Crack Comics #48

(May 1947)

These titles are tops! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Murder In the Sky (Table of Contents: 2)

Captain Triumph / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

Reed Crandall

Inks:

Reed Crandall

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Captain Triumph; Steel Craddock (first appearance); Yorwood (first appearance; villain); Blacky (first appearance; villain); Steve Rodley (first appearance; villain)

Indexer Notes

title from cover

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

Beezy / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script:

Bernard Dibble

Pencils:

Bernard Dibble

Inks:

Bernard Dibble

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text:

Dad, it's the boss on the phone again!

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Beezy Bumble; Bertram Bumble; Ma Bumble; Mr. Brumfy; Gladys; Betty Bumble

Synopsis:

Ma Bumble thinks her husband is being exploited by his boss Brumfy. Meanwhile, Pa has been elected the Grand Wiz-Boom and Grand Kypootum of his lodge, the Ancient Arch-Wizards of Arabia, which involves dressing up in a fantastic costume. One thing leads to another and Pa loses his job.

Reprints:

• in Climax Color Comic (K. G. Murray, 1947 series) #6 ([1948])

Seven Die In Fatal Slum Blaze (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script:

Klaus Nordling [as Klaus] (signed)

Pencils:

Klaus Nordling [as Klaus] (signed)

Inks:

Klaus Nordling [as Klaus] (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

detective-mystery

Characters:

Pen Miller; Alderman Skink (first appearance; villain)

[The Hundred Dollar Cab Fare] (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script:

?

Pencils:

Al Bryant?

Inks:

Al Bryant?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Hack O'Hara; Mona (first appearance; villain); Dilly (first appearance; villain); Ritzie (first appearance; villain); Felix (first appearance; villain)

[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:

Dad, I'm going to meet Mrs. Von Snide...

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Molly the Model [Molly Maloney]; Pop Maloney; Mrs. Von Snide

Synopsis:

Pop promises to be dignified when Molly brings art patroness Mrs. Von Snide home for dinner, but he can't keep that promise.

[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:

?

Letters:

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text:

About a hour to kill before I meet Molly at the studio for supper money!

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Pop Maloney; Molly the Model [Molly Maloney]

Synopsis:

Pop prevents a boy from eating a lollipop coated with paint and later takes money from Molly, who's posing as a poor girl for a charity poster. A cop sees both actions and misinterprets them: Pop gets arrested.

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

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

Script:

?

Pencils:

Bernard Dibble

Inks:

Bernard Dibble

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text:

I'm gonna drop in at the studio where Molly works...

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Molly the Model [Molly Maloney]; Pop Maloney

Synopsis:

Pop fears Molly is falling in love with a male model.

[The Haircut Hassle] (Table of Contents: 9)

Floogy the Fiji / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Floogy the Fiji

Murder At the Lazy B (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script:

Larry Spain?

Letters:

typeset

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Eric Vale

[Air Mail] (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script:

Jack Cole

Pencils:

Jack Cole

Inks:

Jack Cole

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

humor

Reprints:

• in Climax Color Comic (K. G. Murray, 1947 series) #8 ([1948])

[Thor and the Fairy Tale Teller] (Table of Contents: 12)

Inkie / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script:

Al Stahl

Pencils:

Al Stahl

Inks:

Al Stahl

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Inkie; Thor (first appearance); Uncle John (first appearance); Jack the Giant Killer (first appearance)

Reprints:

• in Cosmo Cat Comics (K. G. Murray, 1947 series) #8 ([1948])

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

Kiki Kelly / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script:

Bernard Dibble

Pencils:

Bernard Dibble

Inks:

Bernard Dibble

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text:

Something's surely come over Kiki, Dad!

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Kiki Kelly; Mrs. Kelly; Mr. Kelly

Synopsis:

Kiki's parents are surprised that she's spending so much time on her homework.