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Issue: Crack Comics #53

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Publication Date: March 1948

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Issues: #53 of 62 Issues

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Variant: unnamed

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Publisher: Flag

Quality Comics

Brand: Quality Comic Group

Indicia Publisher: Comic Magazines

On Sale Date: (not set)

Volume: none

Pages: 52

ISBN: none

UPC/EAN: none

Price: $0.10 USD

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Content Items: 11 (10 stories, 1 cover)

Editor(s): George Brenner

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Format

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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- The Man Who Robbed the Dead [Illustration on Cover, Front]0

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Climax Color Comic #12 published January 1948 as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]

Taxi O'Hara Comics #4 published January 1949 as Sometimes crime-hating Taxi O'Hara finds himself up against heavy odds! [Story on Interior Page(s)] Originally Hack O'Hara

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Content Items (11 total)

The Man Who Robbed the Dead

Illustration on Cover, Front

Credits

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Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Captain Triumph

Character(s): Captain Triumph

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Captain Triumph Color Comic #11 published ?

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Pages: 1

The Man Who Robbed the Dead

Story on Interior Page(s)

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Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Captain Triumph

Character(s): Captain Triumph [Lance and Michael Gallant]; Biff; Kim Meredith; Vyra Gallant (villain)

Synopsis: The death of Michael's godfather, Emmet Darcy, results in an inheritance for Michael. Lance intends to donate the money to medical research, but a supposed relative, Vyra, comes out of the woodwork, claiming to be Michael's widow. Lance ultimately proves that her marriage certificate was a forgery.

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Pages: 15

Notes: Title taken from the cover. The first line, "A cunning plot, inspired by greed and guile..."
Captain Triumph's birth year is given as 1917 on a tombstone pictured on page 1.

[untitled]

Story on Interior Page(s)

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Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Inkie

Character(s): Inkie

First Line: Watch out below!

Synopsis: Inkie will leran a young bird to fly.

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Pages: 6

[untitled]

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Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Molly the Model

Character(s): Molly the Model [Molly Maloney]; Pop Maloney

First Line: But why can't I come in the studio and watch you pose?

Synopsis: Molly is model for a temperamental painter.

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Pages: 1

[untitled]

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Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Molly the Model

Character(s): Molly Maloney; Pop Maloney

First Line: And the winner of the Miss Blonde title--Miss Molly Maloney!

Synopsis: Pop one-ups his daughter Molly in winning "titles."

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Pages: 1

[untitled]

Story on Interior Page(s)

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Subject Matter

Genres: adventure

Feature(s): Hack O'Hara

Character(s): Hack O'Hara; J. Howard Kew (millionaire); Henry Smithers (ex-convict, butler)

First Line: Sometimes crime-hating Hack O'Hara finds himself up against heavy odds!

Synopsis: An ex-convict is hired as a butler of a millionaire.

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Pages: 6

Notes: Kirkpatrick is credited on pencils on this feature, and the art here is identical to her credited stories in #56-58 and Betty Bates in Hit Comics #52, 54 and 55. Many sober faces.

[untitled]

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Genres: mystery

Feature(s): Pen Miller

Character(s): Pen Miller; Buggs Garrot (mobster); Roy Platter (disc jockey)

First Line: Mysterious Fire Destroys Radio Studio!

Synopsis: A disc jockey is injured in a mysterious fire ignited by a prepared gramophone record.

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Pages: 5

[untitled]

Story on Interior Page(s)

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Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Floogy the Fiji

Character(s): Floogy the Fiji

First Line: Have a light, Bud?

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Pages: 5

North Woods Interlude

Text Story on Interior Page(s)

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Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Captain Triumph

Character(s): Captain Triumph; Lance Gallant; Kim Meredith; Biff

Synopsis: Three men have found gold in the North Woods and don't want it discovered by outsiders.

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Pages: 2

[untitled]

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Genres: humorous, teen

Feature(s): Kiki Kelly

Character(s): Kiki Kelly; Mr. Kelly; Mrs. Kelly

First Line: How fortunate, finding this piece of cloth right on Kiki's dresser!

Synopsis: A piece of cloth from the coat tail of Greg Van Madison is sewed on dad's trousers.

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Pages: 1

Notes: Dibble's credit is suggested by Jerry Bails' Who's Who.

[untitled]

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Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Beezy

Character(s): Beezy Bumble; Ma Bumble; Bertram Bumble; Betty Bumble; Brophy

First Line: Very well, then, I'll just have to trust your father to go pay this light bill!

Synopsis: By mistake, Beezy buys a statue at an auction.

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Pages: 5