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Crack Comics
Date | Number: 8 | Lang: English (en)
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PublicationDecember 1940 | Price: 0.10 USD; 0.15 CAD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: monthly
 
ContentGenre: Superhero | Characters: The Black Condor [Richard Grey, Jr.]; The Clock [Brian O'Brien] (inset); Jane Arden (inset); Alias the Spider [Tom Hallaway] (inset); Molly the Model (inset)
 
Comic StoryThe Menace of the Thinking Machines (9 pages)
SynopsisThe Condor must overcome the Chinese Lung Woe, who has created the drilling "spinning death machine" for his Nazi cohort. Unfortunately for them, the machine turns out to have a mind of its own and manufactures an army itself!
CreditsScript:? [as Kenneth Lewis] (signed)
ContentGenre: Superhero | Characters: The Black Condor [Richard Grey, Jr.]; Lung Woe (villain, introduction, death); un-named enemy Nazi spy (villain, introduction); the Spinning Deaths (villains, introduction, sentient machines, all die)
 
ContentGenre: Humor | Characters: Molly the Model
 
ContentGenre: Humor
 
Comic StoryVendrome's Electrical Weapon (5 pages)
ContentGenre: Science Fiction | Characters: Space Legion; Rock Braddon; Dr. Wadsworth; Elaine Wadsworth; Vendrome (first appearance villain; death)
 
Comic StoryThe Secret of the Rex (5 pages)
ContentGenre: Superhero | Characters: Madam Fatal [Richard Stanton]; Dr. Prowl (first appearance); Thor (first appearance); Trag (first appearance; villain); Prof. Crane (first appearance; villain)
 
Comic StoryAllied with the Black Shark (5 pages)
SynopsisLockhart forces the Black Shark to assist him against Axis treachery by pinning the Shark's sub, then using his ability to release a screen of oil to surround Nazi submarines poised to attack the British. After this is accomplished, the Shark hastily retreats to safety.
ContentGenre: Superhero | Characters: The Red Torpedo [Jim Lockhart]; Capt. Arville (introduction, death); Black Shark (villain); the Nazis (villains); Herr Schaft (villain, introduction, death)
NotesThe Who's Who suggests, 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. Kiefer is also usually considered to have written it. Drew Allen is Kiefer's pen-name used on the strip.
 
ContentGenre: Drama | Characters: Jane Arden
Notesstrip reprints
 
ContentGenre: Humor
Notesbottom half of the Jane Arden pages
 
Comic StoryThe Boy and the Bank Robbers (6 pages)
SynopsisTo save a kidnapped boy's life, the Spider doesn't hesitate to kill the kidnapper.
ContentGenre: Superhero | Characters: The Spider [Tom Hallaway]; Chuck; Bobby (introduction); the "old timer" (introduction); Mike (villain); Spud (villain)
NotesAll Gustavson credits verified and courtesy of Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson.
 
Comic StoryThe Saboteurs and the Train Crash (4 pages)
ContentGenre: Adventure | Characters: Lee Preston; Rick Royce
 
ContentGenre: Humor
 
ContentGenre: Sports | Characters: Ned Brant
Notesstrip reprints
 
Text StoryJungle Blitzkrieg (2 pages)
FeaturingEric Vale
CreditsScript: Larry Spain | Pencils:? (illustrations) | Inks:? (illustrations) | Letters: typeset
ContentGenre: Adventure | Characters: Eric Vale
 
Comic StoryThe Anti-Gun Judge (1 page)
ContentGenre: Humor
 
Comic StoryWith Remote Control (5 pages)
ContentGenre: Adventure | Characters: Wizard Wells; Tug; Jason Terrell (first appearance); Betty Terrell (first appearance); Ralph Terrell (villain); John Terrell (villain)
 
ContentGenre: Humor
Notesstrip reprints
 
Comic StoryStuporman (7 pages)
SynopsisThe Clock must find a way to overcome and defeat a super-strong and impervious pinheaded monster from Mongolia.
ContentGenre: Detective-mystery; Superhero | Characters: The Clock [Brian O'Brien]; Pat "Pug" Brady; Stuporman (villain, introduction, death); Snoop Cadrone (villain, introduction, death)
NotesThough "Stuporman" is a dumb, giant Mongolian thug, he is clearly also meant to be a parody of Superman.
 
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