Crack Comics #54 is an issue of the series Crack Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of May, 1948.
Contents
- 1 Synopsis for Captain Triumph: "Uneasy Lies the Head That Wears a Crown"
- 2 Appearing in Captain Triumph: "Uneasy Lies the Head That Wears a Crown"
- 3 Synopsis for Floogy the Fiji: "Kid Cruncho, the Boy Heavyweight"
- 4 Appearing in Floogy the Fiji: "Kid Cruncho, the Boy Heavyweight"
- 5 Synopsis for Hack O'Hara: "The Assembly Line Slaves"
- 6 Appearing in Hack O'Hara: "The Assembly Line Slaves"
- 7 Synopsis for Pen Miller: "Swagger Kane's Shoe-Smuggling Racket"
- 8 Appearing in Pen Miller: "Swagger Kane's Shoe-Smuggling Racket"
- 9 Synopsis for Beezy: "The Problem of Mr. McGaga"
- 10 Appearing in Beezy: "The Problem of Mr. McGaga"
- 11 Synopsis for Inkie: "Gas Tablets"
- 12 Appearing in Inkie: "Gas Tablets"
- 13 Notes
- 14 See Also
- 15 Links and References
Synopsis for Captain Triumph: "Uneasy Lies the Head That Wears a Crown"
Appearing in Captain Triumph: "Uneasy Lies the Head That Wears a Crown"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Supremo (Only appearance; dies)
- his assassins, at least six
- his sailors (most or all die)
Other Characters:
- Carl Del Rey, U.S. citizen
- Parro, Romiroan envoy (Dies)
- Rudolf of Romiro, Carl's grandfather (Mentioned only)
- State Troopers (some die)
Locations:
- small town
- gas station
- State Police station
- Romiro (Mentioned only)
Vehicles:
- Lance's open-top red roadster
- Supremo's black sedan
- Supremo's trick truck, for concealing black sedan
- sailing ship bound for Romiro (Destroyed)
Synopsis for Floogy the Fiji: "Kid Cruncho, the Boy Heavyweight"
Appearing in Floogy the Fiji: "Kid Cruncho, the Boy Heavyweight"
Featured Characters:
- Floogy the Fiji
Supporting Characters:
- Tak Tak, parrot
Antagonists:
- Kid Cruncho, boy heavyweight
Other Characters:
- Fuzzy
- Floy
Locations:
- Fiji
Items:
- Floy's doll
Synopsis for Hack O'Hara: "The Assembly Line Slaves"
Appearing in Hack O'Hara: "The Assembly Line Slaves"
Featured Characters:
Antagonists:
- Ephriam Troule
- Murgatroyd
- Persuader
- more slavers
Other Characters:
- Sid Roberts, cabbie
- Joe Mason, cabbie
- Frank O'Brien, cabbie
Locations:
- Troule Motor Company Showroom
- Troule Motor Company Factory
Vehicles:
- O'Hara's Hack
Synopsis for Pen Miller: "Swagger Kane's Shoe-Smuggling Racket"
Appearing in Pen Miller: "Swagger Kane's Shoe-Smuggling Racket"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Chop Chu, houseboy
Antagonists:
- Swagger Kane
- Cookie Johnson
- Paddy
- their gang
Other Characters:
- Higgins, U.S. Customs
- his agents
Locations:
Items:
- Gotham Diamond
Synopsis for Beezy: "The Problem of Mr. McGaga"
Appearing in Beezy: "The Problem of Mr. McGaga"
Featured Characters:
- Beezy Bumble
Other Characters:
- Gloria McGaga
- J.B. McGaga
- process server
Locations:
- McGaga's house
- Corner Cokery
Synopsis for Inkie: "Gas Tablets"
Inkie builds a jet-propelled toy racing car and powers it with gas tablets. Not "gasoline tablets," just plain drugstore antacid-seltzer tablets. The Light Weight Car Company negotiates for the rights to build it, in larger sizes, but after some comical misunderstandings are straightened out, rudely gives up on the project.
Appearing in Inkie: "Gas Tablets"
Featured Characters:
Antagonists:
- Light Weight Car Company
Vehicles:
- Inkie's modified wind-up toy racing car
Notes
- In Captain Triumph, Biff gets head-konked unconscious with a rifle stock, and Lance gets riddled with tommy gun bullets.
- Hack O'Hara gets head-konked unconscious with a blackjack.
- Also featured in this issue of Crack Comics were:
- Hinky Dooly, by Bernard Dibble (1 page)
- Molly the Model, by Bernard Dibble (2 pages, 2 stories)
- Captain Triumph: "The Skeleton" (text story) (2 pages)
See Also
Links and References
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