(July 1940)

Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Tem Publishing Co. Inc.
Editing
?

Issue Notes

Vol. 1 — No. 3
CRASH COMICS ADVENTURES is published monthly by Tem Publishing Co., Inc. Office of publication, 1 Appleton Street, Holyoke, Mass. Editorial offices, 381 Fourth Avenue, New York, N. Y. Entered as second-class matter at the Post Office at Holyoke, Mass., under the Act of March 3, 1879. Price 10 cents per copy. Subscription rates, 12 issues for $1.50 in the United States and its possessions. Copyright 1940 by TEM Publishing Co., Inc. Printed in the U. S. A.

This is the only issue where both the cover and indicia titles contain "Adventures" and match exactly.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Strongman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Bert Whitman
Inks
Bert Whitman
Colors
?
Letters
?

Characters
Strongman [Percy Van Norton]

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Strongman / comic story / 19 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Strongman ever fighting for American ideals...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Strongman [Percy Van Norton]; King Lorac; General Shatov (villain); Nilats (villain)
Synopsis
While aboard his yacht, Percy recieves a message in code. When cracked, it states that Rutania (a small Balkan kingdom) is to be invaded. Changing course, a submarine fires a torpedo at them, ony to be averted by Strogman, who turns it back on itself. They land in Rutania, where Strongman defeats the Aissurian troops in a mountain pass.

Indexer Notes

Snipes at Russia are barely concealed. The antagonistic nation is Aissur, its capital city Wocsom and its ruler Nilats (spell them all backwards).

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

Buck Burke / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Buck Burke, a young zoologist...
Characters
Buck Burke

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

Secret Agent Z-2 / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Recognized as the most brilliant member of the Secret Service...
Characters
Secret Agent Z-2

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

Solar Legion / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Kirby
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Jack Kirby
Colors
?
Letters
Jack Kirby

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Law and order have come at last...
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Solar Legion
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Letters credit identified by Greg Theakston and later Harry Mendryk on the Jack Kirby Museum web page http://kirbymuseum.org/blogs/simonandkirby/archives/2369, 31 October 2008 (retrieved 15 December 2014).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Blue Streak / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The Blue Streak, defender of humanity, reposes in his mountain retreat...
Characters
The Blue Streak [Don-Vin]

Law of the Wild (Table of Contents: 6)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Turner (credited)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

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

Flying Trio / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
We'll be outa here before they can get those pursuit jobs off the ground...
Characters
Flying Trio

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Jane Drake / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The paper says they've got Morrlli at last!
Characters
Jane Drake
Reprints

The Reign of Yang (Table of Contents: 9)

Alec / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Rudolf Johnson
Inks
Rudolf Johnson
Colors
?
Letters
?

Characters
Alec

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

Shangra / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Nam Chang Po
Pencils
Pagsilang Isip (credited)
Inks
Pagsilang Isip (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Two American newspaper correspondents...
Characters
Shangra
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Strongman
  2. 1. ["Strongman ever fighting for American ideals..."]
    Strongman
  3. 2. ["Buck Burke, a young zoologist..."]
    Buck Burke
  4. 3. ["Recognized as the most brilliant member of the Secret Service..."]
    Secret Agent Z-2
  5. 4. ["Law and order have come at last..."]
    Solar Legion
  6. 5. ["The Blue Streak, defender of humanity, reposes in his mountain retreat..."]
    Blue Streak
  7. 6. Law of the Wild
  8. 7. ["We'll be outa here before they can get those pursuit jobs off the ground..."]
    Flying Trio
  9. 8. ["The paper says they've got Morrlli at last!"]
    Jane Drake
  10. 9. The Reign of Yang
    Alec
  11. 10. ["Two American newspaper correspondents..."]
    Shangra
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Henry Andrews
  • Keith Chandler
  • Craig Delich
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jim Van Dore