Crack Comics (1940) comic books 1942-1944

### Mysto the Hindu starring The Black Condor, art by Lou Fine; Jaspar Crow hires a psychic fraud called Mysto to steal the Hope Diamond. Untitled Spitfire story, art by Al McWilliams. The Gelton Gang starring The Clock, script and art by George E. Brenner. The Bugs starring Tor the Magic Master, art by Fred Guardineer. Untitled Jane Arden story, script by Monte Barrett, art by Russell Ross. Untitled Don Q story, art by Vernon Henkel. Slap Happy Pappy humor page by Jack Cole (as Ralph Johns). Vs. The Black Shark starring Red Torpedo, art by Drew Allen. Rube Goldberg strips. The Candlewood Inheritance starring Alias The Spider, art by Paul Gustavson. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Spy Ring starring The Black Condor, art by Lou Fine; The Condor discovers that Jaspar Crow has bugged the Senate and Senator Wright is implicated in leaking secret information; But Wendy steps in to help on this case by using her wiles on Wright's rival, and a Nazi spy, Karle Kurt. Untitled Spitfire story, art by Al McWilliams. Meet Butch starring The Clock, script and art by George E. Brenner. Untitled Jane Arden story, script by Monte Barrett, art by Russell Ross. Untitled Don Q story, art by Vernon Henkel. The Bombing starring Tor the Magic Master, art by Fred Guardineer. Rube Goldberg strips. The Basket starring Madam Fatal, art by Art Pinajian. The Crow Escapes starring Alias The Spider, art by Paul Gustavson. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Gill Fox. The Storm Masters starring The Black Condor, art by Lou Fine; With the entrance of America into the war, Senator Wright's duties kick into high gear, and Wendy helps her father develop a special food concentrate for Europe. Mission To Chalons starring Spitfire, script and art by Al McWilliams. The Henderson Murder Case starring Alias the Spider, script and art by Paul Gustavson. Slap Happy Pappy humor page by Jack Cole. The Problem of Princess Pershwah starring Hack O'Hara, art by Lou Fine. Untitled Ned Brant story, script by Bob Zuppke, art by E. W. DePew. Rube Goldberg strips. Sure-Fire Detective Agency starring Madam Fatal, script and art by Art Pinajian. The Red Stone starring Don Q, script and art by Vernon Henkel. Victims of the Fagin starring The Clock, script and art by George E. Brenner. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

The Unsung Hero starring The Black Condor, art by Lou Fine; A former fifth columnist named Hawks had tried to warn Senator Wright of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, but he'd been out of commission and arrived after December 7th; However, Hawks also carried word of a second attack, this time on the Panama Canal. Untitled Spitfire story, art by Al McWilliams. President Orders Expulsion of 1200 Germans starring Don Q, art by Vernon Henkel. Slap Happy Pappy humor page by Jack Cole [as Ralph Johns]. Untitled Pen Miller story, art by Klaus Nordling. Rube Goldberg strips. Japanese Saboteurs starring Alias The Spider, art by Paul Gustavson. Untitled Tor the Magic Master story, art by Fred Guardineer. License of a Murderer starring The Clock, script and art by George E. Brenner. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

