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Crack Comics 10

CRACK COMICS #10

Cover Date: February 1941
Cover Price: $.10

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Cover Credits:
Art: Gill Fox


Story: [No Title] (9 Pages)

Credits:

ArtLou Fine
LetteringLou Fine
EditingEd Cronin

Feature Character(s):

Black Condor (poses as Blacky Wing, a protection racket leader)

Villain(s):

Marta Cowen (The Sophisticated Lady of Crime; first appearance; an oriental inventor who builds "Spinning Death Machines")
Nickolas Gido (first appearance; her muscle)

Comment(s):

Fine credited as Kenneth Lewis.
Black Condor uses the Black Ray Gun to melt the charm.


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Second Story: "Super-Power Slip-UP " (5 Pages)

Credits:

StoryHarry Francis Campbell
EditingEd Cronin

Feature Character(s):

Wizard Wells

Supporting Character(s):

Tug

Villain(s):

Jared Mota (first appearance; creates a "short-wave transmitter" similar to a microwave ray)


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Third Story: [No Title] (5 Pages)

Credits:

ArtHenry Kiefer
LetteringHenry Kiefer
EditingEd Cronin

Feature Character(s):

Red Torpedo (Jim Lockhart)

Villain(s):

Nazi submarines
Black Shark

Comment(s):

Henry Kiefer credited as Drew Allen.


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Fourth Story: [No Title] (6 Pages)

Credits:

StoryPaul Gustavson
ArtPaul Gustavson
LetteringPaul Gustavson
EditingEd Cronin

Feature Character(s):

Spider

Villain(s):

The crew of the Falcon (first appearance for all; uses terror of a deserted ship to rob; many die)

Location(s):

New York City, NY


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Fifth Story: "Tor The Magic Master" (5 Pages)

Credits:

StoryFred Guardineer
ArtFred Guardineer
LetteringFred Guardineer
EditingEd Cronin

Feature Character(s):

Tor, The Magic Master (Jimmy Slade; first appearance; uses magic and illusion to fight for justice)

Villain(s):

Fifth Columnists (first appearance for all; many die)

Location(s):

Amazonia (first appearance; a small South American country)


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Sixth Story: "Madam Fatal Meets The Jester" (7 Pages)

Credits:

StoryArt Pinajian
ArtArt Pinajian
LetteringArt Pinajian
EditingEd Cronin

Feature Character(s):

Madame Fatal

Villain(s):

Ratney and his gang (first appearance for all; has a member of his gang impersonate the Jester)
Jester (Robert Mason; first appearance; commits daring robberies; see Comments)

Location(s):

New York City, NY

Comment(s):

Several months after this story, another character called The Jester appeared having a very similar costume, but no connection between the two have never been revealed.


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Seventh Story: [No Title] (7 Pages)

Credits:

StoryGeorge Brenner
ArtGeorge Brenner
LetteringGeorge Brenner
EditingEd Cronin

Feature Character(s):

Clock (stops his heart for two minutes to talk to a dead man)

Supporting Character(s):

Pug Brady (a blonde in this story)

Villain(s):

Scat Bison and his gang (first appearance for all; a liqueor czar)

Location(s):

New York City, NY


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