| Crack Comics | |
|---|---|
 Crack Comics #1 (May 1940), artwork probably by Ed Cronin. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Quality Comics |
| Schedule | various |
| Format | Anthology |
| Genre | crime, superhero, humor |
| Publication date | May 1940 – Sept. 1949 |
| No. of issues | 62 |
| Main character(s) | The Clock, Black Condor, Captain Triumph, Alias the Spider, Madame Fatal, Jane Arden, Molly the Model, Red Torpedo |
| Creative team | |
| Artist(s) | Alfred Andriola, George Brenner, Gill Fox, Jack Cole, Paul Gustavson, Klaus Nordling, Art Pinajian |
| Editor(s) | Ed Cronin, John Beardsley, Gill Fox, George Brenner |
Crack Comics is an anthology comic book series published by Quality Comics during the Golden Age of Comic Books.[1] It featured such characters as The Clock, Black Condor, Captain Triumph, Alias the Spider, Madame Fatal, Jane Arden, Molly the Model, and Red Torpedo. The title "crack" referred to "being at the top of one's form", like a "crack sharpshooter".[2]
Notable contributors to Crack Comics included Alfred Andriola, George Brenner, Gill Fox, Jack Cole, Paul Gustavson, Klaus Nordling, and Art Pinajian.
Quality Comics published 62 issues of Crack Comics from 1940 to 1949; the title was temporarily revived in 2011, when the Next Issue Project published issue "#63".
- ^ Koolman, Mike; Amash, Jim (2011). The Quality Companion. TwoMorrows Publishing. p. 219. ISBN 978-1605490373.
- ^ Steranko, Jim (1972). The Steranko History of Comics 2. Reading, Pennsylvania: Supergraphics. p. 92.