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20January 1942
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Crack Comics #20

Quality Comics · January 1942 · on sale 1941-11-14

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Series
Crack Comics (Quality Comics, 1940 series)
Issue
#20
Publication date
January 1942
Key date
1942-01-00
On-sale date
1941-11-14
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 Spider [Tom Hallaway] (inset); Molly the Model (inset); The Clock [Brian O'Brien] (inset); Spitfire [Tex Adams] (inset)
1Mysto the Hinducomic story9pencils: Lou Fine; inks: Lou FineThe Black Condor [Richard Grey, Jr. aka Senator Thomas Wright]; Jaspar Crow (villain); Mysto (villain)
2Although not officially a member of the Eagle Squadron...comic story6pencils: Al McWilliams; inks: Al McWilliamsSpitfire [Tex Adams]
3The Gelton Gangcomic story7script: George Brenner; pencils: George Brenner; inks: George BrennerThe Clock [Brian O'Brien]; the Gelton Boys (villains)
4The Bugscomic story5script: Fred Guardineer; pencils: Fred Guardineer; inks: Fred GuardineerTor [Jim Slade]
5-comic story5script: Monte Barrett; pencils: Russell Ross; inks: Russell Ross
6-comic story1pencils: John Devlin; inks: John DevlinMolly the Model [Molly Maloney]; Nifty; Danny; Marge
7-comic story1pencils: John Devlin; inks: John DevlinMolly the Model [Molly Maloney]; Pop Maloney; Widow Clancy; Ching Ling
8-comic story6pencils: Vern Henkel; inks: Vern HenkelDon Q
9-comic story1pencils: Jack Cole; inks: Jack Cole
10The Red Torpedo vs. the Black Sharkcomic story6script: Henry Kiefer; pencils: Henry Kiefer; inks: Henry KieferThe Red Torpedo [Captain Jim Lockhart]; The Black Shark (villain)
11-comic story1pencils: Arthur Beeman; inks: Arthur Beeman
12The League of Hunted Mencomic story5pencils: Art Pinajian; inks: Art PinajianMadam Fatal [Richard Stanton]; Tubby White (introduction); Scrappy Nelson (introduction)
13The Devil of Sarawaktext story2script: Larry SpainEric Vale
14-comic story4script: Bob Zuppke; pencils: Walt Depew; inks: Walt Depew
15Little Butchcomic story0.33script: Rube Goldberg; pencils: Rube Goldberg; inks: Rube Goldberg
16Brad and Dadcomic story0.33script: Rube Goldberg; pencils: Rube Goldberg; inks: Rube Goldberg
17Weekly Inventioncomic story0.34script: Rube Goldberg; pencils: Rube Goldberg; inks: Rube Goldberg
18The Candlewood Inheritancecomic story6script: Paul Gustavson; pencils: Paul Gustavson; inks: Paul Gustavson; letters: Paul GustavsonThe Spider [Tom Hallaway]

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