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48May 1947
$0.10

Crack Comics #48

Quality Comics · May 1947

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Identification plate

Series
Crack Comics (Quality Comics, 1940 series)
Issue
#48
Publication date
May 1947
Key date
1947-05-00
Indicia publisher
Comic Magazines
Price
$0.10
Pages
60

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Murder in the Sky!cover1pencils: Reed Crandall; inks: Reed CrandallCaptain Triumph
1These titles are tops!promo (ad from the publisher)1
2Murder in the Skycomic story15pencils: Reed Crandall; inks: Reed CrandallCaptain Triumph; Steel Craddock (first appearance); Yorwood (first appearance; villain); Blacky (first appearance; villain); Steve Rodley (first appearance; villain)
3-comic story7script: Bernard Dibble; pencils: Bernard Dibble; inks: Bernard DibbleBeezy Bumble; Bertram Bumble; Ma Bumble; Mr. Brumfy; Gladys; Betty Bumble
4Seven Die in Fatal Slum Blazecomic story5script: Klaus Nordling; pencils: Klaus Nordling; inks: Klaus NordlingPen Miller; Alderman Skink (first appearance; villain)
5The Hundred Dollar Cab Farecomic story6pencils: Al Bryant; inks: Al BryantHack O'Hara; Mona (first appearance; villain); Dilly (first appearance; villain); Ritzie (first appearance; villain); Felix (first appearance; villain)
6-comic story1script: Bernard Dibble; pencils: Bernard Dibble; inks: Bernard DibbleMolly the Model [Molly Maloney]; Pop Maloney; Mrs. Von Snide
7-comic story1script: Bernard Dibble; pencils: Bernard Dibble; inks: Bernard DibblePop Maloney; Molly the Model [Molly Maloney]
8-comic story1pencils: Bernard Dibble; inks: Bernard DibbleMolly the Model [Molly Maloney]; Pop Maloney
9The Haircut Hasslecomic story8Floogy the Fiji
10Murder at the Lazy Btext story1.75script: Larry SpainEric Vale; Clate O'Brien
11-statement of ownership0.25script: Everett M. Arnold
12Air Mailcomic story1script: Jack Cole; pencils: Jack Cole; inks: Jack Cole
13Thor and the Fairy Tale Tellercomic story8script: Al Stahl; pencils: Al Stahl; inks: Al StahlInkie; Thor (first appearance); Uncle John (first appearance); Jack the Giant Killer (first appearance)
14-comic story1script: Bernard Dibble; pencils: Bernard Dibble; inks: Bernard DibbleKiki Kelly; Mrs. Kelly; Mr. Kelly

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The Complete Captain Triumph: Volume 2
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