Publishers / Quality Comics / Crack Comics (1940) / #45
45November 1946
$0.10

Crack Comics #45

Quality Comics · November 1946 · on sale 1946

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Identification plate

Series
Crack Comics (Quality Comics, 1940 series)
Issue
#45
Publication date
November 1946
Key date
1946-11-00
On-sale date
1946
Indicia publisher
Comic Magazines
Price
$0.10
Pages
60

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0King, the Jack of All Tradescover1pencils: Al Bryant; inks: Al BryantCaptain Triumph [Lance Gallant; Michael Gallant]
1King, the Jack of All Tradescomic story15pencils: Al Bryant, Reed Crandall; inks: Al Bryant, Reed CrandallCaptain Triumph [Lance Gallant; Michael Gallant]; Kim Meredith; Biff; executives of a brokerage company [J.H.; P.C.]; [The King [King Costain] (villain, author, actor, magician, introduction, death); Costain's valet (villain, introduction); Riddy Ropton (villain, city boss, introduction, death); Do
2-comic story7script: Bernard Dibble; pencils: Bernard Dibble; inks: Bernard DibbleBeezy Bumble; Pa Bumble; Ma Bumble; Yvonne de Hubba; Battie Bumble; Gomez
3The Mustache Murdercomic story5script: Klaus Nordling; pencils: Klaus Nordling; inks: Klaus NordlingPen Miller; Honest Ed Edwards [Farmer Frick] (first appearance; villain); Evans (first appearance; death)
4The Transformation of Mr. Crispincomic story6pencils: Bill Quackenbush; inks: Bill QuackenbushHack O'Hara; J. Barrett Crispin (first appearance); Storp (first appearance; villain); Lotta Crispin (first appearance; villain)
5Pruning the Treecomic story1script: Jack Cole; pencils: Jack Cole; inks: Jack Cole
6King Fearo's 500th Wifecomic story8Floogy the Fiji
7-comic story1script: Bernard Dibble; pencils: Bernard Dibble; inks: Bernard DibbleMolly the Model [Molly Maloney]; Pop Maloney
8-comic story1script: Bernard Dibble; pencils: Bernard Dibble; inks: Bernard DibbleMaloney; Fitz
9-comic story1script: Bernard Dibble; pencils: Bernard Dibble; inks: Bernard DibbleMolly the Model [Molly Maloney]; Pop Maloney; Jaxon Jitter
10Small-Winged Coptext story2script: Larry SpainEric Vale
11-comic story1script: Bernard Dibble; pencils: Bernard Dibble; inks: Bernard DibbleKiki Kelly; Mrs. Kelly; Diane; Aighedd
12Tom Thumbcomic story8script: Al Stahl; pencils: Al Stahl; inks: Al StahlInkie; Papa (first appearance); Mama (first appearance); Billy Brown (first appearance)

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