Crack Comics #27

(January 1943)

[Introducing Captain Triumph!] (Table of Contents: 1)

Captain Triumph / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

Alfred Andriola

Inks:

Alfred Andriola

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Captain Triumph [Lance and Michael Gallant] (introduction); Kim Meredith (Michael's girlfriend); Pop Mason (Michael's friend); Otto Ratter (villain); Baron von Bragg (villain)

Synopsis:

When Michael Gallant is killed, his brother Lance vows to fight evil. And his brother's ghost appears to hold him to that promise. When he rubs the birth mark on his arm, his brother's ghost will combine with him into one super-powered individual.

Indexer Notes

Alfred Andriola was the creator of this character, obviously based on Fawcett's Captain Marvel.

[The Jap Zero...] (Table of Contents: 2)

Spitfire / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

Al McWilliams (signed)

Inks:

Al McWilliams

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

aviation

Characters:

Spitfire [Tex Adams]

["Halp! Where ya takin' me to. Zeke?"] (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script:

?

Pencils:

Jack Cole

Inks:

Jack Cole

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Slap Happy Pappy; Zeke

The Secret of the Hills (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The Black Condor [Richard Grey, Jr. as Senator Thomas Wright]; Professor Tinker; the Do-Bos

Synopsis:

The Condor aids Professor Tinker and his weird, invisible and prescient Do-Bos, when crooks seek to acquire these entities. Tinker's place is set aflame, allegedly killing the Do-Bos.

["Okay, Danny, I'll do it as a favor"] (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script:

?

Pencils:

Bernard Dibble

Inks:

Bernard Dibble

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Molly The Model; Danny; Bad News Brannigan

Synopsis:

Molly tries to teach a boxer some dance moves.

["Jove! A real Javanese Fantail!"] (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script:

?

Pencils:

Bernard Dibble

Inks:

Bernard Dibble

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Molly The Model; Mr. Fitzwillie; Mr. Maloney (Molly's father); Mrs. Fitzwillie

Synopsis:

Molly has her dad deliver a rare fish to Fitzwillie.

[Maharaja of Maraka] (Table of Contents: 7)

Alias The Spider / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script:

Paul Gustavson

Pencils:

Joey Cavallo

Inks:

Joey Cavallo

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The Spider [Tom Hallaway]; Maharaja of Maraka (villain)

Indexer Notes

Gustavson script credit verified and courtesy of Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson.

Art credits verified by the Who's Who and Mike Kooiman and Jim Amash in the Quality Companion.

["Criminals use Hack O'Hara's taxi for a slaughterhouse..."] (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script:

?

Pencils:

Alex Koda

Inks:

Alex Koda

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Hack O'Hara

Synopsis:

Hack has a fare murdered in his cab. His nephew, Little Ned, needs a lifesaving operation.

Indexer Notes

Art identification by Saltarella. Previous indexer had credited "Bob Powell ?", but since the title was incorrect, they may have been looking at another story.

The Great Invention (Table of Contents: 9)

Eric Vale / text story / 1.6 pages (report information)

Script:

Larry Spain

Letters:

typeset

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Eric Vale

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

statement of ownership / 0.4 page (report information)

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

Statement of Ownership: Publisher: Comic Magazines, Inc. 322 Main St., Stamford, Connecticut. Editor: John Beardsley. Owners: Claire C. Arnold, Everett M. Arnold, Henry P. Martin, Jr. Submitted, September 26, 1942.

Little Butch (Table of Contents: 11)

Rube Goldberg's Side Show / comic story / 0.33 page (report information)

Script:

Rube Goldberg

Pencils:

Rube Goldberg

Inks:

Rube Goldberg

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

humor

Indexer Notes

strip reprint

Brad and Dad (Table of Contents: 12)

Rube Goldberg's Side Show / comic story / 0.33 page (report information)

Script:

Rube Goldberg

Pencils:

Rube Goldberg

Inks:

Rube Goldberg

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

humor

Indexer Notes

strip reprint

Weekly Invention (Table of Contents: 13)

Rube Goldberg's Side Show / comic story / 0.34 page (report information)

Script:

Rube Goldberg

Pencils:

Rube Goldberg

Inks:

Rube Goldberg

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

humor

Indexer Notes

strip reprint

["I could use a couple of new ideas..."] (Table of Contents: 14)

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

Script:

?

Pencils:

Klaus Nordling [as Klaus]

Inks:

Klaus Nordling

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

detective-mystery

Characters:

Pen Miller

The House of Horror (Table of Contents: 15)

The Clock / comic story / 9 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]; Butch (The Clock's aide); The Orchid; Cora Vultan (Cyrus' sister); Cyrus Vultan (villain)

Synopsis:

The Orchid sends the Clock to confront Cyrus Vultan, a smuggler and thief who keeps his own sister captive in his gothic style country house, Morgan Manor.