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| Date | | Number: 5 | Lang: English (en) | |||
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| Name | Crash Comics 5 | Published |
| Publication | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 68 | Frequency: monthly |
| Notes | Vol. 1 -- No. 5 November 1940 CRASH COMICS is published monthly by Tem Publishing Co., Inc. Office of publication, Meriden, Conn. Editorial Offices, 381 Fourth Avenue, New York, N.Y. Application for entry as second-class matter at the Post Office of Meriden, Conn., under the Act of March 3, 1879, pending. Price 10 cents per copy. Subscription rates, 12 issues for $1.20 in the United States and its possessions. Copyright 1940 by Tem Publishing Co., Inc. Printed in the U. S. A. Only issue that is just "Crash Comics" on both the cover and indicia. |
| Cover | 1 page |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Characters | The Cat-Man [David Merrywether]; The Blue Streak [Don-Vin] (inset); Buck Burke (inset); Shangra (inset); Strongman [Percy van Norton] (inset); Secret Agent Z-2 (inset) |
| Pencils | Bert Whitman (signed) |
| Inks | Bert Whitman (signed) |
| First Line | With eyes that shine like searchlights |
| Publisher advertisement | Read the 3 Outstanding Comic Magazines (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Promo for the three Temerson-related titles, although neither of the other two published any further issues with this cover date or later under Temerson's publisher. Speed Comics would be taken over by Leo Greenwald and then Harvey. |
| Feature | Crash Comics; Speed Comics; Whirlwind Comics |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Notably, the Worth Carnahan-published series (Champion Comics, Cyclone Comics and O.K. Comics) which some sources associate with Temerson, are not included in this promo. Inside front cover. |
| Story | Strongman (13 pages) |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Characters | Strongman |
| Pencils | Pagsilang Isip (signed) |
| Inks | Pagsilang Isip (signed) |
| First Line | Strongman, the mighty man of tomorrow... |
| Notes | Final Golden Age appearance. Decades after the character entered the public domain, Marvel Comics created their own version of Strongman, introducing him in INVADERS (Marvel, 1993 series) #1-4. |
| Story | Flying Trio (5 pages) |
| Pencils | George Storm |
| Inks | George Storm |
| First Line | Holy jumpin' fish hooks! |
| Notes | last appearance |
| Story | Cat-Man (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | David convinces the Chief of the Secret Service to let him handle the recent influx of spys coming into the country on forged passports. To do so, the Cat-Man must successfully live through a series of traps that the spy's have used to kill other agents that have tried to penetrate the spy's stronghold. |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Characters | The Cat-Man [David Merrywether]; un-named Chief of the Secret Service; Herr Blonker [aka Hans the Tailor] (villain, foreign spy) |
| Pencils | Irwin Hasen |
| Inks | Irwin Hasen |
| First Line | In a cabin at the edge of a cliff.. |
| Notes | The Cat-Man loses his second of nine lives in the story. Catman next appears in Catman Comics #1. |
| Comic Story | Alec & the Reign of Yang / Alec (2 pages) |
| Characters | Alec |
| Pencils | Rudolf Johnson (signed) |
| Inks | Rudolf Johnson (signed) |
| Notes | next appears in CATMAN COMICS #10 |
| Story | Buck Burke (5 pages) |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Characters | Buck Burke |
| Pencils | George Storm |
| Inks | George Storm |
| First Line | Buck and his hunters are breaking camp... |
| Notes | last appearance |
| Story | Blue Streak (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | The Streak heads to Antarctica in search of a noted explorer who has not been heard from in 48 hours, and who had hoped to stake a claim on behalf of the U.S. for iron gold and oil in the region. He discovers the Admiral under avalanch snows, rescues him, but then has to fight off the Admiral's assistants who turn out to be 5th Columnists! |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Characters | The Blue Streak [Don-Vin]; Tago (Streak's servant); Admiral Swan (explorer); group of Fifth Columnists (villains, all die) |
| Pencils | Dan Gormley ? |
| Inks | Dan Gormley ? |
| First Line | The Blue Streak moves to free men of importance... |
| Notes | Blue Streak's last appearance. For this story only, the Feature Logo is "The Blue Streak, the Defender of the People". |
| Story | Jane Drake Detective (4 pages) |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Characters | Jane Drake |
| First Line | Because of her innumerable escapes... |
| Notes | This was the last appearance of the Jane Drake Detective feature.. |
| Comic Story | Bob Preston (4 pages) |
| Feature | Bob Preston |
| Characters | Bob Preston (intro, only appearance) |
| First Line | The N.Y. Museum of Cultural History has commissioned young Bob Preston... |
| Notes | Only appearance of the "Bob Preston" feature (if it is intended to be a feature. It may just be the title). |
| Story | Solar Legion (5 pages) |
| Genre | Science Fiction |
| Characters | Solar Legion |
| Script | Jack Kirby |
| First Line | Scientists freely admit that a century hence... |
| Notes | last appearance; Jack Kirby removed from pencils and inks fields (per Greg Theakston) |
| Text Story | Waterfront Wildcat (2 pages) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Script | Robert Turner |
| Story | Secret Agent Z-2 (4 pages) |
| Genre | Spy |
| Characters | Secret Agent Z-2 |
| Pencils | Irwin Hasen (signed) |
| Inks | Irwin Hasen (signed) |
| First Line | Cloaked in anonymity... |
| Notes | last appearance |
| Story | Shangra (7 pages) |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Characters | Shangra |
| Script | Nam Chang Po |
| Pencils | Pagsilang Isip (signed) |
| Inks | Pagsilang Isip (signed) |
| First Line | We shall soon reach the palace, Jack. |
| Notes | last appearance |
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