Crack Comics
#3
(July 1940)
Quality Comics,
1940 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1940-05-31
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Comic Magazines, Inc.
- Editing
- Ed Cronin (editor)
Issue Notes
On sale date given in Crack Comics #2.
[The Black Condor in America]
The Black Condor / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Will Eisner (signed as Kenneth Lewis)
- Pencils
- Lou Fine
- Inks
- Lou Fine
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Black Condor [Richard Grey, Jr.]; the Princess of Singat (introduction); Ras Gyn (villain, introduction)
- Synopsis
- On his first trip to America, the Condor serves as protector of a friend's daughter.
Indexer Notes
Jim Amash identifies the penciller in The Quality Companion (TwoMorrows, 2011 series) #1 (November, 2011), page 93.
[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
- Come on! A bunch of Standish players over at the chocolate shop are looking for trouble!
- Genre
- sports
- Reprints
- From newspaper strips.
Thomas Andrews Kidnapped by the Spider
Alias the Spider / comic story / 4 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]; Harry (the Spider's chauffeur) (introduction); Thomas Andrews (villain, introduction); Mrs. Andrews (villain, introduction)
Indexer Notes
All Gustavson credits verified and courtesy of Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson.
[no title indexed]
Molly the Model / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What's your boyfriend like, Molly?
- Genre
- humor
[no title indexed]
Off the Record / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Your piano has a nice tone, neighbor- May I try something on it?
- Genre
- humor
[The Pirate Subs]
The Red Torpedo / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Henry Kiefer ? (signed as Roy Larkin)
- Pencils
- Henry Kiefer (signed as Roy Larkin)
- Inks
- Henry Kiefer (signed as Roy Larkin)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero; adventure
- Characters
- The Red Topedo [Captain Jim Lockhart]; X-1 [William Wotan] (villain, introduction); Wotan's submarine pirates (villains, introduction for all)
Indexer Notes
The Who's Who suggests, as do Mike Kooiman and Jim Amash in the Quality Companion, that Kiefer not only created this feature, but did the art for it through the strip's entire run. Kiefer is also usually considered to have written it.
In Double Trouble
Slap Happy Pappy / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
Cameo: Gill Fox (or at least his hand)
[Captured by Kiroto]
Lee Preston of the Red Cross / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Bob Powell (credited as Terrence Macauley)
- Pencils
- Bob Powell
- Inks
- Bob Powell
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Lee Preston; Major Kiroto (villain, introduction); Kip (introduction)
Gang Czar's Right Hand Man Arrested
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]; Pat "Pug" Brady; Lieutenant Foxx; Scar Sizza (villain, introduction); Sparks (villain, introduction, death); Mack (villain, introduction, death)
- Synopsis
- When O'Brien is framed and arrested on the testimony of gangster Scar Sizza, Pug disguises himself as the Clock and shoots to death Sparks and Mack.
Indexer Notes
The fact that Pug and Brian were the spitting image of one another served well in future stories to protect the identity of the Clock, since the Clock and Brian could appear together.
Glenna Collett's Greatest Uphill Fight to Win
They're Still Talking / cartoon / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction; sports
A Way to Mark Husbands
Rube Goldberg's Side Show / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- From newspaper strips.
The Death-Ray Decoy
Wizard Wells / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Harry Campbell (signed as Harry Francis Campbell)
- Pencils
- Harry Campbell (signed as Harry Francis Campbell)
- Inks
- Harry Campbell (signed as Harry Francis Campbell)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- adventure; science fiction
- Characters
- Wizard Wells; Tug; Mary Perry; Smythe (introduction); Hitlin (villain, introduction); foreign spies (villain, introduction)
Scourge of the Skies
Eric Vale / text story / 2 pages
- Script
- Larry Spain
- Letters
- typeset
- Characters
- Eric Vale
[Mystery at Windward Castle]
Madam Fatal / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Art Pinajian (signed)
- Pencils
- Art Pinajian (signed)
- Inks
- Art Pinajian (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Madam Fatal [Richard Stanton]; John Gordon (introduction); Betty Gordon (introduction); Jack Dale (introduction); Ross (villain, introduction, death); Slade (villain, introduction); Max (villain, introduction)
[no title indexed]
Jane Arden / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- After Alice Furze gets rid of the man who helped tie up Jane...
- Genre
- drama; adventure
- Reprints
- from Jane Arden Sundays (Tribune) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx
[no title indexed]
Lena Pry / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Oh, Dan'l! You're wounded!
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Lena Pry Sundays (Tribune) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx
Indexer Notes
appears on bottom half of Jane Arden pages.
[The Escape of Lucky Largo]
Space Legion / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Vern Henkel (signed as Vern)
- Pencils
- Vern Henkel (signed as Vern)
- Inks
- Vern Henkel (signed as Vern)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Space Legion; Rock Braddon; Lucky Largo (villain, introduction)
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
The Clock [superhero] -
1.
[The Black Condor in America]
The Black Condor -
2.
["Come on! A bunch of Standish players over at the chocolate shop are looking for trouble!"]
Ned Brant -
3.
Thomas Andrews Kidnapped by the Spider
Alias the Spider -
4.
["What's your boyfriend like, Molly?"]
Molly the Model -
5.
["Your piano has a nice tone, neighbor- May I try something on it?"]
Off the Record -
6.
[The Pirate Subs]
The Red Torpedo -
7.
In Double Trouble
Slap Happy Pappy -
8.
[Captured by Kiroto]
Lee Preston of the Red Cross -
9.
Gang Czar's Right Hand Man Arrested
The Clock [superhero] -
10.
Glenna Collett's Greatest Uphill Fight to Win
They're Still Talking -
11.
A Way to Mark Husbands
Rube Goldberg's Side Show -
12.
The Death-Ray Decoy
Wizard Wells -
13.
Scourge of the Skies
Eric Vale -
14.
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Screen Snapshots -
15.
[Mystery at Windward Castle]
Madam Fatal -
16.
["After Alice Furze gets rid of the man who helped tie up Jane..."]
Jane Arden -
17.
["Oh, Dan'l! You're wounded!"]
Lena Pry -
18.
[The Escape of Lucky Largo]
Space Legion
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