
5.
["How's things since I been away Nifty?"]
Molly the Model -
6.
["Don't tell me you're still trying to get a job as a male artist's model?"]
Molly the Model -
7.
[The Hot Swami]
Hack O'Hara -
8.
["Twisted tales"]
Rube Goldberg's Side Show -
9.
[Comics Imitate Life, and Vice Versa]
Pen Miller -
10.
Purgatory Canyon
Eric Vale -
11.
Ike an' Dooit
-
12.
[On the Moon]
Perky -
13.
Elmer Briggs, United States Senator
The Black Condor
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- Craig Delich
- Gregory Fischer
- Katy Hayhurst
- Michael Hoskin
- Bob Hughes
- Daniel Martinez
- Clint Maxwell
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