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55July 1948
$0.10

Crack Comics #55

Quality Comics · July 1948

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Series
Crack Comics (Quality Comics, 1940 series)
Issue
#55
Publication date
July 1948
Key date
1948-07-00
Indicia publisher
Comic Magazines
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Brain Against Brawn!cover1pencils: Reed Crandall; inks: Reed CrandallCaptain Triumph
1Brain Against Brawn!comic story15pencils: Reed CrandallCaptain Triumph; Mr. Sprigg and his gang (first appearance; villains)
2Shutterbug Sholtzcomic story6script: Al Stahl; pencils: Al Stahl; inks: Al StahlInkie; Shutterbug Sholtz (first appearance; villain); the Boss (first appearance; villain)
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
5The Seven Lancelot Trichescomic story6Hack O'Hara; Lancelot Triche (first appearance; villain); six other crooks (first appearance; villains)
6The Stamp Perforations Mysterycomic story5script: Klaus Nordling; pencils: Klaus Nordling; inks: Klaus NordlingPen Miller; J. Edgar Hoover (cameo); Trigger (first appearance; villain); Mr. Driscoll (first appearance); Mrs. Driscoll (first appearance)
7Hiccup Curecomic story5Floogy the Fiji
8The Mine Robberstext story2letters: typesetCaptain Triumph
9-comic story1script: Bernard Dibble; pencils: Bernard Dibble; inks: Bernard DibbleDewey Drip; Maw Drip; Ef Moochby
10-comic story5script: Bernard Dibble; pencils: Bernard Dibble; inks: Bernard DibbleBeezy Bumble; Sirena Fitzbilly; Mr. Fitzbilly; Ma Bumble; Bertram Bumble

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