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8December 1940
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Crack Comics #8

Quality Comics · December 1940 · on sale 1940-10-30

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Series
Crack Comics (Quality Comics, 1940 series)
Issue
#8
Publication date
December 1940
Key date
1940-12-00
On-sale date
1940-10-30
Indicia publisher
Comic Magazines Inc.
Price
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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); Alias the Spider [Tom Hallaway] (inset); Molly the Model (inset)
1The Menace of the Thinking Machinescomic story9pencils: Lou Fine; inks: Lou FineThe Black Condor [Richard Grey, Jr.]; Lung Woe (villain, introduction, death); un-named enemy Nazi spy (villain, introduction); the Spinning Deaths (villains, introduction, sentient machines, all die)
2-comic story2script: John Devlin; pencils: John Devlin; inks: John DevlinMolly the Model
3-cartoon0.5script: Ed Reed; pencils: Ed Reed; inks: Ed Reed
4Vendrome's Electrical Weaponcomic story5script: Vern Henkel; pencils: Vern Henkel; inks: Vern HenkelSpace Legion; Rock Braddon; Dr. Wadsworth; Elaine Wadsworth; Vendrome (first appearance villain; death)
5The Secret of the Rexcomic story5script: Art Pinajian; pencils: Art Pinajian; inks: Art PinajianMadam Fatal [Richard Stanton]; Dr. Prowl (first appearance); Thor (first appearance); Trag (first appearance; villain); Prof. Crane (first appearance; villain)
6Allied with the Black Sharkcomic story5script: Henry Kiefer; pencils: Henry Kiefer; inks: Henry KieferThe Red Torpedo [Jim Lockhart]; Capt. Arville (introduction, death); Black Shark (villain); the Nazis (villains); Herr Schaft (villain, introduction, death)
7-comic story2script: Monte Barrett; pencils: Russell Ross; inks: Russell RossJane Arden
8-comic story2script: Monte Barrett; pencils: Russell Ross; inks: Russell Ross
9The Boy and the Bank Robberscomic story6script: Paul Gustavson; pencils: Paul Gustavson; inks: Paul Gustavson; letters: Paul GustavsonThe Spider [Tom Hallaway]; Chuck; Bobby (introduction); the "old timer" (introduction); Mike (villain); Spud (villain)
10The Saboteurs and the Train Crashcomic story4script: Terrence Macauley; pencils: Nick Cardy; inks: Nick CardyLee Preston; Rick Royce
11-comic story2script: Arthur Beeman; pencils: Arthur Beeman; inks: Arthur Beeman
12-comic story4script: Bob Zuppke; pencils: Walt Depew; inks: Walt DepewNed Brant
13Jungle Blitzkriegtext story2script: Larry SpainEric Vale
14The Anti-Gun Judgecomic story1script: Gill Fox; pencils: Gill Fox; inks: Gill Fox
15With Remote Controlcomic story5script: Harry Campbell; pencils: Henry Taylor; inks: Henry TaylorWizard Wells; Tug; Jason Terrell (first appearance); Betty Terrell (first appearance); Ralph Terrell (villain); John Terrell (villain)
16-comic story1script: Rube Goldberg; pencils: Rube Goldberg; inks: Rube Goldberg
17Stupormancomic story7script: George Brenner; pencils: George Brenner; inks: George BrennerThe Clock [Brian O'Brien]; Pat "Pug" Brady; Stuporman (villain, introduction, death); Snoop Cadrone (villain, introduction, death)

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