Crack Comics #55

(July 1948)

[Brain Against Brawn!] (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script

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Pencils

Reed Crandall

Inks

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Colors

?

Letters

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Genre

superhero

Characters

Captain Triumph; Mr. Sprigg and his gang (first appearance; villains)

Reprints

• in Captain Triumph Comics (K. G. Murray, 1947 series) #12 ([December 1948])

Indexer Notes

Title from cover.

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

[Shutterbug Sholtz] (Table of Contents: 2)

Inkie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Al Stahl

Pencils

Al Stahl

Inks

Al Stahl

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor

Characters

Inkie; Shutterbug Sholtz (first appearance; villain); the Boss (first appearance; villain)

[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

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

I told Molly to meet me at 4th and Main

Genre

humor

Characters

Molly the Model [Molly Maloney]; Pop Maloney

Synopsis

Pop wants to impress Molly with his new suit but loses his shirt (and pants, hat and jacket) to a hobo in a crap game.

Reprints

• in Superboy (K. G. Murray, 1949 series) #9 ([October 1949])

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Well, Dad, while I'm away this week, who's going to wake you up in the mornings?

Genre

humor

Characters

Molly Maloney; Pop Maloney

Synopsis

Molly goes on vacation and Pop thinks he can sleep in--he's wrong.

Reprints

• in Climax Color Comic (K. G. Murray, 1947 series) #13 ([December 1948])

[The Seven Lancelot Triches] (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script

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Pencils

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Inks

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Colors

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Letters

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Genre

adventure; detective-mystery

Characters

Hack O'Hara; Lancelot Triche (first appearance; villain); six other crooks (first appearance; villains)

Reprints

• in Climax Color Comic (K. G. Murray, 1947 series) #13 ([December 1948]) [featuring: Hack O'Hara]

[The Stamp Perforations Mystery] (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script

Klaus Nordling

Pencils

Klaus Nordling

Inks

Klaus Nordling

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

Pen Miller; J. Edgar Hoover (cameo); Trigger (first appearance; villain); Mr. Driscoll (first appearance); Mrs. Driscoll (first appearance)

Reprints

• in Captain Triumph Comics (K. G. Murray, 1947 series) #12 ([December 1948])

[Hiccup Cure] (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script

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Pencils

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Inks

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Colors

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Letters

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Genre

humor

Characters

Floogy the Fiji

The Mine Robbers (Table of Contents: 8)

Captain Triumph / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

Captain Triumph

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Dewey Drip / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Bernard Dibble

Pencils

Bernard Dibble

Inks

Bernard Dibble

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Maw...we uns has always been kind an' gin'rous to po' folks

Genre

humor

Characters

Dewey Drip; Maw Drip; Ef Moochby

Synopsis

After Ef's cabin burns down, Dewey asks his mother if "po' li'l Jake" can stay with them. She agrees, then learns "Jake" is Ef's giant bear friend.

Indexer Notes

This hillbilly strip first appeared in Police Comics, drawn by John (Joe) Devlin. Bernard Dibble took over this strip and other Devlin features including "Molly the Model," "Lala Palooza," "Looy Dot Dope," and "Big Top."

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Beezy / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Bernard Dibble

Pencils

Bernard Dibble

Inks

Bernard Dibble

Colors

?

Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Every time about this year I seem to get this same funny feeling!

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Beezy Bumble; Sirena Fitzbilly; Mr. Fitzbilly; Ma Bumble; Bertram Bumble

Synopsis

Mr. Fitzbilly dresses up like a monster to scare Beezy away from his daughter Sirena.

Reprints

• in Captain Triumph Comics (K. G. Murray, 1947 series) #12 ([December 1948])

Indexer Notes

Although Mr. Fitzbilly claims he comes from a "long line of werewolves," his costume (green face, yellow wig, no shirt) does not resemble a werewolf.