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3July 1940
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Crack Comics #3

Quality Comics · July 1940 · on sale 1940-05-31

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Series
Crack Comics (Quality Comics, 1940 series)
Issue
#3
Publication date
July 1940
Key date
1940-07-00
On-sale date
1940-05-31
Indicia publisher
Comic Magazines Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Gill Fox; inks: Gill FoxThe Clock [Brian O'Brien]; The Black Condor [Richard Grey, Jr.] (inset); The Spider [Tom Hallaway] (inset); Jane Arden; Ned Brant
1The Black Condor in Americacomic story7script: Will Eisner; pencils: Lou Fine; inks: Lou FineThe Black Condor [Richard Grey, Jr.]; the Princess of Singat (introduction); Ras Gyn (villain, introduction)
2-comic story4script: Bob Zuppke; pencils: Walt Depew; inks: Walt Depew
3Thomas Andrews Kidnapped by the Spidercomic story4script: Paul Gustavson; pencils: Paul Gustavson; inks: Paul Gustavson; letters: Paul GustavsonThe Spider [Tom Hallaway]; Harry (the Spider's chauffeur) (introduction); Thomas Andrews (villain, introduction); Mrs. Andrews (villain, introduction)
4-comic story4script: John Devlin; pencils: John Devlin; inks: John Devlin
5-cartoon1script: Ed Reed; pencils: Ed Reed; inks: Ed Reed
6The Pirate Subscomic story5script: Henry Kiefer; pencils: Henry Kiefer; inks: Henry KieferThe Red Topedo [Captain Jim Lockhart]; X-1 [William Wotan] (villain, introduction); Wotan's submarine pirates (villains, introduction for all)
7In Double Troublecomic story2script: Gill Fox; pencils: Gill Fox; inks: Gill Fox
8Captured by Kirotocomic story4script: Terrence Macauley; pencils: Bob Powell; inks: Bob PowellLee Preston; Major Kiroto (villain, introduction); Kip (introduction)
9Gang Czar's Right Hand Man Arrestedcomic story7script: George Brenner; pencils: George Brenner; inks: George BrennerThe Clock [Brian O'Brien]; Pat "Pug" Brady; Lieutenant Foxx; Scar Sizza (villain, introduction); Sparks (villain, introduction, death); Mack (villain, introduction, death)
10Glenna Collett's Greatest Uphill Fight to Wincartoon1script: Bob Zuppke; pencils: Walt Depew; inks: Walt Depew
11A Way to Mark Husbandscomic story1script: Rube Goldberg; pencils: Rube Goldberg; inks: Rube Goldberg
12The Death-Ray Decoycomic story7script: Harry Campbell; pencils: Harry Campbell; inks: Harry CampbellWizard Wells; Tug; Mary Perry; Smythe (introduction); Hitlin (villain, introduction); foreign spies (villain, introduction)
13Scourge of the Skiestext story2script: Larry SpainEric Vale
14Douglas Fairbanks Jr.cartoon1script: Gill Fox; pencils: Gill Fox; inks: Gill Fox
15Mystery at Windward Castlecomic story5script: Art Pinajian; pencils: Art Pinajian; inks: Art PinajianMadam Fatal [Richard Stanton]; John Gordon (introduction); Betty Gordon (introduction); Jack Dale (introduction); Ross (villain, introduction, death); Slade (villain, introduction); Max (villain, introduction)
16-comic story2script: Monte Barrett; pencils: Russell Ross; inks: Russell Ross
17-comic story2script: Monte Barrett; pencils: Russell Ross; inks: Russell Ross
18The Escape of Lucky Largocomic story5script: Vern Henkel; pencils: Vern Henkel; inks: Vern HenkelSpace Legion; Rock Braddon; Lucky Largo (villain, introduction)

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