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9January 1941
$0.10

Crack Comics #9

Quality Comics · January 1941 · on sale 1940-11-29

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Series
Crack Comics (Quality Comics, 1940 series)
Issue
#9
Publication date
January 1941
Key date
1941-01-00
On-sale date
1940-11-29
Indicia publisher
Comic Magazines Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Gill Fox; inks: Gill FoxThe Clock [Brian O'Brien]; Alias the Spider [Tom Hallaway] (inset); The Black Condor [Richard Grey, Jr.] (inset); Jane Arden; The Red Torpedo [Captain Jim Lockhart] (inset)
1Jackie Boycomic story9pencils: Lou Fine; inks: Lou FineThe Black Condor [Richard Grey, Jr.]; Dr. Patche (introduction); Jackie (introduction, crime victim); Jackie's wife (introduction); Jackie's son (introduction); Monks Gallagher (villain, introduction); Slugs (villain)
2-comic story2script: John Devlin; pencils: John Devlin; inks: John DevlinMolly the Model
3-comic story1script: Rube Goldberg; pencils: Rube Goldberg; inks: Rube Goldberg
4Blaster Meers and the Pirates of Cerescomic story5script: Vern Henkel; pencils: Vern Henkel; inks: Vern HenkelSpace Legion; Rock Braddon; Blaster Meers (first appearance; villain; death)
5The Tiger Womancomic story5script: Art Pinajian; pencils: Art Pinajian; inks: Art PinajianMadam Fatal [Richard Stanton]; Tiger Woman (villain, introduction, death)
6Smashing the Schrecklichkeitcomic story5script: Henry Kiefer; pencils: Henry Kiefer; inks: Henry KieferThe Red Torpedo [Jim Lockhart]; Dr. Freiheit (introduction); Adolf Hitler (villain); the Nazis (villains)
7-comic story2script: Monte Barrett; pencils: Russell Ross; inks: Russell Ross
8-comic story2script: Monte Barrett; pencils: Russell Ross; inks: Russell Ross
9The Spider: Framedcomic story6script: Paul Gustavson; pencils: Paul Gustavson; inks: Paul Gustavson; letters: Paul GustavsonThe Spider [Tom Hallaway]; Chuck; Bill French (villain, introduction); Baldy Riker (villain, introduction); Nick (villain, introduction); Trigger (villain, introduction)
10War Declaredcomic story2script: Jack Cole; pencils: Jack Cole; inks: Jack Cole
11-comic story4script: Bob Zuppke; pencils: Walt Depew; inks: Walt Depew
12The Hijacked Plane Perilcomic story4script: Terrence Macauley; pencils: Nick Cardy; inks: Nick CardyLee Preston; Nazi spies (Intro, Die)
13Quoth the Raventext story1.75script: Larry Spain
14Statement of the Ownership, Management, Circulation, Etc.statement of ownership0.25script: Everett M. Arnold
15-comic story1script: Arthur Beeman; pencils: Arthur Beeman; inks: Arthur Beeman
16T.N.T. Trousers Trapcomic story5script: Harry Campbell; pencils: Henry Taylor; inks: Henry TaylorWizard Wells; Tug; Natas (first appearance; villain)
17-comic story1script: Ed Reed; pencils: Ed Reed; inks: Ed Reed
18The Screw Gangcomic story7script: George Brenner; pencils: George Brenner; inks: George BrennerThe Clock [Brian O'Brien]; Pat "Pug" Brady; The Screw [David Gratten] (villain, introduction); the Screw Gang (villains, introduction for all)

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Special Edition Series #21974On eBay ›
The Quality Companion #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-60549-037-3
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