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== Recurring features ==

* '''[[Clock (comics)|The Clock]]''': movingMoving over from ''[[Feature Comics]]'', [[George Brenner]]'s the Clock was the cover feature of ''Crack Comics'' #1, alternating cover appearances with the [[Black Condor]] until issue #19. He was a regular feature in the title — usually as the final story in each issue — until his last appearance, in issue #35 (Autumn 1944). The Clock's spot was taken over by '''[[Floogy the Fiji]]''', a [[Jungle girl (stock character)|jungle comics]] feature which lasted from issue #36 (Winter 1944) until issue #59 (Mar. 1949).

* '''[[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]]''': newspaperNewspaper 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://www.webcitation.org/66fqwEXex?url=http://www.toonopedia.com/spider.htm |date=2012-04-04 }} 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 (comics)|Eric Vale]]''': twoTwo-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).

* '''[[Slap Happy Pappy]]''': createdCreated by Quality editor [[Gill Fox]], most of the hillbilly character's humorous one-page strips were done by [[Jack Cole (artist)|Jack Cole]], and were a regular feature from issues #1–49 (July 1947).

* '''[[Madame Fatal]]''': [[Art Pinajian]]'s [[cross-dressing]] detective debuted in issue #1, continuing as a feature until issue #22 (Mar. 1942), when it was replaced by '''[[Pen Miller]]''', who came over from ''[[National Comics (series)|National Comics]]''.<ref>Markestein, Don. [http://www.toonopedia.com/penmillr.htm "Pen Miller,"] Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Accessed Nov. 15, 2011.</ref> [[Klaus Nordling]]'s cartoonist/detective and his "Chinese houseboy Chop Chu" solved crimes and helped the war effort, lasting as a regular feature from issue #23 (May 1942) until issue #60 (May 1949).

* '''[[Red Torpedo]]''': [[Submarine]]r Jim Lockhart, created by [[Henry Kiefer]], first appeared in ''Crack Comics'' #1 and was a regular feature until issue #20 (Jan. 1942), when he was replaced by '''[[Hack O'Hara]]'''. O'Hara was a tough New York taxi driver who used his muscles to take down criminals. Hack's stories, illustrated by [[Witmer Williams]], were featured from #21 (Feb. 1942) through issue #62.

* '''[[Space Legion (comics)|Space Legion]]''': [[Vernon Henkel]]'s science fiction adventures starring Rock Braddon and Commander Crosby were a regular feature from issues #1–18 (Nov. 1941), replaced by Henkel's own '''[[Don Q (comics)|Don Q]]'''.: Don was a crime-fighter whose secret identity was a [[diplomatic courier]] for the American government. His adventures appeared in issues #19 (Dec. 1941)–26 (Nov. 1942).

* '''[[Wizard Wells]]''': [[Harry Campbell (artist)|Harry Campbell]]'s Wells was a former [[All-American]] athlete and a talented inventor who used science to outwit crooks. Wells' sidekicks included Tug, a punch-drunk jack-of-all-trades and Wells' would-be girlfriend Mary Perry. Wells was featured in issues #1–14 (July 1941), when he was replaced by [[Al McWilliams]]' '''[[Spitfire (Quality Comics)|Spitfire]]'''. The adventures of heroic fighter pilot Tex Adams lasted from issue #15 (Aug. 1941) until issue #27 (Jan. 1943). Spitfire was in turn replaced by [[Al Stahl]]'s '''[[Inkie (comics)|Inkie]]''', who lasted as a feature from #28 (Mar. 1943) until issue #60 (May 1949).

* '''[[Rube Goldberg]]'s Side Show''': reprintsReprints of the [[Rube Goldberg|cartoonist]]'s newspaper strips were a regular two-page feature in every issue from #1–40 (Winter 1945).

* '''[[Jane Arden (comics)|Jane Arden]]''': Reprints of the popular newspaper strip featuring a spunky gal reporter were a regular ''Crack Comics'' feature from issues #1–25 (continuing the tradition of ''[[Feature Comics]]'' #21-31).

* '''[[Ned Brant]]''': aA regular feature from issues #1–25 (Sept. 1942), the sports-related stories were syndicated newspaper strip reprints by writer [[Robert Zuppke]] and artist [[Walt Depew]].

* '''[[Snappy (comics)|Snappy]]''': [[Arthur Beeman]]'s one-pager humor strips debuted in issue #5 (Sept. 1940), lasting until #26 (Nov. 1942).