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4August 1940
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Crack Comics #4

Quality Comics · August 1940 · on sale 1940-06-28

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Series
Crack Comics (Quality Comics, 1940 series)
Issue
#4
Publication date
August 1940
Key date
1940-08-00
On-sale date
1940-06-28
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 Clock [Brian O'Brien] (inset); Jasne Arden (inset); The Spider [Tom Hallaway] (inset); Ned Brant (inset)
1The Menace of Sihn Fangcomic story9pencils: Lou Fine; inks: Lou FineThe Black Condor [Richard Grey, Jr.]; Sinh Fang (villain, introduction, death); De Graf (villain, introduction, death)
2-comic story2script: John Devlin; pencils: John Devlin; inks: John Devlin
3-comic story4script: Bob Zuppke; pencils: Walt Depew; inks: Walt Depew
4-cartoon1script: Ed Reed; pencils: Ed Reed; inks: Ed Reed
5The Attack of Vrakcomic story5script: Vern Henkel; pencils: Vern Henkel; inks: Vern HenkelRock Braddon; Vrak (villain, introduction, death); Sandra (villain, introduction, death)
6Street Polishing Departmentcomic story1script: Rube Goldberg; pencils: Rube Goldberg; inks: Rube Goldberg
7The Secret New York Sub Basecomic story5script: Henry Kiefer; pencils: Henry Kiefer; inks: Henry KieferThe Red Torpedo [ex-Captain Jim Lockhart]; Baron Krieg (villain, introduction)
8Incident on the Orient Queencomic story4script: Terrence Macauley; pencils: Bob Powell; inks: Bob PowellLee Preston; Japanese spies (villains, introduction); Rick Royce (
9-comic story1script: Ed Reed; pencils: Ed Reed; inks: Ed Reed
10-comic story1pencils: Walt Depew; inks: Walt Depew
11-comic story4script: Monte Barrett; pencils: Russell Ross; inks: Russell Ross
12The Benson Mine Murderscomic story4script: Paul Gustavson; pencils: Paul Gustavson; inks: Paul Gustavson; letters: Paul GustavsonThe Spider [Tom Halloway]; Benson (introduction); Marlin (villain, introduction, death)
13The Dinosaurcomic story1script: Gill Fox; pencils: Gill Fox; inks: Gill Fox
14Extra! Sabotage Ring Broken!!comic story5script: Art Pinajian; pencils: Art Pinajian; inks: Art PinajianMadam Fatal [Richard Stanton]; The Boss; Murat (villain, introduction); Slug (villain, introduction); Mike (villain, introduction); Krantz (villain, introduction, death)
15Smoke Jumpertext story2script: Larry SpainEric Vale
16The Case of the Fainting Fighterscomic story5script: Harry Campbell; pencils: Harry Campbell; inks: Harry CampbellWizard Wells; Tug; The Hooded Hurricane (villain, introduction); Joe Jambon (villain, introduction)
17James Cagneycartoon1script: Gill Fox; pencils: Gill Fox; inks: Gill Fox
18-comic story2script: Arthur Beeman; pencils: Arthur Beeman; inks: Arthur BeemanSnappy (introduction); Sis (introduction)
19The Aspcomic story7script: George Brenner; pencils: George Brenner; inks: George BrennerThe Clock [Brian O'Brien]; Pat "Pug" Brady; The Asp (villain, introduction, death)

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