Crack Comics
#37
(Spring 1945)
Quality Comics,
1940 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 60
- Indicia Frequency
- quarterly
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Comic Magazines
- Brand
-
Quality Comic Group
- Editing
- George Brenner (credited as George E. Brenner) (editor); Busy Arnold (credited as Everett M. Arnold) (business manager, general manager, publisher)
Issue Notes
Correct story order supplied by Henry Peters, 5/4/2006.
Statement of ownership.Publisher Comic Magazines Inc. 322 Main ST Stamford, CT
Everett M. Arnold, Publisher. George E. Brenner, Editor
Owners: Everett M. Arnold, Claire C. Arnold
Editorial Offices: 415 Lexington Ave, NY, NY
Statement of ownership.Publisher Comic Magazines Inc. 322 Main ST Stamford, CT
Everett M. Arnold, Publisher. George E. Brenner, Editor
Owners: Everett M. Arnold, Claire C. Arnold
Editorial Offices: 415 Lexington Ave, NY, NY
- Parts of this issue are reprinted:
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in Un Faux Livre (Delcourt, 2017 series) #[nn] (2017) [page 2]
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Captain Triumph Tangles With The Tyrant of Toar Valley!
Captain Triumph / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Captain Triumph
- Reprints
in 
The Tyrant of Toar Valley
Captain Triumph / comic story / 15 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Captain Triumph [Lance and Michael Gallant]; Biff; Kim Meredith; April Jackson; Chuckaluck; Vorvey (villain)
- Synopsis
- Michael discovers a plot in Toar Valley and tries to get word to Lance, but Lance is hurt by a bomb and is rendered unconscious. Michael compels his brother to touch the special birthmark and Captain Triumph rounds up the villain, When he returns to his normal appearance, Lance finds himself healed of his injuries.
Indexer Notes
Story title taken from the cover.
Who Is the Question Mark?
Pen Miller / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Klaus Nordling (signed as Klaus)
- Pencils
- Klaus Nordling (signed as Klaus)
- Inks
- Klaus Nordling (signed as Klaus)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Characters
- Pen Miller; Question Mark [Bette] (villain; introduction; dies); Chop Chu; Inspector Rawkins
[no title indexed]
Molly the Model / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Oh, for a good steady job!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Molly the Model [Molly Maloney]
- Synopsis
- Molly gets a steady job as a sculptor's model but can't hold her pose as Diana the Huntress when a man spies on her.
[no title indexed]
Molly the Model / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- As the misshapen, chuckling creature slithered into Betty's room
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Pop Maloney
- Synopsis
- Pop's enjoyment of a radio horror program is spoiled by commercials for Itsy Bitsy Baby Food.
[no title indexed]
Molly the Model / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Nice ad they just put up!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Molly Maloney; Mrs. Fitzdreery
- Synopsis
- Molly gets a smile stuck on her face after posing too long.
[no title indexed]
Inkie / comic story / 8 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Stop him!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Inkie
The Paperdrive
text story / 1.75 pages
- Genre
- historical
- Synopsis
- A history of paper production, from France to Japan to China to the USA, ending with a war-time message to save paper..
Indexer Notes
Original information supplied by Henry Peters, 5/4/2006.
[no title indexed]
statement of ownership / 0.25 page
- Script
- Busy Arnold (credited as Everett M. Arnold) (publisher)
- Letters
- typeset
[no title indexed]
Rube Goldberg's Side Show / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What put me to sleep?
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- Reprint of a newspaper strip, date unknown.
Brad & Dad
Rube Goldberg's Side Show / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Dad, I still can't decide on a career
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
Information from Henry Peters, 5/4/2006.
[no title indexed]
Beezy / comic story / 7 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Having a heart a little less stable than a weather vane...
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Beezy Bumble; Ma Bumble; Pa Bumble; Betty Bumble; Gilda Glamma; Miss Fuzzit; Shrewsbury
- Synopsis
- Beezy's crush on a visiting movie star gets both him and his father in trouble.
[no title indexed]
Slap Happy Pappy / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Chaos hits the hills of the Ozarks!
- Genre
- humor
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Captain Triumph Tangles With The Tyrant of Toar Valley!
Captain Triumph -
1.
["This'll teach you to bust up my rackets"]
Volto from Mars -
2.
The Tyrant of Toar Valley
Captain Triumph -
3.
Who Is the Question Mark?
Pen Miller -
4.
The Spectre on the Stairs
Hack O'Hara -
5.
["Oh, for a good steady job!"]
Molly the Model -
6.
["As the misshapen, chuckling creature slithered into Betty's room"]
Molly the Model -
7.
["Nice ad they just put up!"]
Molly the Model -
8.
["Stop him!"]
Inkie -
9.
The Paperdrive
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10.
[no title indexed]
-
11.
["What put me to sleep?"]
Rube Goldberg's Side Show -
12.
Brad & Dad
Rube Goldberg's Side Show -
13.
["Having a heart a little less stable than a weather vane..."]
Beezy -
14.
["Chaos hits the hills of the Ozarks!"]
Slap Happy Pappy -
15.
["I'm king of the bear-back riders!"]
Floogy the Fiji
This issue was modified by, among others
- Craig Delich
- Gregory Fischer
- Michael Hoskin
- Bob Hughes
- Clint Maxwell
- Donald Dale Milne
- Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
- Tony R. Rose
- Jim Van Dore
- David Wilt
- Len Wolinsky
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