Exciting Comics #36

(December 1944)

[The Terror of the Torch] (Table of Contents: 1)

The Black Terror / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Ed Moritz

Inks

Everett Kinstler

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

CC-146

First Line of Dialogue or Text

When power-lust and greed drive a clever scientist to murder and destruction --- it takes every ounce of strength and skill in the mighty figure of Black Terror to thwart the vicious schemes of hatred and death!

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Black Terror [Bob Benton]; The Kid Terror [Tim Roland]; The Torch [Dr. Rydenham](introduction, villain); Jean Starr

Indexer Notes

Pencils/inks are not by Schomburg as previously reported. Inks are previously listed as possibly by Everett Raymond Kinstler, but can be confirmed matching his style to other inking work he did for Pines in 1944.

[The Punta Rebellion] (Table of Contents: 2)

American Eagle / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Maurice Gutwirth (signed)

Inks

Maurice Gutwirth (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Insidious and deadly as a slithering serpent, the Jap is at his best in a sneak blow!

Genre

superhero; western-frontier

Characters

The American Eagle [Tom Standish]; The Eaglet [Bud Pierce]; Japanese (villains)

[The Plasma Shipment Adventure] (Table of Contents: 3)

Crash Carter, Air Cadet / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bob Oksner

Inks

Bob Oksner

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

A simple assignment to deliver plasma for a dying sailor turns into a smashing adventure for Crash and his buddies!

Genre

war

Characters

Crash Carter; Stew; Looie; Nazis (villains)

Juke Box (Table of Contents: 4)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Charles S. Strong (credited as Charles Stoddard)

Pencils

? (2 spot illustrations)

Inks

? (2 spot illustrations)

Colors

? (2 spot illustrations)

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Bill Connor was working on his maps of the town for his Boy Scout merit badge when two men pushed their way into his room.

Genre

spy

Characters

Bill Connor; Punch Graham (spy); Dude (spy); Larry Conner

[Ploopie Plays Cupid] (Table of Contents: 5)

The Crime Crushers / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Al Camy (signed as Camy!)

Inks

Al Camy (signed as Camy!)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Ploopie takes a turn at being Cupid!

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

The Crime Crushers [Steve Barry; Ploopie Carr]; Virginia Giltrock (introduction); Ricardo and his gang (introductions, villains)

Voice of the Chief (Table of Contents: 6)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Charles S. Strong (credited as Charles Strong)

Pencils

? (2 spot illustrations)

Inks

? (2 spot illustrations)

Colors

? (2 spot illustrations)

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Radio always fascinated young Kenneth Marvin.

Characters

Kenneth Marvin; Bill Marvin; Kimla; Chief Lubonga

[Join the Air Corps - we need Gunners Now] (Table of Contents: 7)

Ozzie the Seminole / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Larry Riley

Inks

Larry Riley

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor

Characters

Ozzie the Seminole

Brand of Guilt (Table of Contents: 8)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Tex Mumford (credited) (house name)

Pencils

? (2 spot illustrations)

Inks

? (2 spot illustrations)

Colors

? (2 spot illustrations)

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Young Fred Billings couldn't understand why his father and the other cowboys on the Bar B were cruel to the calves when they branded them.

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Fred Billings; Luke Brady (rustler); Sheriff Carter

[Island Trap] (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Maurice Gutwirth (signed)

Inks

Maurice Gutwirth (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

CC-30

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The Army has landed and Bill King, in the vanguard, helps American forces establish a beach-head on another Jap-occupied island...

Genre

war

Characters

Sergeant Bill King; Japanese (villains)