Crack Comics #9

(January 1941)

[Monks Gallagher] (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script

? [as Kenneth Lewis] (signed)

Pencils

Lou Fine

Inks

Lou Fine

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Black Condor [Richard Grey, Jr.]; Dr. Patche (introduction); Jackie (introduction, crime victim); Jackie's wife (introduction); Jackie's son (introduction); Monks Gallagher (villain, introduction); Slugs (villain)

Synopsis

The Condor comes upon a man named Jackie who has been stabbed in the chest and attempts to get medical help for him, and he then notifies the man's wife and lame child of what has happened and that he'll be all right. But the Condor wants to track down the attempted murderer, a man named Gallagher, who has stolen this victim's rights to citizenship and who has threatened to expose him.

Reprints

• in Quality Companion (TwoMorrows Publishing, 2011 series) (November 2011)

Indexer Notes

The reprint titles this story "Jackie Boy".

Art credits revised from Charles Sultan art to Lou Fine in reference to Jim Amash in The Quality Companion (TwoMorrows, 2011 series) #1 (November, 2011), page 93.

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

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

Script

John Devlin

Pencils

John Devlin

Inks

John Devlin

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

But Molly- a butcher's errand boy- and at my age!

Genre

humor

Characters

Molly the Model

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

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

Script

Rube Goldberg

Pencils

Rube Goldberg

Inks

Rube Goldberg

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Screwball rules of behavior

Genre

humor

Indexer Notes

strip reprint

[Blaster Meers and the Pirates of Ceres] (Table of Contents: 4)

Space Legion / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Vernon Henkel

Pencils

Vernon Henkel

Inks

Vernon Henkel

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Space Legion; Rock Braddon; Blaster Meers (first appearance; villain; death)

[The Tiger Woman] (Table of Contents: 5)

Madam Fatal / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Art Pinajian ?

Pencils

Art Pinajian ?

Inks

Art Pinajian ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Madam Fatal [Richard Stanton]; Tiger Woman (villain, introduction, death)

Synopsis

Madam Fatal faces his first costumed opponent, The Tiger, who lead a gang of savages retaliating for treasures stolen in her home country. She ends up perishing after going over a stone wall while in conflict with Madam Fatal.

[Smashing the Schrecklichkeit] (Table of Contents: 6)

The Red Torpedo / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Henry Kiefer ? [as Drew Allen] (signed)

Pencils

Henry Kiefer [as Drew Allen] (signed)

Inks

Henry Kiefer [as Drew Allen] (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Red Torpedo [Jim Lockhart]; Dr. Freiheit (introduction); Adolf Hitler (villain); the Nazis (villains)

Indexer Notes

The Who's Who suggests, as do Mike Kooiman and Jim Amash in the Quality Companion, that Kiefer, not only created this feature, but did the art for it through the strip's entire run. Kiefer is also usually considered to have written it.

Drew Allen is Kiefer's pen-name used on the strip.

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

Jane Arden / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Monte Barrett

Pencils

Russell Ross [as Russell E. Ross]

Inks

Russell Ross [as Russell E. Ross]

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Fortune hunting count Ivan takes Jane to the polo matches

Genre

drama

Reprints

• from Jane Arden Sundays (Tribune) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

strip reprints

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

Lena Pry / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Monte Barret

Pencils

Russell Ross [as Russell E. Ross]

Inks

Russell Ross [as Russell E. Ross]

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

What are you doing, Dan'l?

Genre

humor

Reprints

• from Lena Pry Sundays (Tribune) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

bottom half of the Jane Arden pages

[The Spider: Framed] (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script

Paul Gustavson (signed)

Pencils

Paul Gustavson (signed)

Inks

Paul Gustavson (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Paul Gustavson

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Spider [Tom Hallaway]; Chuck; Bill French (villain, introduction); Baldy Riker (villain, introduction); Nick (villain, introduction); Trigger (villain, introduction)

Keywords

Black Widow

Indexer Notes

All Gustavson credits verified and courtesy of Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson.

In this story, the Black Widow does the Batman's Batmobile one better: it can careen horizontally along the face of a building.

War Declared (Table of Contents: 10)

Slap Happy Pappy / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Jack Cole

Pencils

Jack Cole (Ralph Johns)

Inks

Jack Cole

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Ned Brant / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Bob Zuppke

Pencils

Walt DePew [as B. W. DePew] (signed)

Inks

Walt DePew [as B. W. DePew] (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Boy! Have I met a girl!

Genre

sports

Indexer Notes

strip reprints

[The Hijacked Plane Peril] (Table of Contents: 12)

Lee Preston of the Red Cross / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

? [as Terrence Macauley]

Pencils

Nick Cardy

Inks

Nick Cardy

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure

Characters

Lee Preston; Nazi spies (Intro, Die)

Quoth the Raven (Table of Contents: 13)

text story / 1.75 pages (report information)

Script

Larry Spain

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Statement of the Ownership, Management, Circulation, Etc. (Table of Contents: 14)

statement of ownership / 0.25 page (report information)

Script

Everett M. Arnold

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Statement of Ownership
Crack Comics 322 Main St Stamford Ct
Editor: Edward Cronin 322 Main ST Stamford Ct
Bus Mgr: Everett M Arnold 198 Shore Rd Old Greenwich, CT
Owners: Comic Magazines, Inc. Everett M Arnold; Claire C. Arnold;
Fred A. Little 4006 Grand Ave Des Moines, IA;
Henry P Martin Jr. 8 Foster Dr Des Moines, IA
Printed at Cleveland, OH.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

Snappy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Arthur Beeman (signed)

Pencils

Arthur Beeman (signed)

Inks

Arthur Beeman

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Gee this is fun being down here in Florida

Genre

humor

T.N.T. Trousers Trap (Table of Contents: 16)

Wizard Wells / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Harry Francis Campbell

Pencils

Henry Weston Taylor ?

Inks

Henry Weston Taylor ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure

Characters

Wizard Wells; Tug; Natas (first appearance; villain)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17)

Off the Record / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Ed Reed

Pencils

Ed Reed

Inks

Ed Reed

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Yum-yum! Even Daddy wants more of your good food!

Genre

humor

[The Screw Gang] (Table of Contents: 18)

The Clock / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

George Brenner [as George E. Brenner] (signed)

Pencils

George Brenner [as George E. Brenner] (signed)

Inks

George Brenner [as George E. Brenner] (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

detective-mystery; superhero

Characters

The Clock [Brian O'Brien]; Pat "Pug" Brady; The Screw [David Gratten] (villain, introduction); the Screw Gang (villains, introduction for all)