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Crack Comics (1940) comic books 1945

  • Issue #38
    Crack Comics (1940) 38
    • Centerfold detached.
    • INCOMPLETE. Piece torn from centerfold, slightly affects art and story.

    Cover art by Al Bryant. The Castle of Shadows, art by Mort Leav; Lona Mills inherits a haunted house, although most of the ghosts were the crooked kind; Lance was tied and unable to deal with the situation as Captain Triumph until Michael coaxed a rat into chewing the ropes free so that Lance could touch his special birthmark. Slap Happy Pappy humor page by Jack Cole. The Mastermind of the Rotley Gang starring Pen Miller, script and art by Klaus Nordling. The Kidnapping of Nora Hayes starring Hack O'Hara, script and art by Vernon Henkel. Floogy's Fishing Spot starring Floogy the Fiji. Rube Goldberg strip. Professor Stealum starring Inkie, script and art by Al Stahl. The Big Brawl starring Beezy, script and art by Bernard Dibble. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #40
    Crack Comics (1940) 40

    Cover art by Al Bryant. The Will of Esau Flinter starring Captain Triumph, art by Bill Quackenbush; Esau Flinter decides to leave all to charity, upsetting his heirs greatly and resulting in his murder before he can change the will. Slap Happy Pappy strip by Jack Cole [as Ralph Johns]. The State Pen Scam starring Pen Miller, script and art by Klaus Nordling. The Phony Cab starring Hack O'Hara, script and art by Vernon Henkel. The Fox's Poker Lesson starring Floogy the Fiji. Rube Goldberg humor page. How To Be a Detective starring Beezy, script and art by Bernard Dibble. Big Stage Star, script and art by Al Stahl; Inkie solves a crime- in a puppet show. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.