Crack Comics #55
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "Brain Against Brawn!", Dewey’s quiet life takes a surprising turn when his cabin burns down, leaving his friend Ef in need of shelter. With a simple request to stay with Dewey’s family, things get complicated when Dewey’s mother learns the "po' li'l Jake" she’s agreed to take in is actually Ef’s towering bear companion. Written, drawn, and inked by Bernard Dibble, this 1948 tale from Crack Comics #55 blends warmth and whimsy, all brought to life by Reed Crandall’s dynamic cover art.
Captain Triumph faces his greatest test when a sinister gang led by the cunning Mr. Sprigg uses an army of musclebound thugs to rob the State Fair's charity fund—and kidnaps the woman Michael once loved. Now Lance and his ghost brother must transform into Captain Triumph and pit brains against brawn to stop Mr. Sprigg's crew before it's too late.
Inkie investigates Shutterbug Sholtz's darkroom after the Chief suspects him of plotting with bank robbers, only to stumble onto the photographer's ingenious scheme—using his camera to document his own criminal handiwork. When Inkie captures photographic evidence of Sholtz at the scene of a heist, the case appears solved, but the real twist lies in how the cunning villain has been operating all along.
When Ef’s cabin burns down, Dewey pleads with his mother to let “po’ li’l Jake” stay with them—only to reveal the “child” is actually Ef’s giant bear friend, much to her surprise.
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Reprinted in Captain Triumph Comics #12 (1948), Climax Color Comic #13 (1948), Superboy #9 (1949)
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