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38Summer 1945
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Crack Comics #38

Quality Comics · Summer 1945

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Series
Crack Comics (Quality Comics, 1940 series)
Issue
#38
Publication date
Summer 1945
Key date
1945-07-10
Indicia publisher
Comic Magazines
Price
$0.10
Pages
60

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Captain Triumph Visits the Castle of Shadows!cover1pencils: Al Bryant; inks: Al BryantCaptain Triumph
1The Castle of Shadowscomic story15pencils: Mort Leav; inks: Mort LeavCaptain Triumph [Lance and Michael Gallant]; Biff; Kim Meredith; Lona Mills (first appearance); Krogar (villain, introduction, death)
2Hand Shadowscomic story1script: Jack Cole; pencils: Jack Cole; inks: Jack Cole
3The Mastermind of the Rotley Gangcomic story5script: Klaus Nordling; pencils: Klaus Nordling; inks: Klaus NordlingPen Miller; The Rotley Gang and their Chief (first appearance; villains); Chop Chu; Kansas; Benny the Mouse
4The Kidnapping of Nora Hayescomic story5script: Vern Henkel; pencils: Vern Henkel; inks: Vern HenkelHack O'Hara; Nora Hayes (first appearance); Henry Hayes and his accomplices (first appearance; villains)
5-comic story1script: Bernard Dibble; pencils: Bernard Dibble; inks: Bernard DibbleMolly the Model; Maloney; Mrs. Pennypickle
6-comic story1script: Bernard Dibble; pencils: Bernard Dibble; inks: Bernard DibbleMaloney
7-comic story1script: Bernard Dibble; pencils: Bernard Dibble; inks: Bernard DibbleMolly the Model; Maloney; Widow Bagabux
8Floogy's Fishing Spotcomic story8Floogy the Fiji
9-comic story1script: Rube Goldberg; pencils: Rube Goldberg; inks: Rube Goldberg
10The Pontine Marshestext article2letters: typeset
11Professor Stealumcomic story8script: Al Stahl; pencils: Al Stahl; inks: Al StahlInkie; Prof. Stealum (first appearance; villain)
12-comic story7script: Bernard Dibble; pencils: Bernard Dibble; inks: Bernard DibbleBeezy Bumble; Betty Bumble; Mr. Geezy; Pa Bumble; Judge Puffybuddy; Ma Bumble

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

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