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Issue: Crack Comics #18 Public Domain
Publication Date: November 1941
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Issues: #18 of 62 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagQuality Comics
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: Comic Magazines Inc.
On Sale Date: 09/18/1941
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 21 (20 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Ed Cronin
Disclose Notes: The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1941, New Series, Vol. 36, No. 4.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age U. S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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reprinted 4 times as Content Items in other Issues.
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There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted from anywhere.
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Original Artwork
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Adult Image
Title Page
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Black Condor [Richard Grey, Jr.]; The Clock [Brian O'Brien] (inset); Jane Arden (inset); The Spider [Tom Hallaway] (inset); Spitfire [Tex Adams] (inset); Molly The Model (inset)
First Line: Another exciting episode of the Black Condor
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Art credit verified by Jim Amash in TwoMorrows The Quality Companion, page 72.
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The Dreaded Black Condor...

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Black Condor [Richard Grey, Jr. as Senator Thomas Wright]
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In Content Item: FlagSuperman #252 published June 1972
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagDC 100-Page Super Spectacular #DC-13 published June 1972
as The Missing Scientists [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Lou Fine Comics Treasury #[nn] published January 1991
as The Black Condor [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuper Adventure Comic #69 published ?
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 9
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Molly The Model
First Line: Oh, Molly - I'd love to meet your father
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Molly The Model
First Line: But you were supposed to take a stiff workout this afternoon, Danny!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Red Torpedo and the Black Shark

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Red Torpedo [Jim Lockhart]; The Black Shark (villain); un-named Mongol Admiral (villain)
Synopsis: The Torpedo and Black Shark are in mortal combat at Satan's Island, where Shark had allied himself with a Mongolese admiral who forced them to fight to the death. The Torpedo wins and insists that he be allowed to spare Shark's life and take him prisoner. However, his arch enemy is ungrateful, and, once free, tries to bomb the Red Torpedo.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: The Who's Who verifies, as do Mike Kooiman and Jim Amash in the Quality Companion, that Kiefer, not only created this feature, but did the art for it through the strip's entire run. However, the Who's Who does not specify a writer for the strip (although Kiefer is usually considered to have written it) so a ? has been placed after his name as writer.

Drew Allen is Kiefer's pen-name used on the strip.
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I see a strange man...

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: occult, superhero
Character(s): Tor [Jim Slade]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Slap Happy Pappy
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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To the fearless men...

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Space Legion (last appearance); Captain Rock Braddon (last appearance, hero, legion
captain); Curly (legion officer, introduction); Yuk-Yuk (villain); Koola girl
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: This issue is the end of the story, and the last appearance of the Space Legion feature in the golden age.
Space Legion feature next in Crack Comics (Image, 2011 Series) #63 (October 2011)
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: drama, romantic
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Reprint Notes: from Jane Arden Sundays (Tribune) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
Disclose Notes: strip reprints
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: This antique table of Lulu's is worth a lot!
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Reprint Notes: from Lena Pry Sundays (Tribune) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Crow

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Spider [Tom Hallaway]; The Crow (villain, introduction)
Synopsis: The Spider meets and battles a scar-faced underworld boss called the Crow.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: All Gustavson credits from Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: sports
First Line: Tough luck, Bud -
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: strip reprints
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Tex 'Spitfire' Adams and his companion...

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: aviation
Character(s): Spitfire [Tex Adams]
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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World of Ice

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Larry Spain (signed)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Eric Vale
Character(s): Eric Vale
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Strip reprints
Last appearance in Crack Comics, and in comic books in general. The Off the Record comic panel continued in newspapers until 1984.
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The Black Witch

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Madam Fatal [Richard Stanton]; The Black Witch (villain)
Synopsis: Madam Fatal must stop the efforts of the Black Witch of Haiti, who wants to kill another friend's wife.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
First Line: I'm going to the beach, Sis - why?
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Little Butch

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: strip reprint
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Brad and Dad

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: strip reprint
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Weekly Invention

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.34
Disclose Notes: strip reprint
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The Terror

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Clock [Brian O'Brien]
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7

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