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42May 1946
$0.10

Crack Comics #42

Quality Comics · May 1946

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Identification plate

Series
Crack Comics (Quality Comics, 1940 series)
Issue
#42
Publication date
May 1946
Key date
1946-05-10
Indicia publisher
Comic Magazines
Price
$0.10
Pages
60

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0All That Glitters Is Not Goldcover1pencils: Al Bryant; inks: Al BryantCaptain Triumph [Lance and Michael Gallant]
2Gold!comic story15pencils: Bill Quackenbush; inks: Bill QuackenbushCaptain Triumph [Lance and Michael Gallant]; Biff; Kim Meredith; Redfue and his gang (villains, introduction for all)
3-comic story1script: Paul Gustavson; pencils: Paul Gustavson; inks: Paul Gustavson; letters: Paul GustavsonSlap-Happy Pappy
4Cartoons Are Lies?comic story5script: Klaus Nordling; pencils: Klaus Nordling; inks: Klaus NordlingPen Miller; Chop Chu; Dunger
5The Tigresscomic story6Hack O'Hara; The Tigress (first appearance; villain)
6-comic story1script: Bernard Dibble; pencils: Bernard Dibble; inks: Bernard DibbleMolly the Model [Molly Maloney]; Jean Francois Beaucoup Barleduc Pierre Poupou
7-comic story1script: Bernard Dibble; pencils: Bernard Dibble; inks: Bernard DibbleMolly Maloney; Pop Maloney; Ted
8-comic story1script: Bernard Dibble; pencils: Bernard Dibble; inks: Bernard DibbleMolly Maloney; A.P. "Pop" Maloney
9The Magic Wordscomic story8Floogy the Fiji
10-comic story1script: Bernard Dibble; pencils: Bernard Dibble; inks: Bernard DibbleKiki Kelly; Mr. Kelly; Chunky
11Magic Turnabouttext story2script: Larry SpainEric Vale
12-comic story7script: Bernard Dibble; pencils: Bernard Dibble; inks: Bernard DibbleBeezy Bumble; Pa [Bertram] Bumble; Ma Bumble; Betty Bumble; Battie Bumble
13The Chicken Adventurecomic story8script: Al Stahl; pencils: Al Stahl; inks: Al StahlInkie

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