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2June 1940
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Crack Comics #2

Quality Comics · June 1940 · on sale 1940-05-01

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Series
Crack Comics (Quality Comics, 1940 series)
Issue
#2
Publication date
June 1940
Key date
1940-06-00
On-sale date
1940-05-01
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.]; Jane Arden (inset); The Clock [Brian O'Brien] (inset); The Red Torpedo [Captain Jim Lockhart] (inset); The Spider [Tom Hallaway] (inset)
1The Clockcomic story7script: George Brenner; pencils: George Brenner; inks: George BrennerThe Clock [Brian O'Brien]; The Orchid; Harvey Gibbs (villain, introduction); Nick (villain, introduction); other un-named gangsters (villains, introduction for all)
2-comic story4script: John Devlin; pencils: John Devlin; inks: John DevlinMolly; Nifty; Danny; Gloria Glamour
3New Way to Get a Seatcomic story1script: Rube Goldberg; pencils: Rube Goldberg; inks: Rube Goldberg
4The Blastproof Battleshipcomic story5script: Henry Kiefer; pencils: Henry Kiefer; inks: Henry KieferThe Red Torpedo [Captain Jim Lockhart]; Adolf Hitler (villain); Herman Göring (villain); Josef Goebbels (villain); the Nazis (villains)
5-comic story4script: Bob Zuppke; pencils: Walt Depew; inks: Walt Depew
6Mission to Chenfucomic story4script: Bob Powell; pencils: Bob Powell; inks: Bob PowellLee Preston; Ken Davis (introduction); Chinese renegades (villains)
7-cartoon1script: Ed Reed; pencils: Ed Reed; inks: Ed Reed
8The Villain from Venuscomic story5script: Vern Henkel; pencils: Vern Henkel; inks: Vern HenkelSpace Legion; Rock Braddon; Jafek (villain, introduction, death); Prof. Wadsworth (introduction); Elaine Wadsworth (introduction)
9-comic story2script: Gill Fox; pencils: Gill Fox; inks: Gill Fox
10Patterson's Plotcomic story4script: Paul Gustavson; pencils: Paul Gustavson; inks: Paul Gustavson; letters: Paul GustavsonThe Spider [Tom Hallaway]; Patterson (villain, introduction, death)
11-comic story4script: Monte Barrett; pencils: Russell Ross; inks: Russell Ross
12-comic story4script: Monte Barrett; pencils: Russell Ross; inks: Russell Ross
13About That Fourth Inning in Philadelphia in 1925.cartoon1script: Bob Zuppke; pencils: Walt Depew; inks: Walt Depew
14Professor Discovers New Destructive Chemicalcomic story5script: Art Pinajian; pencils: Art Pinajian; inks: Art PinajianMadam Fatal [Richard Stanton]; Prof. Lane (introduction); Sgt. O'Malley (introduction); A spy (villain, introduction)
15Doom Syndicatetext story2script: Larry SpainEric Vale (first appearance)
16Jean Hersholtcartoon1script: Gill Fox; pencils: Gill Fox; inks: Gill Fox
17The House of Fearcomic story7script: Harry Campbell; pencils: Harry Campbell; inks: Harry CampbellWizard Wells; Black Morda (villain)
18The Adventure of Ali Kancomic story7script: Will Eisner; pencils: Lou Fine; inks: Lou FineThe Black Condor [Richard Grey, Jr.]; Andrea Kent (introduction); Denny Kent (introduction); Ada (introduction); Ali Kan (villain, introduction)

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

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CollectionYear
Special Edition Series #21974On eBay ›
The Golden Age Firsts of Quality Comics: Volume 1
ISBN 978-1719549844
2018On eBay ›

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