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25September 1942
$0.10

Crack Comics #25

Quality Comics · September 1942 · on sale 1942-07-15

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Series
Crack Comics (Quality Comics, 1940 series)
Issue
#25
Publication date
September 1942
Key date
1942-09-00
On-sale date
1942-07-15
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); Hack O'Hara (inset)
1The Pumpkinhead Plotcomic story9script: Otto Binder, Toni Blum; pencils: John Cassone; inks: John CassoneThe Black Condor [Senator Thomas Wright]; Dr. Foster; Wendy Foster; Senator Pumpkinhead Hardy (introduction); Jaspar Crow (villain); Elsa Papendorf (villain, introduction, death)
2Joe Chang's Guerillascomic story6script: Al McWilliams; pencils: Al McWilliams; inks: Al McWilliamsSpitfire [Tex Adams]; Joe Chang (first appearance); Japanese (villains)
3Sweet Nothingscomic story1script: Jack Cole; pencils: Jack Cole; inks: Jack Cole
4Pen Miller's Nazi Doublecomic story5script: Klaus Nordling; pencils: Klaus Nordling; inks: Klaus NordlingPen Miller; Pen's secretary (first appearance); Scribbler (first appearance; villain); Hack (first appearance; villain); Mummer (first appearance; villain)
5Who Is He?comic story6script: Vern Henkel; pencils: Vern Henkel; inks: Vern HenkelDon Q; A German field marshall (first appearance; villain; death); Gen. Gerichter (first appearance; villain; death); Captain Grunz (villains); Nazis (villains)
6-comic story4script: Monte Barrett; pencils: Russell Ross; inks: Russell Ross
7-comic story1script: John Devlin; pencils: John Devlin; inks: John DevlinMolly The Model [Molly Maloney]; Pop Maloney; Danny Deever; P.T. Bumpf
8-comic story1pencils: John Devlin; inks: John DevlinMolly Maloney; Pop Maloney; Willie
9-comic story1script: Rube Goldberg; pencils: Rube Goldberg; inks: Rube Goldberg
10In Deep Watercomic story5pencils: Bob Fujitani; inks: Bob FujitaniHack O'Hara; Toughy (first appearance)
11The Secret of Mouse Malonecomic story6script: Paul Gustavson; pencils: Paul Gustavson; inks: Paul Gustavson; letters: Paul GustavsonThe Spider [Tom Hallaway]; Chuck; Mouse Malone [aka Shorty] (villain); Honest Abe Lavery (villain); Slippery (villain, death); Joe (villain, death); Butch Parker (villain)
12-comic story4script: Bob Zuppke; pencils: E. W. DePew; inks: E. W. DePew
13The White Leopardtext story2script: Larry SpainEric Vale
14-comic story1script: Arthur Beeman; pencils: Arthur Beeman; inks: Arthur Beeman
15Raid in Hollandcomic story5script: Fred Guardineer; pencils: Fred Guardineer; inks: Fred GuardineerTor [Jim Slade] (press photographer); Jim's unnamed newspaper editor; Dutch Van Meer (introduction, death); the Nazis (villains, many die)
16The Gonky Mob Copycat Crimescomic story7script: George Brenner; pencils: George Brenner; inks: George BrennerClock [Brian O'Brien]; Butch; Gonky (first appearance; villain); Rip (first appearance; villain); Slug (first appearance; villain)

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