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53March 1948
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Crack Comics #53

Quality Comics · March 1948

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Identification plate

Series
Crack Comics (Quality Comics, 1940 series)
Issue
#53
Publication date
March 1948
Key date
1948-03-00
Indicia publisher
Comic Magazines
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Man Who Robbed the Dead!cover1pencils: Reed Crandall; inks: Reed CrandallCaptain Triumph
1The Man Who Robbed the Deadcomic story15pencils: Reed Crandall; inks: Reed CrandallCaptain Triumph [Lance and Michael Gallant]; Biff; Kim Meredith; Vyra Gallant (villain)
2-comic story6script: Al Stahl; pencils: Al Stahl; inks: Al StahlInkie
3-comic story1script: Bernard Dibble; pencils: Bernard Dibble; inks: Bernard DibbleMolly the Model [Molly Maloney]; Pop Maloney
4-comic story1script: Bernard Dibble; pencils: Bernard Dibble; inks: Bernard DibbleMolly Maloney; Pop Maloney
5-comic story6pencils: Alice KirkpatrickHack O'Hara; J. Howard Kew (millionaire); Henry Smithers (ex-convict, butler)
6-comic story5script: Klaus Nordling; pencils: Klaus Nordling; inks: Klaus NordlingPen Miller; Buggs Garrot (mobster); Roy Platter (disc jockey)
7-comic story5Floogy the Fiji
8North Woods Interludetext story2letters: typesetCaptain Triumph; Lance Gallant; Kim Meredith; Biff
9-comic story1pencils: Bernard Dibble; inks: Bernard DibbleKiki Kelly; Mr. Kelly; Mrs. Kelly
10-comic story5script: Bernard Dibble; pencils: Bernard Dibble; inks: Bernard DibbleBeezy Bumble; Ma Bumble; Bertram Bumble; Betty Bumble; Brophy

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