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Issue: Crack Comics #29 Public Domain
Publication Date: May 1943
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Issues: #29 of 62 Issues
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Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagQuality Comics
Brand: Quality Comic GroupView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: Comic Magazines
On Sale Date: 03/26/1943
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 14 (13 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): John Beardsley
Disclose Notes: Published at 8 Lord ST, Buffalo, NY. Editorial office 415 Lexington Ave, NY, NY

The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1943, New Series, Vol. 38, No. 2.
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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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Captain Triumph Meets Spade the Ruthless!

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Colorist(s): ?
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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Captain Triumph [Lance Gallant]
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Pages: 1
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Captain Triumph Meets Spade the Ruthless!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Captain Triumph [Lance and Michael Gallant]; Kim Meredith; A. Spade (villain, introduction); Z. Spade (villain, introduction)
First Line: Lance and Michael Gallant were twins...
Synopsis: Together with Kim, Michael and Lance battle twin villains, illegal munition importers that rely on their resemblance to confuse the authorities.
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Pages: 13
Disclose Notes: Title taken from cover.
The Spade brothers resemble Hollywood actor Sidney Greenstreet.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Spider [Tom Hallaway]; Chuck; Doris Tembroke (Ted's wife); Deddo; The Human Fly [John Duke] (villain, introduction, death); The Fly [Ted Tembroke] (villain)
First Line: Some men hunt ducks, pheasants...
Synopsis: The Spider takes on the murderous Fly, former business partner to the former Human Fly.
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Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Gustavson script credit from Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson.
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[untitled]

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Genres: humorous
First Line: Hey, Pappy! War's bin declared!
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Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Black Condor [Richard Grey, Jr. as Senator Thomas Wright]; Heywood Bryant; Dr. Foster; Wendy Foster; Ralph Drew
First Line: Authors throughout history have written tragedy, comedy, prose and poetry...
Synopsis: An author is mysteriously killed and his new novel disappears.
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Pages: 9
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Pop Maloney
First Line: It seems the bigger the appetite, the barer the ice-box!
Synopsis: A hungry Pop tricks a bird into laying eggs for him to eat.
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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Molly Maloney; Danny Deever; Doc Dugan
First Line: You say Nifty's brother built the new fun-house in the amusement park?
Synopsis: Danny convinces Molly to try a "tame" amusement park ride.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Molly Maloney; Pop Maloney; Mr. Wixit
First Line: Hmph! You don't have to be so conceited about it!
Synopsis: Pop is hired to appear in a "United Nations exhibit."
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Inkie; Shut Eye (villain); Officer Sullivan
First Line: Inkie is a comic character the size of your pinky...
Synopsis: Inkie is a cartoon character come to life, who's not really impressed with the dangers his creator puts him in, so he resolves to finish the story himself.
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Genres: humorous
First Line: A big shot in college named Cannonball Ames...
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Genres: mystery
Character(s): Pen Miller; Chop Chu; Red Mandrill; Mousy
First Line: Pen Miller, an artist of no small fame...
Synopsis: When the oil man comes the tank gets emptier.
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Pages: 5
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Lisbon Terror

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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Eric Vale
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[untitled]

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Genres: adventure
Character(s): Hack O'Hara
First Line: Furthermore, Hack O'Hara, I've a good mind to report you to the commissioner!
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Pages: 6
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Who Done It!!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Character(s): Clock [Brian O'Brien]; Butch; Big Ed Gloyne; James Post
Synopsis: A crusading newspaper publisher goes after a grafting politician. And gets killed for his troubles. Now it's up to the Clock and Butch to solve the murder.
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Pages: 9
Disclose Notes: not signed by Brenner, nor does it look like his art.

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