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Crack Comics #6

Oct 1940 · Quality Comics · 0.10 USD
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In "The Kite-Men," Henry Kiefer delivers a thrilling underwater adventure as Lockart pursues the Black Shark into uncharted depths, where they each find unexpected allies among the undersea peoples. With bold art and dynamic storytelling from Kiefer, and a striking cover by Gill Fox, this 1940 issue offers a rare, early glimpse into the imaginative world of Quality Comics' crack team.

Contains 16 stories
The Kite-Men
9 pp · Superhero
Script ? [as Kenneth Lewis]
The Black Condor [Richard Grey, Jr.]The Kite-Men (villains, introduction, most die), the Master (villain, introduction)Karlo Klug (villain, introduction)

The Black Condor takes on the airborne Kite-Men and their mysterious leader when an invasion force equipped with lightning-powered aircraft strikes a city, only to discover that the villain's plans go far deeper than a simple military assault. As the Condor battles these strange aerial warriors, he'll have to uncover the source of their power and the identity of the shadowy Master orchestrating the attack. Script by Kenneth Lewis.

Untitled Humor story
2 pp · Humor
The Green Men of Hemades
5 pp · Science Fiction
Space LegionRock BraddonGreen Men of Hemades (villains, Intro, Die)Valjar (intro)

When the Space Legion's ship is pulled down to the ruined world of Hemades, Rock Braddon and his men discover a desperate people under siege by the savage Green Men of Hemades—a barbaric race bent on their total destruction. With the help of the planet's leader Valjar, Rock devises a daring plan to turn the tide and save the besieged city from extinction. A thrilling tale of courage and quick thinking across the stars from the pages of Crack Comics.

Untitled Humor story
2 pp · Humor, Children
The Attack of the U7
5 pp · Superhero
The Red Torpedo [Jim Lockhart]The Black Shark (villain)the Nazis (villains)

In "The Attack of the U7," Lockart dives into the uncharted deep alongside the Black Shark, where they must fend off a colossal sea monster while navigating shifting alliances among rival underwater civilizations. The story unfolds in tense, watery darkness, where loyalty is as treacherous as the abyss itself.

Untitled Sports story
4 pp · Sports
Adventure of the Blind Soldier
4 pp
Lee Preston
The Phony Haunted House
6 pp · Superhero
The Spider [Tom Halloway]Weasel Nolan (villain, introduction)
Untitled Drama story
2 pp · Drama
Untitled Humor story
2 pp · Humor
Untitled Humor story
1 pp · Humor
Dead Man's Prints
5 pp · Adventure
Wizard WellsTugWatkins (Intro, villain)

When a lawyer with unsavory connections hires Wizard Wells to install a burglar alarm after receiving kidnapping threats, the inventor finds himself drawn into a baffling case where the fingerprints at crime scenes belong to criminals dead for three years. As Wells investigates the impossible evidence, he must uncover the truth behind the "dead man's prints" before Watkins' own son becomes the next victim.

The Second Madam Fatal
5 pp · Superhero
Madam Fatal [Richard Stanton]
Untitled Humor story
1 pp · Humor
The Rainmaker
2 pp · Humor
The Paralyzer Gun
7 pp · Detective-Mystery, Superhero
The Clock [Brian O'Brien]Pat "Pug" BradyThe Skull Gang (villains, introduction for all)

ComicBooks.com Value

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Raw (Good) $123
CGC 9.2 · 1 in census $1,817*
CGC 9.0 none in existence
CGC 8.5 none in existence
CGC 8.0 none in existence
CGC 7.5 · 1 in census $554*
CGC 7.0 · 1 in census $460*
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CGC 6.5 · 1 in census $386*
CGC 6.0 none in existence
CGC 5.5 · 1 in census $286*
CGC 5.0 · 2 in census $286
CGC 4.5 none in existence
CGC 4.0 none in existence
CGC 3.5 none in existence
CGC 3.0 none in existence
CGC 2.5 · 1 in census $127*
CGC 2.0 · 1 in census $108*
CGC 1.5 none in existence
CGC 1.0 none in existence
CGC 0.5 · 1 in census $54*
* estimate — limited direct-sales data at this grade
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Full credits

writer, artist, inker Henry Kiefer
cover pencils, inks Gill Fox

Reprints

Reprinted in Special Edition Series #2 (1974), The Lou Fine Comics Treasury #[nn] (1991), Men of Mystery Comics #51 (2005)

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