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| Date | | Number: 23 | Lang: English (en) | |||
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| Name | Crack Comics 23 | Published |
| Publication | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 68 | Frequency: monthly | Editing: Gilbert Fox (editor); E. M. Arnold (general manager) |
| 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. 2. |
| Cover | 1 page |
| Characters | The Black Condor [Richard Grey, Jr.]; The Clock [Brian O'Brien] (inset); Spitfire [Tex Adams] (inset); Molly the Model (inset); Don Q (inset) |
| Pencils | Gill Fox ? |
| Inks | Gill Fox ? |
| First Line | Starring the Black Condor |
| Comic Story | The Unsung Hero / The Black Condor (9 pages) |
| Synopsis | 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. While that attack indeed takes place, Hawks takes to the skies and makes a suicide dive into a Japanese ship while the Condor disables a Nazi ship, forcing the Germans to surrender. |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Characters | The Black Condor [Richard Grey, Jr. as Senator Thomas Wright]; Jed Hawks (death); the Japanese (villains, some die); the Nazis (villains) |
| Pencils | Lou Fine (signed) |
| Inks | Lou Fine (signed) |
| Comic Story | At Eagle Squadron's field... / Spitfire (6 pages) |
| Genre | Aviation |
| Characters | Spitfire [Tex Adams] |
| Pencils | Al McWilliams (signed) |
| Inks | Al McWilliams (signed) |
| Comic Story | President Orders Expulsion of 1200 Germans / Don Q (6 pages) |
| Genre | Spy |
| Characters | Don Q |
| Pencils | Vern Henkel (signed) |
| Inks | Vern Henkel (signed) |
| Story | Slap Happy Pappy (1 page) |
| Genre | Humor |
| Pencils | Jack Cole (signed) |
| Inks | Jack Cole (signed) |
| First Line | Halt Furriner! Y'ore on private sod! |
| Story | Pen Miller (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | Cartoonist Pen Miller and Chop Chu head to the waters of California to learn why so many freighters are being torpedoed, and discovers that Japanese submarines are being information as to the freighters routes and embarkation times. |
| Genre | Detective-mystery |
| Characters | Pen Miller; Chop Chu (Pen's Chinese houseboy) |
| Pencils | Klaus Nordling (signed) |
| Inks | Klaus Nordling (signed) |
| First Line | Pen and his Chinese houseboy Chop Chu... |
| Notes | Feature formerly appeared in National Comics. |
| Story | Ned Brant (4 pages) |
| Genre | Sports |
| Script | Bob Zuppke (signed) |
| Pencils | Walt Depew (signed) |
| Inks | Walt Depew (signed) |
| First Line | Booooooooooo! |
| Story | Molly the Model (1 page) |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Molly The Model |
| Script | John Devlin |
| Pencils | John Devlin |
| Inks | John Devlin |
| First Line | Y'mean I gotta wear this thing to the mask ball? |
| Story | Molly the Model (1 page) |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Molly The Model |
| Script | John Devlin |
| Pencils | John Devlin |
| Inks | John Devlin |
| First Line | What this house needs is system! |
| Comic Story | Little Butch / Rube Goldberg's Side Show |
| Genre | Humor |
| Script | Rube Goldberg |
| Pencils | Rube Goldberg |
| Inks | Rube Goldberg |
| Notes | strip reprint |
| Comic Story | Brad and Dad / Rube Goldberg's Side Show |
| Genre | Humor |
| Script | Rube Goldberg |
| Pencils | Rube Goldberg |
| Inks | Rube Goldberg |
| Notes | strip reprint |
| Comic Story | Weekly Invention / Rube Goldberg's Side Show |
| Genre | Humor |
| Script | Rube Goldberg |
| Pencils | Rube Goldberg |
| Inks | Rube Goldberg |
| Notes | strip reprint |
| Story | Hack O'Hara (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | Hack picks up a lady fare, who mysteriously asks if he knows where she could pick up a skeleton......as part of a scavenger hunt. The fun and danger begins when she finds one. |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Characters | Hack O'Hara; un-named lady; Slugger Joe (villain); Doc (villain) |
| Pencils | Lou Fine |
| Inks | Lou Fine |
| First Line | Once more "Sir Galahad" O'Hara... |
| Notes | Mark Heike confirms Fine art. |
| Comic Story | Japanese Saboteurs / Alias the Spider (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | The Spider is shot by Japanese spies, but is saved by his new bulletproof suit. Unfortunately, the Yellow Scorprion eludes him. |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Characters | The Spider [Tom Hallaway]; Chuck; The Yellow Scorpion (villain); The Scorpion's spy-ring (villains) |
| Script | Paul Gustavson (signed) |
| Pencils | Paul Gustavson (signed) |
| Inks | Paul Gustavson (signed) |
| Letters | Paul Gustavson |
| Notes | All Gustavson credits verified and courtesy of Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson. |
| Story | Snappy (1 page) |
| Genre | Humor; Children |
| Script | Arthur Beeman |
| Pencils | Arthur Beeman (signed) |
| Inks | Arthur Beeman |
| First Line | Wow! You mean I can go with you today? |
| Comic Story | From the blackness of a shadowy street... / Tor, the Magic Master (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | Tor takes a page from Plastic Man and uses his arm to stretch out and capture his top-hatted foe, Doc Moke. |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Characters | Tor [Jim Slade]; Officer Noonan; Doc Moke (villain) |
| Script | Fred Guardineer (signed) |
| Pencils | Fred Guardineer (signed) |
| Inks | Fred Guardineer (signed) |
| Text Story | The Flame Syndicate (2 pages) |
| Feature | Eric Vale |
| Script | Larry Spain |
| Pencils | ? (illustrations) |
| Inks | ? (illustrations) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Characters | Eric Vale |
| Story | Jane Arden (3 pages) |
| Genre | Drama |
| Script | Monte Barrett |
| Pencils | Russell Ross |
| Inks | Russell Ross |
| First Line | Take this tray to the invalid! |
| Story | Lena Pry (1 page) |
| Genre | Humor |
| Script | Monte Barrett |
| Pencils | Russell Ross |
| Inks | Russell Ross |
| First Line | Now we-un've toted Dandy Jim home mebbe he'll rest better |
| Comic Story | License of a Murderer / The Clock (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | The Clock searches for the murderer of the District Attorney, while Butch, known to have used a rat trap on the enemy, is terrified with fear in firing a real gun that falls into her hands. |
| Genre | Detective-mystery; Superhero |
| Characters | The Clock [Brian O'Brien]; Butch; Captain Kane; Gong Gong Klanes (villain); Runt Mullay (villain) |
| Script | George Brenner (signed) |
| Pencils | George Brenner (signed) |
| Inks | George Brenner (signed) |
| Notes | Inker credit added by Craig Delich 2012-7-26. |
| The data in the additional content section is courtesy of the Grand Comics Database under a Creative Commons Attribution License. More details about this comic may be available in their page here | |

