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22March 1942
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Crack Comics #22

Quality Comics · March 1942 · on sale 1942-01-14

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Series
Crack Comics (Quality Comics, 1940 series)
Issue
#22
Publication date
March 1942
Key date
1942-03-00
On-sale date
1942-01-14
Indicia publisher
Comic Magazines Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Gill Fox; inks: Gill FoxBlack Condor [Richard Grey, Jr.]; Jane Arden (inset); The Clock [Brian O'Brien] (inset); The Spider [Tom Hallaway] (inset); Spitfire [Tex Adams] (inset)
1The Storm Masterscomic story9pencils: Lou Fine; inks: Lou FineThe Black Condor [Richard Grey, Jr. aka Senator Thomas Wright]; Dr. Foster; Wendy Foster; Jasper Crow (villain); Skull-Face (villain, introduction); Adolf Hitler (villain); the Nazis (villains)
2Mission to Chalonscomic story6script: Al McWilliams; pencils: Al McWilliams; inks: Al McWilliamsSpitfire [Tex Adams]; the Nazis (villains)
3The Henderson Murder Casecomic story6script: Paul Gustavson; pencils: Paul Gustavson; inks: Paul Gustavson; letters: Paul GustavsonThe Spider [Tom Hallaway]; Arthur Henderson (villain, introduction)
4World's Laziest Hillbillycomic story1script: Jack Cole; pencils: Jack Cole; inks: Jack Cole
5The Problem of Princess Pershwahcomic story5pencils: Lou Fine; inks: Lou FineHack O'Hara; Prince Pershwah (first appearance); Shandar (first appearance); James (first appearance; death); Princess Pershwah (first appearance; villain)
6-comic story4script: Bob Zuppke; pencils: E. W. DePew; inks: E. W. DePew
7-comic story1script: John Devlin; pencils: John Devlin; inks: John DevlinMolly The Model [Molly Maloney]; Pop Maloney [Aloysius P. Maloney]; Mrs. Ritzem; Professor McTeapot
8-comic story1pencils: John Devlin; inks: John DevlinMolly Maloney; Danny Deever; Mr. Ripple
9-comic story1script: Rube Goldberg; pencils: Rube Goldberg; inks: Rube Goldberg
10Sure-Fire Detective Agencycomic story5script: Art Pinajian; pencils: Art Pinajian; inks: Art PinajianMadam Fatal [Richard Stanton]; Scrappy Nelson; Tubby White; A spy ring (villains, introduction for all)
11The Red Stonecomic story6script: Vern Henkel; pencils: Vern Henkel; inks: Vern HenkelDon Q; Sir Cedric Besford (first appearance); Tebet I (first appearance; villain; death; flashback); Ajurac I (first appearance; villain; death; flashback); Ajurac (first appearance; villain); Capt. Von Hardt (first appearance; villain); Tebet (first appearance; villain; death)
12-comic story1script: Arthur Beeman; pencils: Arthur Beeman; inks: Arthur Beeman
13U-Boat Attackcomic story5script: Fred Guardineer; pencils: Fred Guardineer; inks: Fred GuardineerTor [Jim Slade]; the Nazis (villains)
14Return of the Mad Trappertext story2script: Larry Spain; pencils: Gill Fox; inks: Gill FoxEric Vale
15-comic story4script: Monte Barrett; pencils: Russell Ross; inks: Russell Ross
16Victims of the Fagincomic story7script: George Brenner; pencils: George Brenner; inks: George BrennerThe Clock [Brian O'Brien]; Butch; The Fagin and his gang (villains, introduction for all)

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