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Crack Comics #31 is an issue of the series Crack Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of October, 1943.
Contents
- 1 Synopsis for Captain Triumph: "The Return of A. Spade"
- 2 Appearing in Captain Triumph: "The Return of A. Spade"
- 3 Synopsis for Inkie: "Lightning"
- 4 Appearing in Inkie: "Lightning"
- 5 Synopsis for The Clock: "Gun + Killer + Victim = Murder"
- 6 Appearing in The Clock: "Gun + Killer + Victim = Murder"
- 7 Synopsis for Hack O'Hara: "The Hot Swami"
- 8 Appearing in Hack O'Hara: "The Hot Swami"
- 9 Synopsis for Pen Miller: "Comics Imitate Life, and Vice Versa"
- 10 Appearing in Pen Miller: "Comics Imitate Life, and Vice Versa"
- 11 Synopsis for Perky: "On the Moon"
- 12 Appearing in Perky: "On the Moon"
- 13 Synopsis for Black Condor: "Elmer Briggs, United States Senator"
- 14 Appearing in Black Condor: "Elmer Briggs, United States Senator"
- 15 Notes
- 16 See Also
- 17 Links and References
Synopsis for Captain Triumph: "The Return of A. Spade"
Appearing in Captain Triumph: "The Return of A. Spade"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- A. Spade (Dies)
- Torpedo (arrested)
- Carim Bombay (escapes)
Other Characters:
- Ambassador Von Mark
- Eric Peters
- Peggy Von Mark
Locations:
Synopsis for Inkie: "Lightning"
Appearing in Inkie: "Lightning"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Al
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
- Lightning Junior
- Lightning Mom (audible, but off-stage)
Locations:
- Crack Comics Art Department
- Tokyo
Items:
- "Japanese Anti-Lightning Short-Circuiting Gadjet, made in USA"
Vehicles:
- flying ash tray
Synopsis for The Clock: "Gun + Killer + Victim = Murder"
Joe Doe gets gunned down by a stick-up robber. Butch witnesses the murder and follows the killer to his home, then calls in the Clock. The killer tries to get rough with Butch, but that goes badly for him, and gets noisy, which draws in the Clock, who punches him out.
Appearing in The Clock: "Gun + Killer + Victim = Murder"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- robber
Other Characters:
- Joe Doe (Dies)
Locations:
Synopsis for Hack O'Hara: "The Hot Swami"
Appearing in Hack O'Hara: "The Hot Swami"
Featured Characters:
Antagonists:
- Hot Swami
- Ali
Other Characters:
- FBI agent (Dies)
- cop
- more cops
Locations:
- theater
Animals:
- Leo, a lion
Vehicles:
- O'Hara's Hack
Synopsis for Pen Miller: "Comics Imitate Life, and Vice Versa"
Appearing in Pen Miller: "Comics Imitate Life, and Vice Versa"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Chop Chu, butler
Antagonists:
- Goldy, convict (condemned)
- Goldy's two hench morons (both die)
- Benny, convict
Other Characters:
- Prison Warden
Locations:
- Prison
- Poverty Hollow
- Pelican Lake
- Foxhole under Indian Rock
Synopsis for Perky: "On the Moon"
Appearing in Perky: "On the Moon"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
- Mr. Man in the Moon
- Mrs. Man in the Moon
- Mr. Comet
Locations:
Items:
Vehicles:
Synopsis for Black Condor: "Elmer Briggs, United States Senator"
Appearing in Black Condor: "Elmer Briggs, United States Senator"
Featured Characters:
- the Black Condor (Final appearance)
Antagonists:
- Joe Logan, newspaper weasel
- his gang
- his fake expert witnesses
- his impersonators
Other Characters:
- Senator Elmer Briggs, from the Corn Belt
- Senator Dan Bird
Locations:
Notes
- This issue is the final golden age appearance of the Black Condor.
- In Captain Triumph, Kim gets kidnapped. She also gets slapped around, a lot, by the villain. She also gets head-konked unconscious, with a pistol butt.
- The Clock has gone back to wearing a Spirit-style domino mask.
- Inkie
- At first, in Crack Comics #28, Al was unaware of Inkie's existence, but in this issue, they converse.
- Japanese soldiers follow Inkie's adventures in Crack Comics every month, and are big fans.
- Also featured in this issue of Crack Comics were:
- Molly the Model, by Bernard Dibble
- Slap Happy Pappy, by Jack Cole
- Rube Goldberg's Side Show, by Rube Goldberg
- Ike an' Doo Itt by Jack Cole
See Also
Links and References
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