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23May 1942
$0.10

Crack Comics #23

Quality Comics · May 1942 · on sale 1942-03-13

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Identification plate

Series
Crack Comics (Quality Comics, 1940 series)
Issue
#23
Publication date
May 1942
Key date
1942-05-00
On-sale date
1942-03-13
Indicia publisher
Comic Magazines Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Gill Fox; inks: Gill FoxThe Black Condor [Richard Grey, Jr.]; The Clock [Brian O'Brien] (inset); Spitfire [Tex Adams] (inset); Molly the Model (inset); Don Q (inset)
1The Unsung Herocomic story9pencils: Lou Fine; inks: Lou FineThe Black Condor [Richard Grey, Jr. as Senator Thomas Wright]; Jed Hawks (death); the Japanese (villains, some die); the Nazis (villains)
2At Eagle Squadron's field...comic story6pencils: Al McWilliams; inks: Al McWilliamsSpitfire [Tex Adams]
3President Orders Expulsion of 1200 Germanscomic story6pencils: Vern Henkel; inks: Vern HenkelDon Q
4-comic story1pencils: Jack Cole; inks: Jack Cole
5-comic story5pencils: Klaus Nordling; inks: Klaus NordlingPen Miller; Chop Chu (Pen's Chinese houseboy)
6-comic story4script: Bob Zuppke; pencils: Walt Depew; inks: Walt Depew
7-comic story1script: John Devlin; pencils: John Devlin; inks: John DevlinMolly The Model
8-comic story1script: John Devlin; pencils: John Devlin; inks: John DevlinMolly The Model
9Little Butchcomic story0.33script: Rube Goldberg; pencils: Rube Goldberg; inks: Rube Goldberg
10Brad and Dadcomic story0.33script: Rube Goldberg; pencils: Rube Goldberg; inks: Rube Goldberg
11Weekly Inventioncomic story0.34script: Rube Goldberg; pencils: Rube Goldberg; inks: Rube Goldberg
12-comic story5pencils: Lou Fine; inks: Lou FineHack O'Hara; un-named lady; Slugger Joe (villain); Doc (villain)
13Japanese Saboteurscomic story6script: Paul Gustavson; pencils: Paul Gustavson; inks: Paul Gustavson; letters: Paul GustavsonThe Spider [Tom Hallaway]; Chuck; The Yellow Scorpion (villain); The Scorpion's spy-ring (villains)
14-comic story1script: Arthur Beeman; pencils: Arthur Beeman; inks: Arthur Beeman
15From the blackness of a shadowy street...comic story5script: Fred Guardineer; pencils: Fred Guardineer; inks: Fred GuardineerTor [Jim Slade]; Officer Noonan; Doc Moke (villain)
16The Flame Syndicatetext story2script: Larry SpainEric Vale
17-comic story3script: Monte Barrett; pencils: Russell Ross; inks: Russell Ross
18-comic story1script: Monte Barrett; pencils: Russell Ross; inks: Russell Ross
19License of a Murderercomic story7script: George Brenner; pencils: George Brenner; inks: George BrennerThe Clock [Brian O'Brien]; Butch; Captain Kane; Gong Gong Klanes (villain); Runt Mullay (villain)

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