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| Name | Crack Comics 14 | Published |
| Publication | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 68 | Frequency: monthly | Editing: Ed Cronin |
| Notes | The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1941, New Series, Vol. 36, No. 3. |
| Cover | 1 page |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Characters | The Black Condor [Richard Grey, Jr.]; The Clock [Brian O'Brien] (inset); The Spider [Tom Hallaway] (inset); Molly the Model (inset); Ned Brant (inset) |
| Pencils | Gill Fox ? |
| Inks | Gill Fox ? |
| Comic Story | The Industrial Tyrant / The Black Condor (9 pages) |
| Synopsis | After his first defeat at the hands of the Black Condor, Jaspar Crow begins a long descent into darker evil that manifests in his private endeavors. Crow create an imposter Black Condor to attack his own workers who were poised to go on strike. The true Condor infiltrates the plant and frightens Crow into paying his workers properly and agreeing to humane working conditions. |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Characters | The Black Condor [Richard Grey, Jr. as Senator Thomas Wright]; Wendy Foster; Senator Jaspar Crow (villain) |
| Pencils | Lou Fine (signed) |
| Inks | Lou Fine (signed) |
| Story | Molly the Model (1 page) |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Maloney; Murphy |
| Pencils | John Devlin |
| Inks | John Devlin |
| First Line | You may fill it up again Murphy, m'good man! |
| Story | Molly the Model (1 page) |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Molly The Model; Buelah; Maloney |
| Pencils | John Devlin |
| Inks | John Devlin |
| First Line | Pop-Hey Pop! Buelah says that there's someting wrong with the electric current! |
| Comic Story | Tor vs. Benito Vermin / Tor, the Magic Master (5 pages) |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Characters | Tor [Jim Slade]; Gaspar; Siva; Benito Vermin (villain) |
| Script | Fred Guardineer (signed) |
| Pencils | Fred Guardineer (signed) |
| Inks | Fred Guardineer (signed) |
| Notes | Without explanation, Tor begins speaking his spells backwards in this story, similar to what Zatara and Merlin did. |
| Comic Story | The Aviation Conspiracy / Madam Fatal (5 pages) |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Characters | Madam Fatal [Richard Stanton]; Jed Kirk; Philip White; Gordon Reed |
| Pencils | Art Pinajian |
| Inks | Art Pinajian |
| Story | Slap Happy Pappy (1 page) |
| Genre | Humor |
| Pencils | Jack Cole |
| Inks | Jack Cole |
| Comic Story | Behind Locked Doors / Wizard Wells (5 pages) |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Characters | Wizard Wells; Tug; Weatherbee (villain) |
| Script | Harry Campbell |
| Pencils | Henry Taylor ? |
| Inks | Henry Taylor ? |
| Notes | Last appearance of the Wizard Wells feature. |
| Story | Jane Arden (3 pages) |
| Genre | Drama |
| Script | Monte Barrett |
| Pencils | Russell Ross |
| Inks | Russell Ross |
| First Line | You did a grand job, breaking up that spy ring, Jane |
| Story | Lena Pry (1 page) |
| Genre | Humor |
| Script | Monte Barrett |
| Pencils | Russell Ross |
| Inks | Russell Ross |
| First Line | Lena, we decided tain't right'n proper fer yo'... |
| Comic Story | At Devonshire Girl's School / Alias the Spider (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | The Spider battles an old crone who has been locked in a tomb for decades and seeks revenge on young girls. |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Characters | The Spider [Tom Hallaway]; Toto |
| Script | Paul Gustavson |
| Pencils | Paul Gustavson |
| Inks | Paul Gustavson |
| Letters | Paul Gustavson |
| Notes | All Gustavson credits verified and courtesy of Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson. |
| Story | Ned Brant (4 pages) |
| Genre | Sports |
| Script | Bob Zuppke |
| Pencils | Walt Depew |
| Inks | Walt Depew |
| Story | Off the Record (1 page) |
| Genre | Humor |
| Script | Ed Reed |
| Pencils | Ed Reed |
| Inks | Ed Reed |
| First Line | Pay the man full fare Mama |
| Comic Story | The Red Torpedo vs. the Black Shark / The Red Torpedo (5 pages) |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Characters | The Red Torpedo [Jim Lockhart]; The Black Shark (villain) |
| Script | Henry Kiefer (signed) ? |
| Pencils | Henry Kiefer (signed) |
| Inks | Henry Kiefer (signed) |
| Notes | The 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. |
| Text Story | The Great Bear Mystery (2 pages) |
| Feature | Eric Vale |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Characters | Eric Vale |
| Script | Larry Spain |
| Comic Story | About That Two-Punch Championship Fight / They're Still Talking (1 page) |
| Genre | Sports |
| Script | Bob Zuppke ? |
| Pencils | Walt Depew |
| Inks | Walt Depew |
| Notes | Last appearance in Crack Comics. Ned Brant will still appear, but without They're Still Talking. |
| Story | Space Legion (5 pages) |
| Genre | Science Fiction |
| Characters | Space Legion; Professor Wadsworth; Rock Braddon; Sontak; Elaine |
| Script | Vern Henkel |
| Pencils | Vern Henkel |
| Inks | Vern Henkel |
| First Line | At exactly noon on a bright summer day in the year 2441 a strange cloud blots out the Sun |
| Comic Story | Little Butch / Rube Goldberg's Side Show |
| Genre | Humor |
| Script | Rube Goldberg |
| Pencils | Rube Goldberg |
| Inks | Rube Goldberg |
| Comic Story | Brad and Dad / Rube Goldberg's Side Show |
| Genre | Humor |
| Script | Rube Goldberg |
| Pencils | Rube Goldberg |
| Inks | Rube Goldberg |
| Comic Story | Weekly Invention / Rube Goldberg's Side Show |
| Genre | Humor |
| Script | Rube Goldberg |
| Pencils | Rube Goldberg |
| Inks | Rube Goldberg |
| Story | Snappy (1 page) |
| Genre | Humor; Children |
| Script | Arthur Beeman (signed) |
| Pencils | Arthur Beeman (signed) |
| Inks | Arthur Beeman (signed) |
| First Line | You've been needing this for a long time, Spot Ol' Pal! |
| Comic Story | Klone the Racketeer / The Clock (7 pages) |
| Genre | Detective-mystery; Superhero |
| Characters | Clock [Brian O'Brien]; Pug Brady; Klone (villain) |
| Script | George Brenner (signed) |
| Pencils | George Brenner (signed) |
| Inks | George Brenner (signed) |
| Notes | As of this issue, George Brenner is at least assisted by a ghost artist with a more kinetic style. |
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