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5September 1940
$0.10

Crack Comics #5

Quality Comics · September 1940 · on sale 1940-07-31

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Identification plate

Series
Crack Comics (Quality Comics, 1940 series)
Issue
#5
Publication date
September 1940
Key date
1940-09-00
On-sale date
1940-07-31
Indicia publisher
Comic Magazines Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Gill Fox; inks: Gill FoxThe Clock [Brain O'Brien]; Alias the Spider [Tom Hallaway] (inset); The Black Condor [Richard Grey, Jr.] (inset); Jane Arden; Ned Brant
1The Eagle Battalioncomic story9pencils: Lou Fine; inks: Lou FineThe Black Condor [Richard Grey, Jr.]; The Sapphire King (villain, introduction)
2-comic story2script: John Devlin; pencils: John Devlin; inks: John DevlinMolly
3-comic story1script: Rube Goldberg; pencils: Rube Goldberg; inks: Rube Goldberg
4The Lone Sharkcomic story5script: Henry Kiefer; pencils: Henry Kiefer; inks: Henry KieferThe Red Torpedo [Jim Lockhart]; The Lone Shark (villain, introduction)
5Madam Fatal Goes to the Circuscomic story5script: Art Pinajian; pencils: Art Pinajian; inks: Art PinajianMadam Fatal [Richard Stanton]; Cyclops (intro); the General; Patsy; Miss Roberts; Surat; Mr. Black (villain); Slug (villain)
6Revolt!comic story5script: Vern Henkel; pencils: Vern Henkel; inks: Vern HenkelRock Braddon; Space Legion; Gulla (Intro, Dies, villain); Gulla's niece (intro)
7-comic story4script: Bob Zuppke; pencils: Walt Depew; inks: Walt DepewNed Brant
8The Experiment of Dr. Corsicacomic story6script: Paul Gustavson; pencils: Paul Gustavson; inks: Paul Gustavson; letters: Paul GustavsonAlias The Spider [Tom Halloway]; Grego (introduction); Dr. Corsica (villain, introduction)
9-comic story3script: Monte Barrett; pencils: Russell Ross; inks: Russell RossJane Arden
10-comic story1script: Monte Barrett; pencils: Russell Ross; inks: Russell Ross
11The Ogrecomic story2script: Gill Fox; pencils: Gill Fox; inks: Gill Fox; letters: Gill FoxSlap Happy Pappy; An ogre (villain, introduction, death, more like a vampire, actually)
12Saving the Generalcomic story4script: Terrence Macauley; pencils: Bob Powell; inks: Bob PowellLee Preston; General Miller (first appearance)
13The Door of Deathtext story2script: Larry SpainEric Vale
14The Talking Lightcomic story5script: Harry Campbell; pencils: Harry Campbell; inks: Harry CampbellWizard Wells; Tug; Rags Rollin (Intro, villain); Cal Kearney (Intro, villain, Dies)
15-cartoon1script: Ed Reed; pencils: Ed Reed; inks: Ed Reed
16-comic story2script: Arthur Beeman; pencils: Arthur Beeman; inks: Arthur Beeman; letters: Arthur Beeman
17The Jay Birdcomic story7script: George Brenner; pencils: George Brenner; inks: George BrennerThe Clock [Brian O'Brien]; Pat "Pug" Brady; The Jay Bird (villain, introduction)

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