Issue: #5
Published: November 1940, Price: 0.10 USD, Pages: 68, Editing:
Color: Color Dimensions: Standard Golden Age U. S. Paper Stock: Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior Binding: Saddle-stitched Publishing Format: Was Ongoing
Notes: Vol. 1 -- No. 5 November 1940
CRASH COMICS is published monthly by Tem Publishing Co., Inc. Office of publication, Meriden, Conn. Editorial Offices, 381 Fourth Avenue, New York, N.Y. Application for entry as second-class matter at the Post Office of Meriden, Conn., under the Act of March 3, 1879, pending. Price 10 cents per copy. Subscription rates, 12 issues for $1.20 in the United States and its possessions. Copyright 1940 by Tem Publishing Co., Inc. Printed in the U. S. A.
Only issue that is just "Crash Comics" on both the cover and indicia.
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| Promo (ad From The Publisher) (1 page) |
Read the 3 Outstanding Comic Magazines |
| Featuring: |
Crash Comics; Speed Comics; Whirlwind Comics |
| Synopsis: |
Promo for the three Temerson-related titles, although neither of the other two published any further issues with this cover date or later under Temerson's publisher. Speed Comics would be taken over by Leo Greenwald and then Harvey. |
| Credits: |
Letters: typeset |
| Comic Story (13 pages) |
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| Featuring: |
Strongman |
| Credits: |
Pencils: Rey Isip [as "Pagsilang R. Isip" (signed)] | Inks: Rey Isip [as "Pagsilang R. Isip" (signed)] |
| Characters: |
Strongman |
| Comic Story (5 pages) |
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| Featuring: |
Flying Trio |
| Credits: |
Pencils: George Storm | Inks: George Storm |
| Comic Story (2 pages) |
Alec & the Reign of Yang |
| Featuring: |
Alec |
| Credits: |
Pencils: Rudolf Johnson (signed) | Inks: Rudolf Johnson (signed) |
| Comic Story (5 pages) |
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| Featuring: |
Buck Burke |
| Credits: |
Pencils: George Storm | Inks: George Storm |
| Comic Story (5 pages) |
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| Featuring: |
The Blue Streak, the Defender of the People |
| Synopsis: |
The Streak heads to Antarctica in search of a noted explorer who has not been heard from in 48 hours, and who had hoped to stake a claim on behalf of the U.S. for iron gold and oil in the region. He discovers the Admiral under avalanch snows, rescues him, but then has to fight off the Admiral's assistants who turn out to be 5th Columnists! |
| Credits: |
Pencils: Dan Gormley ? | Inks: Dan Gormley ? |
| Genre: |
Superhero |
| Characters: |
The Blue Streak [Don-Vin] Tago (Streak's Servant) Admiral Swan (explorer) Group Of Fifth Columnists (villains, All Die) |
| Comic Story (5 pages) |
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| Featuring: |
Solar Legion |
| Credits: |
Script: Jack Kirby |
| Text Story (2 pages) |
Waterfront Wildcat |
| Credits: |
Script: Robert Turner | Letters: typeset |
| Comic Story (4 pages) |
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| Featuring: |
Secret Agent Z-2 |
| Credits: |
Pencils: Irwin Hasen (signed) | Inks: Irwin Hasen (signed) |
| Comic Story (7 pages) |
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| Featuring: |
Shangra |
| Credits: |
Script: Nam Chung Po | Pencils: Rey Isip [as "Pagsilang R. Isip"] (signed) | Inks: Rey Isip [as "Pagsilang R. Isip"] (signed) |
| Genre: |
Adventure |
| Characters: |
Shangra |
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