Crack Comics #29

(May 1943)

Spade the Ruthless (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script

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Pencils

Alfred Andriola

Inks

Alfred Andriola

Colors

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Letters

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Genre

superhero

Characters

Captain Triumph [Lance and Michael Gallant]; Kim Meredith; A. Spade (villain, introduction); Z. Spade (villain, introduction)

Synopsis

Together with Kim, Michael and Lance battle twin villains, illegal munition importers that rely on their resemblance to confuse the authorities.

Indexer Notes

Title taken from cover. First line, "Lance and Michael Gallant were twins...". The Spade brothers resemble Hollywood actor, Sidney Greenstreet.

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

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

Script

Paul Gustavson

Pencils

Joey Cavallo (signed)

Inks

Joey Cavallo (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Some men hunt ducks, pheasants...

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Spider [Tom Hallaway]; Chuck; Doris Tembroke (Ted's wife); Deddo; The Human Fly [John Duke] (villain, introduction, death); The Fly [Ted Tembroke] (villain)

Synopsis

The Spider takes on the murderous Fly, former business partner to the former Human Fly.

Indexer Notes

Gustavson script credit from Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson.

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

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

Script

Jack Cole

Pencils

Jack Cole

Inks

Jack Cole

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hey, Pappy! War's bin declared!

Genre

humor

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

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

Script

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Pencils

Charles Sultan

Inks

Charles Sultan

Colors

?

Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Authors throughout history have written tragedy, comedy, prose and poetry...

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Black Condor [Richard Grey, Jr. as Senator Thomas Wright]; Heywood Bryant; Dr. Foster; Wendy Foster; Ralph Drew

Synopsis

An author is mysteriously killed and his new novel disappears.

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

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

It seems the bigger the appetite, the barer the ice-box!

Genre

humor

Characters

Pop Maloney

Synopsis

A hungry Pop tricks a bird into laying eggs for him to eat.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

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

You say Nifty's brother built the new fun-house in the amusement park?

Genre

humor

Characters

Molly Maloney; Danny Deever; Doc Dugan

Synopsis

Danny convinces Molly to try a "tame" amusement park ride.

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

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

Script

Bernard Dibble

Pencils

Bernard Dibble

Inks

Bernard Dibble

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hmph! You don't have to be so conceited about it!

Genre

humor

Characters

Molly Maloney; Pop Maloney; Mr. Wixit

Synopsis

Pop is hired to appear in a "United Nations exhibit."

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

Inkie / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Al Stahl (signed)

Pencils

Al Stahl (signed)

Inks

Al Stahl

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Inkie is a comic character the size of your pinky...

Genre

humor

Characters

Inkie; Shut Eye (villain); Officer Sullivan

Synopsis

Inkie is a cartoon character come to life, who's not really impressed with the dangers his creator puts him in, so he resolves to finish the story himself.

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

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

Script

Rube Goldberg

Pencils

Rube Goldberg

Inks

Rube Goldberg

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

A big shot in college named Cannonball Ames...

Genre

humor

Indexer Notes

strip reprints

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

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

Script

Klaus Nordling

Pencils

Klaus Nordling [as Klaus]

Inks

Klaus Nordling

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Pen Miller, an artist of no small fame...

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

Pen Miller; Chop Chu; Red Mandrill; Mousy

Synopsis

When the oil man comes the tank gets emptier.

Lisbon Terror (Table of Contents: 11)

Eric Vale / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

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Letters

typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

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

Script

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Pencils

Clark Williams

Inks

Clark Williams

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Furthermore, Hack O'Hara, I've a good mind to report you to the commissioner!

Genre

adventure

Characters

Hack O'Hara

Who Done It!! (Table of Contents: 13)

Clock / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

George Brenner

Pencils

Fran Matera

Inks

Fran Matera

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

Clock [Brian O'Brien]; Butch; Big Ed Gloyne; James Post

Synopsis

A crusading newspaper publisher goes after a grafting politician. And gets killed for his troubles. Now it's up to the Clock and Butch to solve the murder.

Indexer Notes

not signed by Brenner, nor does it look like his art.