Exciting Comics #v4#3 (12)

(September 1941)

Danger Calls The American Crusader into Action! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

The American Crusader / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[Death of a Double] (Table of Contents: 2)

The Black Terror / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Richard Hughes

Pencils

David Gabrielsen

Inks

David Gabrielsen

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Nothing but work!

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Terror Twins [The Black Terror [Bob Benton]; Tim Roland]; Jean Starr; Nelson (villain, introduction, death); Henry Devoe (villain, introduction)l Mike Davis (reporter)

[The Case of Mike Morgan] (Table of Contents: 3)

The Mask / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Kin Platt (signed)

Inks

Kin Platt (signed as Kin)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

At the hideout of Mile Morgan...

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Mask [Tony Colby]; Carol Smith (secretary); Mike Morgan (villain, introduction); Bassett (villain, introduction)

Indexer Notes

Platt signs - as 'Kin' - in the final panel.

Ted Crane in Afghanistan (Table of Contents: 4)

Ted Crane / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

George Mandel

Inks

George Mandel

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Deep in the wilds of Afghanistan...

Genre

adventure

Characters

Ted Crane; Betty Hawkins; Aiken (villain, introduction); Fowler (villain, introduction); Sirdar; Professor Hawkins

[The Fuehrer of Brazil] (Table of Contents: 5)

Larry North, U.S.N. / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Robert Leslie Bellem ?

Pencils

Max Plaisted

Inks

Max Plaisted

Colors

?

Letters

?

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Lieutenant Larry North has hidden a map...

Genre

war

Characters

Lieutenant Larry North, U.S. Navy; Betty Harmon; Dr. Sanchez (villain, introduction); Hans (villain, introduction); Kurt (villain, introduction); Dr. Ludwig (villain, introduction, death); Nazis (villains)

Indexer Notes

Bellem credit suggested by Jerry Bails's Who's Who.

[The Mangler Moran Case] (Table of Contents: 6)

The Sphinx / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Chuck Winter

Inks

Chuck Winter

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

At the hideout of Dink Davis...

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Sphinx [Ellsworth Forrester; alias The Domino Kid]; Mangler Moran (introduction); Dink Davis (villain, introduction, death)

[Doc Strange The Mightiest Man On Earth] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Doc Strange / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Harvey / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Kin Platt ?

Pencils

Kin Platt (signed as Kin)

Inks

Kin Platt (signed as Kin)

Colors

?

Letters

Kin Platt ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Be a Super-Boy!

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Harvey

Taffy to the Rescue (Table of Contents: 9)

Herbie Johnson / text story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Donald Bayne Hobart (credited)

Pencils

? (2 spot illustrations)

Inks

? (2 spot illustrations)

Colors

? (2 spot illustrations)

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Herbie Johnson was very fond of his little black and yellow tortoise-shell cat...

Genre

children; crime

Characters

Herbie Johnson; Mrs. Johnson (Herbie's mother)

[The Bombsight Bandits] (Table of Contents: 10)

Sergeant Bill King / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Maurice Gutwirth (signed)

Inks

Maurice Gutwirth (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Characters

Sergeant Bill King; Ansang (villain, introduction); Karl (villain, introduction, death); another spy (villain, introduction, death)

Indexer Notes

Art was previously credited to Leonard Sansone in error. Gutwirth signs in the penultimate panel.

[The Senator and the Rustlers] (Table of Contents: 11)

Jim Hatfield, Texas Ranger / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Ralph Cone

Inks

Ralph Cone

Colors

?

Letters

?

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I wonder who started this talk about us...

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Jim Hatfield, Texas Ranger; Senator Blaine (introduction); Tilson (villain, introduction)

The Money Pitch (Table of Contents: 12)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Henry Hale (credited)

Pencils

? (2 spot illustrations)

Inks

? (2 spot illustrations)

Colors

? (2 spot illustrations)

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Richard Forbes went to bed...

Genre

crime

Characters

Richard Forbes; Doctor Forbes (Richard's father)

[The Cuff Link Clue] (Table of Contents: 13)

Dan Williams, Private Investigator / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Ray Thayer

Inks

Ray Thayer

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Dan Williams gets a client...

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

Dan Williams, Private Investigator; Jarvis (villain, introduction); Anita (villain, introduction); Walker; Mrs. Walker