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28March 1943
$0.10

Crack Comics #28

Quality Comics · March 1943 · on sale 1943-01-15

First appearance: Captain TriumphFirst appearance: Lance GallantFirst appearance: Michael Gallant
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Identification plate

Series
Crack Comics (Quality Comics, 1940 series)
Issue
#28
Publication date
March 1943
Key date
1943-03-00
On-sale date
1943-01-15
Indicia publisher
Comic Magazines Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Captain Triumph - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Lance Gallant - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Michael Gallant - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Alfred Andriola; inks: Alfred AndriolaCaptain Triumph First, Lance Gallant First, Michael Gallant First
1-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Jack Cole; inks: Jack ColeDenny Colt, Eel O'Brian, Plastic Man, The Spirit
2-comic story13pencils: Alfred Andriola; inks: Alfred AndriolaCaptain Triumph First, Lance Gallant First, Michael Gallant First
3-comic story10script: Al Stahl; pencils: Al Stahl; inks: Al StahlInkie (first appearance); Al Stahl
4Little Butchcomic story1script: Rube Goldberg; pencils: Rube Goldberg; inks: Rube GoldbergBradshaw Sneed; Mr. Sneed
5-comic story6pencils: Witmer Williams; inks: Witmer WilliamsHack O'Hara; G. G.
6-comic story1script: Jack Cole; pencils: Jack Cole; inks: Jack ColeSlap-Happy Pappy; Zeb; Snore Smith
7-comic story2script: Bernard Dibble; pencils: Bernard Dibble; inks: Bernard DibbleMolly Maloney; Daniel Deever; Tattoo Tim; Mr. Van Uppity; Mrs. Van Uppity
8Suicide Club!!comic story8script: Paul Gustavson; pencils: Joey Cavallo; inks: Joey CavalloThe Spider, Tom Hallaway
9The Axis Bonnetcomic story5script: Klaus Nordling; pencils: Klaus Nordling; inks: Klaus NordlingHirohito, Adolf Hitler
10Black Dragoncomic story9pencils: Charles Sultan; inks: Charles SultanThe Black Condor, Richard Grey, Jr. / Thomas Wright
11The Winged Onetext story1.75letters: typesetEric Valt; Red Starke; Lefty Joseph; Jason
12-promo (ad from the publisher)0.25Kid Eternity
13The Kiss of Death!comic story7script: George Brenner; pencils: George Brenner; inks: George BrennerThe Clock, Brian O'Brien
14-promo (ad from the publisher)1

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Before you buy

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Series context

‹ #2728 of 62#29 ›

Sources

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