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Crackajack Funnies (1938) · The Collector

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Western
Crackajack Funnies (1938)

Crackajack Funnies

Western · 1938–1942

Format: Ongoing series
Status: Ended
Issues: 43
Frequency: Monthly
Cover price: 10¢
Key issues: 10
Editions: 44

New issues go on your pull list in Releases, with the date to order each one by.

Western#39

Crackajack Funnies

Issues
Key issues
Creators
Characters
Details

Issues

43 issues · 10 keys · 44 editions

Crackajack Funnies

#1

Jun 1938

Crackajack Funnies

#2

Jul 1938

Sources

Grand Comics Database series 104

Catalog data from the Grand Comics Database is licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 and was normalized by The Collector. Cover images belong to their publishers.

Western#3

Crackajack Funnies

#3

Aug 1938

Crackajack Funnies

#4

Sep 1938

Crackajack Funnies

#5

Oct 1938

Crackajack Funnies

#6

Nov 1938

Crackajack Funnies

#7

Dec 1938

Crackajack Funnies

#8

Jan 1939

Crackajack Funnies

#9

Mar 1939

Crackajack Funnies

#10

Apr 1939

Crackajack Funnies

#11

May 1939

Crackajack Funnies

#12

Jun 1939

Crackajack Funnies

#13

Jul 1939

Crackajack Funnies

#14

Aug 1939

Crackajack Funnies

#15

Sep 1939

Crackajack Funnies

#16

Oct 1939

Crackajack Funnies

#17

Nov 1939

Crackajack Funnies

#18

Dec 1939

Crackajack Funnies

#19

Jan 1940

1st appearance of Stratosphere Jim

Crackajack Funnies

#20

Feb 1940

Crackajack Funnies

#21

Mar 1940

Crackajack Funnies

#22

Apr 1940

Crackajack Funnies

#23

May 1940

1st appearance of Ellery Queen

Crackajack Funnies

#24

Jun 1940

Crackajack Funnies

#25

Jul 1940

1st appearance of The Owl

Crackajack Funnies

#26

Aug 1940

1st appearance of a giant

Crackajack Funnies

#27

Sep 1940

Crackajack Funnies

#28

Oct 1940

1st appearance of Davey

Crackajack Funnies

#29

Nov 1940

1st appearance of Barbara Belford

Crackajack Funnies

#30

Dec 1940

1st appearance of The Masked Pilot

Crackajack Funnies

#31

Jan 1941

Crackajack Funnies

#32

Feb 1941

1st appearance of Owl Girl

Crackajack Funnies

#33

Mar 1941

Crackajack Funnies

#34

Apr 1941

Crackajack Funnies

#35

May 1941

Crackajack Funnies

#36

Jun 1941 · 2 editions

1st appearance of Cyclone

Crackajack Funnies

#37

Jul 1941

Crackajack Funnies

#38

Aug 1941

Crackajack Funnies

#39

Sep 1941

1st appearance of Andy Panda

Crackajack Funnies

#40

Oct 1941

Crackajack Funnies

#41

Nov 1941

Crackajack Funnies

#42

Dec 1941

Crackajack Funnies

#43

Jan 1942

Key issues

First appearances, origins and turning points, each with the fact that makes it a key.

10 keys

Crackajack Funnies

#39

Sep 1941

1st appearance of Andy Panda

Crackajack Funnies

#36

Jun 1941

1st appearance of Cyclone

Crackajack Funnies

#25

Jul 1940

1st appearance of The Owl

Crackajack Funnies

#28

Oct 1940

1st appearance of Davey

Crackajack Funnies

#30

Dec 1940

1st appearance of The Masked Pilot

Crackajack Funnies

#26

Aug 1940

1st appearance of a giant

Crackajack Funnies

#32

Feb 1941

1st appearance of Owl Girl

Crackajack Funnies

#23

May 1940

1st appearance of Ellery Queen

Crackajack Funnies

#19

Jan 1940

1st appearance of Stratosphere Jim

Crackajack Funnies

#29

Nov 1940

1st appearance of Barbara Belford

Creators

Who made the most issues of this run, with the issues they span.

62 people credited

Writers

Frank V. Martinek40 issues · #1–#43
Roy Crane34 issues · #1–#35
Norman Marsh31 issues · #1–#35
Ray Thompson29 issues · #1–#35
Fred Harman26 issues · #9–#35
Abe Martin24 issues · #1–#33
Merrill Blosser23 issues · #1–#23
Martha Orr23 issues · #1–#24

Artists

Roy Crane35 issues · #1–#35
Al McWilliams35 issues · #2–#40
Norman Marsh32 issues · #1–#35
Leon A. Beroth31 issues · #1–#43
Charles Coll30 issues · #1–#35
Fred Harman27 issues · #9–#35
Abe Martin25 issues · #1–#34
Martha Orr24 issues · #1–#24

Cover artists

Frank Thomas13 issues · #28–#42
Fred Harman2 issues · #9–#28
Al McWilliams2 issues · #18–#29
Leon A. Beroth2 issues · #20–#30
Bill Ely2 issues · #23–#28
Bob Bugg2 issues · #26–#28
Charles Coll1 issue
Win Smith1 issue

Inkers: Roy Crane (34), Al McWilliams (34), Norman Marsh (32)
Colorists: Western Publishing Production Shop (1)
Letterers: J. R. Williams (1), Norman Marsh (1), Jim Gary (1)
Editors: Oskar Lebeck (43)

Characters and teams

Who appears most often in this run, by issues they appear in.

374 characters

Don Winslow34
Wash Tubbs21
Clyde Beatty18
Captain Easy17
Red Ryder15
Myra North13
Tom Mix13
Dan Dunn12
Little Beaver12
Red Pennington12
The Owl10
Apple Mary9
Boots9
Freckles9
Major Amos B. Hoople9
Sunny9
Annibelle8
Bow Wow Jones8
Dennie8
Irwin Higgs8
Jack7
Luther7
Rudy Nebb7
Belle Wayne6

First appearances in this run

Characters who debut here, led by those who appear most across the catalog.

Andy Panda#39
Cyclone#36
The Owl#25
Davey#28

Publication details

Other series titled Crackajack Funnies

1939 one-shot

Publishing format: was ongoing series
Binding: saddle-stitched
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age U.S.
Paper stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior

The Masked Pilot

#30

Ellery Queen#23

Stratosphere Jim#19

a giant's wife#26

Barbara Belford#29

Davey's mother#28