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Crack Comics #54 (1948) · The Collector

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Quality Comics
Crack Comics (1940)
#54

Quality Comics#54

Crack Comics

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Crack Comics #54

Publisher: Quality Comics
Cover date: May 1948
Cover price: $0.10
Pages: 52

Key issue

1st appearance of Carl Del Rey

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Stories

2 titled

1Uneasy Lies the Head That Wears a Crown
2Kid Cruncho, the Boy Heavyweight

Sources

Grand Comics Database issue 6729

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Hinky has to be desensitised to his rich uncle's comical appearance.

Credits

Writers: Bernard Dibble, Klaus Nordling, Al Stahl
Pencillers: Reed Crandall, Bernard Dibble, Chuck Cuidera, Klaus Nordling, Al Stahl
Inkers: Bernard Dibble, Chuck Cuidera, Klaus Nordling, Al Stahl
Cover: Reed Crandall

Editorial and production

Editor: George Brenner

Characters

Carl Del Rey· 1st appearance
Beezy Bumble
Captain Triumph
Cookie Johnson (first appearance
Death)
Ephriam Troule (first appearance
Floogy the Fiji
Gloria McGaga
Hack O'Hara
Hinky Dooly
Inkie
J.B. McGaga
Joe Dooly
Molly Maloney
Molly the Model
Mom Dooly
Paddy (first appearance
Parro (first appearance
Pen Miller
Pete
Pop Maloney
Supremo (first appearance
Swagger Kane (first appearance
their gang (first appearance
Uncle Buxby
villain)
villains)

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