The Secret of the Hills starring The Black Condor, art by Lou Fine. Untitled Spitfire story, art by Al McWilliams. The Island of Dread starring Don Q, art by Vernon Henkel. Slap Happy Pappy humor page by Jack Cole [as Ralph Johns]. Untitled Pen Miller story, art by Klaus Nordling. Untitled Jane Arden story, script by Monte Barrett, art by Russell Ross. Rube Goldberg strip. The Yellow Scorpion starring Alias The Spider, art by Paul Gustavson. Untitled Tor the Magic Master story, art by Fred Guardineer. The Knife Throwing Gang starring The Clock, script and art by George E. Brenner; Butchs use of rat traps to fight crime and fear of real guns comes into play when she faces the evil Knife-Throwing Gang. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Gill Fox. East Is East, art by Charles Sultan; Crow somehow discovers that Mongolia is the homeland of the Black Condor, so he kidnaps Wendy and leaves a trail of clues for the Condor as to where he has taken her. Untitled Spitfire story, script and art by Al McWilliams. Slap Happy Pappy humor page by Jack Cole. Untitled Pen Miller story, script and art by Klaus Nordling. Untitled Don Q story, script and art by Vernon Henkel. Untitled Hack O'Hara story, art by Alex Koda. Untitled The Clock story, script and art by George E. Brenner. Untitled Yankee Guerilla story, art by Charles Sultan. Untitled Tor story, script and art by Paul Gustavson. Rube Goldberg strip. Alias the Spider story, script and art by Paul Gustavson. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Ruben Moreira. Introducing Captain Triumph!, art by Alfred Andriola; When Michael Gallant is killed, his brother Lance vows to fight evil; And his brother's ghost appears to hold him to that promise; When he rubs the birth mark on his arm, his brother's ghost will combine with him into one super-powered individual. The Jap Zero... starring Spitfire, art by Al McWilliams. Slap Happy Pappy humor page by Jack Cole [as Ralph Johns]. The Secret of the Hills; The Black Condor aids Professor Tinker and his weird, invisible and prescient Do-Bos, when crooks seek to acquire these entities. Maharaja of Maraka starring Alias The Spider. Rube Goldberg strips. Untitled Pen Miller story, art by Klaus Nordling. The House of Horror starring The Clock, script and art by George E. Brenner. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Ruben Moreira [as Rubemor]. Spade the Ruthless, art by Alfred Andriola; Together with Kim, Michael and Lance battle twin villains, who are illegal munition importers that rely on their resemblance to confuse the authorities. Untitled Alias the Spider story, art by John Cavallo. Slap Happy Pappy humor page by Jack Cole. UntitledThe Black Condor story, art by Charles Sultan; An author is mysteriously killed and his new novel disappears. Untitled Inkie story, script and art by Al Stahl. Rube Goldberg strips. Untitled Pen Miller story, script and art by Klaus Nordling. Untitled Hack O'Hara story, art by Clark Williams. Who Done It!! starring Clock, script by George Brenner, art by Fran Matera. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Alex Kotzky. The Men Who Knew Too Much, script and art by Alfred Andriola; While on vacation at Winter Wonderland, Lance and Kim take pity on a circus clown, Biff, and used super-powers to spice up his act; Captain Triumph and his new assistant Biff rescue Peggy from Zero, a killer who's searching for His Majesty. Slap Happy Pappy humor page by Jack Cole. Untitled Clock story, script and art by George E. Brenner. Black Ink Shortage Threatens Artists!, script and art by Al Stahl. Untitled Hack O'Hara story, art by Witmer Williams. Rube Goldberg strip. Untitled Pen Miller story, script and art by Klaus Nordling. Insane Asylum starring Alias the Spider, art by John Cavallo. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Alex Kotzky. The Return of A. Spade, art by Alfred Andriola; A. Spade escapes from jail on the eve of his trial, kidnaps Kim and has Carim Bombay brutally beats her; Captain Triumph tries to infiltrate his mob disguised as Bombay, but Spade shoots him (as Lance) while the real Bombay escapes. Lightning starring Inkie, script and art by Al Stahl. Gun + Killer + Victim = Murder starring Clock, script and art by George E. Brenner. The Hot Swami starring Hack O'Hara, art by Clark Williams. Rube Goldberg strip. Comics Imitate Life, and Vice Versa starring Pen Miller, script and art by Klaus Nordling. Open For Business starring Ike an' Dooit, script and art by Jack Cole. On the Moon starring Perky, script and art by Sid Lazarus. Elmer Briggs, United States Senator starring The Black Condor, art by Rudy Palais. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Al Bryant. Case of the Screaming Deaths, art by Mort Leav; The Raven wants the plans for the sonic-electric bomb, invented by Dr. Marion, and he doesn't care who he kills to get them. Slap Happy Pappy humor page by Jack Cole. Untitled Pen Miller story, script and art by Klaus Nordling. Hack-Ride to Hades starring Hack O'Hara, art by Mort Leav. Untitled Inkie story, script and art by Jack Cole. Untitled Beezy Bumble story, script and art by Bernard Dibble. Untitled Clock story, script and art by George E. Brenner; Elmer Quipple keeps showing up to harass Butch, distracting the Clock from catching Moose Mangle. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

The Man Who Conquered Flame, art by Mort Leav; Lance and Biff go to Egypt to meet with a Dr. Marfree and his partner, Dr. Vossburg, who have created a way to separate water and turn it into flame. Showdown At Miller's Place starring Pen Miller, script and art by Klaus Nordling. A Bankrupt Corpse starring Hack O'Hara, art by Mort Leav. Footprints That Vanish In Thin Air, art by Fran Matera; Butch chases the gang's lookout while The Clock goes after the rest of the gang. Only trouble is the guy keeps vanishing into thin air. Slap Happy Pappy humor page by Jack Cole. The Son of Colonel Buxboy starring Beezy Bumble, script and art by Bernard Dibble. Rube Goldberg strip. The Jeweled Talisman starring Inkie, script and art by Milton Stein. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Untitled Captain Triumph story, art by Ed Dobrotka; Kim is appointed a representative of the Good Neighbor Bureau and is sent to South America as a goodwill ambassador where Captain Triumph immediately gets involved in political intrigue and an attempted coop. Slap Happy Pappy humor page by Jack Cole. Untitled Pen Miller story, script and art by Klaus Nordling. Riddle of the Lucky License starring Hack O'Hara, art by Jack Alderman. Bravo! starring Inkie, art by Janice Valleau. Rube Goldberg strip. Untitled Beezy story, script and art by Bernard Dibble. Untitled Floogy the Fiji story. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.