Crack Comics #49

(July 1947)

[Captain Triumph Finds a Hole in the Ground!] (Table of Contents: 1)

Captain Triumph / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Reed Crandall

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Captain Triumph [Lance and Michael Gallant]; Biff; Kim Meredith; Bixie (death); Pete Plover; Kurlash (villain, introduction, death)

Synopsis

Even though Lance was wealthy, Biff was always trying to get rich. Captain Triumph steps in to help him with an oil well that actually strikes oil!

Reprints

• in Captain Triumph Comics (K. G. Murray, 1947 series) #9 ([June 1948])

Indexer Notes

Story title taken from the cover.

We formerly credited the inks to Crandall, but that attribution denied by Reed Crandall expert Roger Hill.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

Bernard Dibble

Pencils

Bernard Dibble

Inks

Bernard Dibble

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Pop, I'm too sick to make that appointment at the model agency today!

Genre

humor

Characters

Molly Maloney; Pop Maloney; Blow Topper

Synopsis

Pop fills in for Molly on a modeling job.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script

Bernard Dibble

Pencils

Bernard Dibble

Inks

Bernard Dibble

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Okay Pop, I'll have the five dollars for you at eleven!

Genre

humor

Characters

Molly Maloney; Pop Maloney; Puncasso

Synopsis

Unable to take a break from posing, Molly uses an unorthodox method of sending money to her father.

Reprints

• in Captain Triumph Comics (K. G. Murray, 1947 series) #7 ([February 1948])

[The Model Train Robbery] (Table of Contents: 4)

Inkie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Al Stahl

Pencils

Al Stahl

Inks

Al Stahl

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor

Reprints

• in Cosmo Cat Comics (K. G. Murray, 1947 series) #8 ([1948])

[The Cab That Looked Like O'Hara's] (Table of Contents: 5)

Hack O'Hara / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Jack Spranger ?

Inks

Jack Spranger ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure; detective-mystery

Characters

Hack O'Hara; Dude; Whiffy; Knifer

[The Playground Peril] (Table of Contents: 6)

Pen Miller / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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; Chop Hu; Van Frost (villain); Tiny; Adolph; J. Van Frost (intro)

Reprints

• in Captain Triumph Comics (K. G. Murray, 1947 series) #9 ([June 1948])

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Beezy / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Bernard Dibble

Pencils

Bernard Dibble

Inks

Bernard Dibble

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Nope, he ain't in...

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Beezy Bumble; Bertram Bumble; Ma Bumble; J.B. Van Der Bopper

Synopsis

Beezy gets a part-time job working for his father's boss, Mr. Van Der Bopper. Disaster results.

Reprints

• in Captain Triumph Comics (K. G. Murray, 1947 series) #7 ([February 1948])

Birds From Hades (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script

Larry Spain ?

Letters

typeset

Genre

adventure

Characters

Eric Vale

[Wallpaper Money] (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script

Jack Cole

Pencils

Jack Cole

Inks

Jack Cole

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor

Reprints

• in Captain Triumph Comics (K. G. Murray, 1947 series) #7 ([February 1948])

[The Coconut Crisis] (Table of Contents: 10)

Floogy the Fiji / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor

Reprints

• in Cosmo Cat Comics (K. G. Murray, 1947 series) #7 ([1948])