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Crack Comics #8

Dec 1940 · Quality Comics · 0.10 USD; 0.15 CAD
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In "The Menace of the Thinking Machines," Henry Kiefer crafts a tense wartime thriller where the Black Shark is cornered by the cunning Lockhart, forced to aid in thwarting a Nazi submarine assault through a desperate act of sabotage. With oil-slicked waters and hidden threats beneath the surface, the story pulses with urgency, showcasing the Black Shark’s resourcefulness in a high-stakes naval showdown. The cover by Gill Fox captures the moment’s intensity, rendering the submarine’s shadowy menace in bold, dramatic lines.

Contains 15 stories
The Menace of the Thinking Machines
9 pp · Superhero
Script ? [as Kenneth Lewis]
The Black Condor [Richard Grey, Jr.]Lung Woe (villain, introduction, death)un-named enemy Nazi spy (villain, introduction)the Spinning Deaths (villains, introduction, sentient machines, all die)
Untitled Humor story
2 pp · Humor
Molly the Model
Vendrome's Electrical Weapon
5 pp · Science Fiction
Space LegionRock BraddonDr. WadsworthElaine WadsworthVendrome (first appearance villaindeath)
The Secret of the Rex
5 pp · Superhero
Madam Fatal [Richard Stanton]Dr. Prowl (first appearance)Thor (first appearance)Trag (first appearancevillain)Prof. Crane (first appearancevillain)

When men attempt to salvage Professor Crane's sunken yacht, "The Rex," off a desolate island, a mysterious masked figure scares them away—but Richard Stanton, better known as Madam Fatal, arrives to investigate the theft of a valuable formula. As Stanton dons a disguise to probe the island's secrets, suspicion falls on the reclusive Dr. Prowl, leading to a tangled web of hidden identities and double-crosses that puts our hero in deadly peril.

Allied with the Black Shark
5 pp · Superhero
The Red Torpedo [Jim Lockhart]Capt. Arville (introduction, death)Black Shark (villain)the Nazis (villains)Herr Schaft (villain, introduction, death)

In "Allied with the Black Shark," Jo faces a desperate choice when Lockhart traps the Black Shark’s submarine to force cooperation against a Nazi threat. With oil screens and stealth, the Shark must outmaneuver enemy subs threatening British forces—then vanish before the danger fully passes.

Untitled Drama story
2 pp · Drama
Jane Arden
Untitled Humor story
2 pp · Humor
The Boy and the Bank Robbers
6 pp · Superhero
The Spider [Tom Hallaway]ChuckBobby (introduction)the "old timer" (introduction)Mike (villain)Spud (villain)
The Saboteurs and the Train Crash
4 pp · Adventure
Lee PrestonRick Royce
Untitled Humor story
2 pp · Humor
Untitled Sports story
4 pp · Sports
Ned Brant
The Anti-Gun Judge
1 pp · Humor
With Remote Control
5 pp · Adventure
Wizard WellsTugJason Terrell (first appearance)Betty Terrell (first appearance)Ralph Terrell (villain)John Terrell (villain)
Untitled Humor story
1 pp · Humor
Stuporman
7 pp · Detective-Mystery, Superhero
The Clock [Brian O'Brien]Pat "Pug" BradyStuporman (villain, introduction, death)Snoop Cadrone (villain, introduction, death)

When gangster Snoop Cadrone acquires a brutish creature from Mongolia with hide tough as elephant skin and a mind to match, he names it Stuporman and sets it loose to eliminate rival underworld bosses—starting with Scallio. The Clock and his partner Pat "Pug" Brady catch wind of the murders and track the monster back to Cadrone's hideout, leading to a desperate rooftop chase where brains must outsmart brute strength.

ComicBooks.com Value

Our Model is In Beta
Raw (Good) $79
CGC 7.0 · 1 in census $569
CGC 6.5 · 1 in census $478*
CGC 6.0 · 1 in census $413*
CGC 5.5 · 1 in census $347*
CGC 5.0 none in existence
CGC 4.5 · 1 in census $282*
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CGC 4.0 none in existence
CGC 3.5 · 1 in census $218*
CGC 3.0 · 1 in census $201
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Full credits

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

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Reprinted in Special Edition Series #2 (1974)

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