Crack Comics
#24
(July 1942)
Quality Comics,
1940 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1942-05-15
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Comic Magazines, Inc.
- Brand
-
Quality Comic Group
- Editing
- Gill Fox
Issue Notes
The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1942, New Series, Vol. 37, No. 3.
[no title indexed]
The Black Condor / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- With the Black Condor
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Black Condor [Richard Grey, Jr.]; The Clock [Brian O'Brien] (inset); Molly the Model (inset); Alias the Spider [Tom Hallaway] (inset); Ned Brant (inset)
The Secret of the Hills
The Black Condor / comic story / 9 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Black Condor [Richard Grey, Jr. as Senator Thomas Wright]
Indexer Notes
Jim Amash states in The Quality Companion (TwoMorrows, 2011 series) #1 (November, 2011), page 93, that Fine only drew the first 24 stories of the Black Condor, this issue being the last.
[Having been granted a transfer...]
Spitfire [Quality] / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Al McWilliams (signed as A. McWilliams)
- Inks
- Al McWilliams (signed as A. McWilliams)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- aviation; adventure
- Characters
- Spitfire [Tex Adams]
The Island of Dread
Don Q / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Vern Henkel (signed as Vernon Henkel)
- Inks
- Vern Henkel (signed as Vernon Henkel)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- spy; adventure
- Characters
- Don Q
[no title indexed]
Slap Happy Pappy / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Jack Cole (signed as Ralph Johns)
- Pencils
- Jack Cole (signed as Ralph Johns)
- Inks
- Jack Cole (signed as Ralph Johns)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hey Pappy! Wake up-It's past yore bed time!!
- Genre
- humor
[...by sharp-witted extortionists...]
Pen Miller / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Klaus Nordling (signed as Klaus)
- Inks
- Klaus Nordling (signed as Klaus)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Characters
- Pen Miller
[no title indexed]
Jane Arden / comic story / 3 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You back Miss..Did you forget something??
- Genre
- drama; adventure
- Reprints
- from Jane Arden Sundays (Tribune) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx
- Keywords
- soap opera
[no title indexed]
Lena Pry / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Tra-la la-la
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Jane Arden Sundays (Tribune) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx
Indexer Notes
Last appearance in Crack Comics. From this point forward, the Jane Arden reprints in Crack Comics will be edited to remove the Lena Pry toppers.
[no title indexed]
Molly the Model / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Ah nothing like the first breath of spring to bring out the baseball bats!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Molly The Model
[no title indexed]
Molly the Model / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Well if you're so sure about it-why don't you bet-huh?
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Molly The Model
[no title indexed]
Rube Goldberg's Side Show / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Rube Goldberg (signed)
- Pencils
- Rube Goldberg (signed)
- Inks
- Rube Goldberg (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Gaga the Powder Puff Dancer- For Adults Only
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
strip reprint
[In the grip of the Butcher...]
Hack O'Hara / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- adventure; detective-mystery
- Characters
- Hack O'Hara
[The Yellow Scorpion]
Alias the Spider / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Paul Gustavson (signed)
- Pencils
- Paul Gustavson (signed)
- Inks
- Paul Gustavson (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Paul Gustavson (signed)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Spider [Tom Hallaway]
Indexer Notes
All Gustavson credits verified and courtesy of Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson.
[no title indexed]
Snappy / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Arthur Beeman (signed)
- Inks
- Arthur Beeman (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hey kiddo- stop what you're doing and come here a minute!
- Genre
- humor
[In the jungles of Panama...]
Tor, the Magic Master / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Fred Guardineer (signed)
- Pencils
- Fred Guardineer (signed)
- Inks
- Fred Guardineer (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero; adventure; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Tor [Jim Slade]
[no title indexed]
Ned Brant / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Bob Zuppke
- Pencils
- Walt Depew (signed as B. W. Depew)
- Inks
- Walt Depew (signed as B. W. Depew)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Big day for all of us, eh, Ned?
- Genre
- sports
[The Knife Throwing Gang]
The Clock [superhero] / 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
- The Clock [Brian O'Brien]; Butch; The Knife-Throwing Gang (villains)
- Synopsis
- Butches use of rat traps to fight crime and fear of real guns comes into play when she faces the evil Knife-Throwing Gang.
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["With the Black Condor"]
The Black Condor -
1.
The Secret of the Hills
The Black Condor -
2.
[Having been granted a transfer...]
Spitfire [Quality] -
3.
The Island of Dread
Don Q -
4.
["Hey Pappy! Wake up-It's past yore bed time!!"]
Slap Happy Pappy -
5.
[...by sharp-witted extortionists...]
Pen Miller -
6.
["You back Miss..Did you forget something??"]
Jane Arden -
7.
["Tra-la la-la"]
Lena Pry -
8.
["Ah nothing like the first breath of spring to bring out the baseball bats!"]
Molly the Model -
9.
["Well if you're so sure about it-why don't you bet-huh?"]
Molly the Model -
10.
["Gaga the Powder Puff Dancer- For Adults Only"]
Rube Goldberg's Side Show -
11.
[In the grip of the Butcher...]
Hack O'Hara -
12.
[The Yellow Scorpion]
Alias the Spider -
13.
["Hey kiddo- stop what you're doing and come here a minute!"]
Snappy -
14.
[In the jungles of Panama...]
Tor, the Magic Master -
15.
Code of Dishonor
Eric Vale -
16.
["Big day for all of us, eh, Ned?"]
Ned Brant -
17.
[The Knife Throwing Gang]
The Clock [superhero]
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