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* '''[[Black Condor]]''': A mystery man with the power of flight, the character's adventures were originally written by [[Will Eisner]] and drawn by [[Lou Fine]].<ref>Markstein, Don. [http://www.toonopedia.com/blcondr1.htm "Black Condor"], Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Accessed Nov. 15, 2011.</ref> The Black Condor was the lead feature of ''Crack'' from issue #1–26, and a regular feature until issue #31 (Oct. 1943).

* '''Lee Preston of the Red Cross''': Newspaper strip reprints of Lee Preston, a heroic [[Red Cross]] nurse, and her friend Rick Royce, were a feature from issues #1–9 (Jan. 1941), when the strip was replaced by [[Paul Gustavson]]<nowiki>'</nowiki>s '''Tor the Magic Master'''. Jim Slade was a photojournalist whose superhero persona was a backward-speaking magician. This feature lasted from issue #10 (Feb. 1941) until issue #26 (Nov. 1942). Beginning with issue #27 (Jan. 1943), Tor's spot was taken by [[Alfred Andriola]]'s '''[[Captain Triumph]]'''. Stories of the merged twins (one alive, one dead) who formed the Golden Age superhero were a recurring item — mostly as the cover feature — through to ''Crack Comics'' final issue, #62.

* '''[[Alias the Spider]]''': [[Paul Gustavson]]'s crime-fighting bowman was a regular feature in ''Crack'' from issue #1–29 (May 1943), eventually replaced by Bernard Dibble's humor feature '''Beezy Bumble'''.<ref>Markstein, Don. [http://www.toonopedia.com/spider.htm "The Spider"] {{webarchive |url=https://archive.today/20240525201833/https://www.webcitation.org/66fqwEXex?url=http://www.toonopedia.com/spider.htm |date=20122024-0405-0425}} Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Accessed Nov. 15, 2011.</ref> Beezy lasted through the rest of ''Crack Comics''<nowiki>'</nowiki> run, ending with issue #62.

* '''Molly the Model''': Bernard Dibble's one-page humor strips were featured in every issue of ''Crack Comics'' from #1–62.

* '''Eric Vale''': Two-page text stories of the adventuresome pilot of a black plane were a regular feature, only missing a few issues, from #1–50 (Sept. 1947).