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6October 1940
$0.10

Crack Comics #6

Quality Comics · October 1940 · on sale 1940-08-30

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Identification plate

Series
Crack Comics (Quality Comics, 1940 series)
Issue
#6
Publication date
October 1940
Key date
1940-10-00
On-sale date
1940-08-30
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); Jane Arden (inset); The Spider [Tom Hallaway] (inset); Ned Brant (inset)
1The Kite-Mencomic story9pencils: Lou Fine; inks: Lou FineThe Black Condor [Richard Grey, Jr.]; The Kite-Men (villains, introduction, most die), the Master (villain, introduction); Karlo Klug (villain, introduction)
2-comic story2script: John Devlin; pencils: John Devlin; inks: John Devlin
3The Green Men of Hemadescomic story5script: Vern Henkel; pencils: Vern Henkel; inks: Vern HenkelSpace Legion; Rock Braddon; Green Men of Hemades (villains, Intro, Die); Valjar (intro)
4-comic story2script: Arthur Beeman; pencils: Arthur Beeman; inks: Arthur Beeman
5The Attack of the U7comic story5script: Henry Kiefer; pencils: Henry Kiefer; inks: Henry KieferThe Red Torpedo [Jim Lockhart]; The Black Shark (villain); the Nazis (villains)
6-comic story4script: Bob Zuppke; pencils: Walt Depew; inks: Walt Depew
7Adventure of the Blind Soldiercomic story4script: Terrence Macauley; pencils: Bob Powell; inks: Bob PowellLee Preston
8The Phony Haunted Housecomic story6script: Paul Gustavson; pencils: Paul Gustavson; inks: Paul Gustavson; letters: Paul GustavsonThe Spider [Tom Halloway]; Weasel Nolan (villain, introduction)
9-comic story2script: Monte Barrett; pencils: Russell Ross; inks: Russell Ross
10-comic story2script: Monte Barrett; pencils: Russell Ross; inks: Russell Ross
11-comic story1script: Rube Goldberg; pencils: Rube Goldberg; inks: Rube Goldberg
12Dead Man's Printscomic story5script: Harry Campbell; pencils: Harry Campbell; inks: Harry CampbellWizard Wells; Tug; Watkins (Intro, villain)
13Crime On Icetext story2script: Larry SpainEric Vale
14The Second Madam Fatalcomic story5script: Art Pinajian; pencils: Art Pinajian; inks: Art PinajianMadam Fatal [Richard Stanton]
15-comic story1script: Ed Reed; pencils: Ed Reed; inks: Ed Reed
16The Rainmakercomic story2script: Gill Fox; pencils: Gill Fox; inks: Gill Fox
17The Paralyzer Guncomic story7script: George Brenner; pencils: George Brenner; inks: George BrennerThe Clock [Brian O'Brien]; Pat "Pug" Brady; The Skull Gang (villains, introduction for all)

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