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Issue: Crack Comics #26 Public Domain
Publication Date: November 1942
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Issues: #26 of 62 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagQuality Comics
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Indicia Publisher: Comic Magazines Inc.
On Sale Date: 09/16/1942
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 16 (15 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): John Beardsley
Disclose Notes: The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1942, New Series, Vol. 37, 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
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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); Hack O'Hara (inset); Spitfire [Tex Adams] (inset); Pen Miller (inset)
First Line: With the Black Condor
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Pages: 1
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East Is East

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Black Condor [Richard Grey, Jr. as Senator Thomas Wright]; Wendy Foster; Jaspar Crow (villain)
Synopsis: Crow discovers that Mongolia is the homeland of the Black Condor; he kidnaps Wendy and leaves a trail of clues for the Condor as to where he has taken her. The Condor is able to rescue Wendy and leaves Crow wandering the unforgiving mountains of Mongolia, never to be seen again.
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Pages: 9
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: aviation
Character(s): Spitfire [Tex Adams]
First Line: At a flying field in northern Australia...
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Pages: 6
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: Ah'm givin' yuh one more chance, hen...lay or fry!
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Character(s): Pen Miller
First Line: When Pen Miller, well-known comic artist uncorks his India ink...
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Pages: 5
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: espionage
Character(s): Don Q
First Line: Enter Don Q, American diplomat, wherever Axis agents strike...
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: last appearance
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Hack O'Hara
First Line: Your Driver...Name...Hack O'Hara
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Pages: 5
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: mystery, superhero
Character(s): The Clock [Brian O'Brien]; Butch; un-named District Attorney (death); The Head (villain, introduction); Eightball (villain, introduction)
First Line: Heh...heh...hehhh...I am 'The Head'...
Synopsis: Butch witnesses the killing of the District Attorney by the Head, whose visage floated in space (much like the Wizard of Oz in the movie). Whe n the Head is poised to unmark the Clock, Butch helped him out by beating the Clock so badly about the face that he couldn't be recognized!
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Molly the Model [Molly Maloney]; Pop Maloney; P.T. Buxby
First Line: Oh, for Mike's sake!
Synopsis: Banker Buxby arrives to offer Pop a job but Pop is angry at being awakened.
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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Molly Maloney; Nifty
First Line: What's wrong, Nifty?
Synopsis: Nifty agrees to let Molly run his failing hotel for a day to see if she can improve business.
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Yankee Guerilla

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Character(s): Yankee Guerilla [Franklin Darrow] (first appearance, only appearance)
First Line: At last! The story of a mighty warrior...
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Pages: 6
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Terror Trail

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Eric Vale
Character(s): Eric Vale
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Genres: humorous
First Line: Hurry up, Spot...
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Last appearance in Crack Comics. Snappy appears next in Feature Comics (Quality Comics, 1939 Series) #66.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, superhero
Character(s): Tor [Jim Slade]
First Line: Gnihton nac truh uoy, rolias!
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Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Last Golden Age appearance. Next appears in All-Star Comics Volume 2 #1 (May, 1999).

Script and art credits from Ray Bottorff Jr.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous
First Line: Blame it on Wilbur.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Spider [Tom Hallaway]; Arthur C. Clark (millionaire); Dr. Monk [Roger] (villain, introduction, death); John Clark (villain, introduction, death)
First Line: From man's beginning and far into eternity man has hunted and will hunt...
Synopsis: Millionaire Arthur Clark is attacked by one of his own employees, the hooded Dr. Monk, and was transformed into a monster.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Character in this story named Arthur C. Clark, possibly after famed science fiction author Arthur C. Clark. At this time, Clark was a minor pulp writer.

All Gustavson credits verified and courtesy of Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson.

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