Exciting Comics
#35
(October 1944)
Pines,
1940 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- every other month
- On-sale Date
- 1944
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Better Publications Inc.
- Editing
- Ned Pines [as N. L. Pines] (president)
Issue Notes
Some info verified using a DCM scan (http://digitalcomicmuseum.com/)
[no title indexed]
The Black Terror / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Alex Schomburg (signed as
Schomburg) - Inks
- Alex Schomburg (signed as Schomburg)
- Colors
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Black Terror [Bob Benton]; Tim [Tim Roland]
- Reprints
- Keywords
- beaches; hand grenades; Japanese Imperial Army; Japanese naval ensign; machine guns; steam rollers; United States flag; World War II
in 
[no title indexed]
The Black Terror / comic story / 11 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Bob Benton takes up the bloody gauntlet of Fascism...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Black Terror [Bob Benton]; Tim ([Tim Roland]; Dr. Demon (villain, introduction, death); The Nazis [Werner; others unnamed] (villains, all die)
- Synopsis
- Bob and Tim are in North Africa making a chemical investigation for the Office of Economic Warfare, when a large red mass falls from the sky, destroying a battleship, the first of six targets in the United States. Bob deals with Nazi agents on the scene and captures their target indicator, which directs these deadly masses. Following up several leads, the Terror and Tim track down the evil genius and followers, destroying them and their weapon of destruction.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Bizerte (port in North Africa); Ferropult (mass weapon); Target Indicator
Indexer Notes
Art credits from Mark Heike.
[no title indexed]
American Eagle / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Maurice Gutwirth (signed)
- Inks
- Maurice Gutwirth (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Single Nazi paratroopers drop into three major Eastern cities...
- Genre
- superhero; western-frontier
- Characters
- The American Eagle [Tom Standish]; Eaglet [Bud Pierce]; Allen Cornell
[no title indexed]
Crash Carter, Air Cadet / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It's action, gunfire, and flashing fists...
- Genre
- war
- Characters
- Crash Carter; Stew; Louie
Dust Storm
text story / 1 page
- Script
- John Swenson (credited)
- Pencils
- ? (spot illustration)
- Inks
- ? (spot illustration)
- Colors
- ? (spot illustration)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Magne Carlson huddled in the darkness...
- Characters
- Magne Carlson; Captain Nils Hagstrom; Captain Schultze (Nazi)
[no title indexed]
The Liberator / comic story / 9 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- See what happens when the master spies of the Axis...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Liberator [Professor Nelson Drew]; Annabel; Tommy
Haunted House
text story / 1 page
- Script
- Gerald Devers (credited) (house name)
- Pencils
- ? (2 spot illustrations)
- Inks
- ? (2 spot illustrations)
- Colors
- ? (2 spot illustrations)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Fred Lake, the young son of a doctor...
- Genre
- drama
- Characters
- Fred Lake; Dr. Lake; Joe Smith
[no title indexed]
Sergeant Bill King / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Maurice Gutwirth (signed)
- Inks
- Maurice Gutwirth (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- This is the story of the making of an American soldier!
- Genre
- war
- Characters
- Sergeant Bill King; Corporal Lona Smith; Private Alan Smith; Private Kelly; Private Jensen; Kapitan von Zuno (Nazi)
Good Cowpony
text story / 1 page
- Script
- Walt Wilson (credited)
- Pencils
- ? (2 spot illustrations)
- Inks
- ? (2 spot illustrations)
- Colors
- ? (2 spot illustrations)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Ever since the little pinto cowpony...
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Freddy Grant; Matt Tilson (ranch foreman)
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
The Black Terror -
1.
["Bob Benton takes up the bloody gauntlet of Fascism..."]
The Black Terror -
2.
["Single Nazi paratroopers drop into three major Eastern cities..."]
American Eagle -
3.
["It's action, gunfire, and flashing fists..."]
Crash Carter, Air Cadet -
4.
Dust Storm
-
5.
["See what happens when the master spies of the Axis..."]
The Liberator -
6.
Haunted House
-
7.
["This is the story of the making of an American soldier!"]
Sergeant Bill King -
8.
Good Cowpony
-
9.
["Having captured a Nazi U-boat..."]
Larry North U.S.Navy
This issue was modified by, among others
- Keith Chandler
- Peter Croome
- Craig Delich
- Gregory Fischer
- Jean-Francois Masse
- Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
- Mike Nielsen
- Tony R. Rose
- Ramon Schenk
- Jim Van Dore
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