Exciting Comics
#55
(May 1947)
Pines,
1940 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- every other month
- On-sale Date
- 1947-03-07
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Better Publications Inc.
- Editing
- Ned Pines (credited as N. L. Pines) (president)
Issue Notes
Some info verified using a DCM scan (http://digitalcomicmuseum.com/)
The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Vol. 1, Part 2, Nos. 1&2, Periodicals, 1946-1947.
The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Vol. 1, Part 2, Nos. 1&2, Periodicals, 1946-1947.
[no title indexed]
The Black Terror / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Black Terror [Bob Benton]; Judy of the Jungle (inset)
- Keywords
- automatic pistols
Indexer Notes
Cover marquee: "Introducing Judy of the Jungle"
Exciting Headliners
Judy of the Jungle; Roger Dodger; The Black Terror; Strut Simmons; Crime Crushers / table of contents / 1 page
- Job Number
- CC-1181
Indexer Notes
Art identification by Saltarella.
The Man Who Dreamed Too Much
The Black Terror / comic story / 11 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Graham Ingels (Splash page only by Ingels); ?
- Inks
- Graham Ingels (Splash page only by Ingels); ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Job Number
- CC-1108
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What is the secret of Yogi Simkha's prophetic powers?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Terror Twins [The Black Terror [Bob Benton]; Tim Roland]; George Trembly; Mr. Wilson; Slug Ryan; Yogi Simkha
Indexer Notes
Splash page pencils/inks by Graham Ingels.
Art ID by Loffink.
[no title indexed]
Judy of the Jungle / comic story / 8 pages
- Job Number
- CC-1165
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Cast adrift in the dark and mysterious jungle...
- Genre
- adventure; jungle
- Characters
- Judy of the Jungle (first appearance; origin); her father (first appearance; death); Pistol Roberts (first appearance); Kurt Von Saber (first appearance; villain)
[Harvey's Lemonade]
Harvey Hector, Jr. / cartoon / 1 page
- Script
- Al Hartley (signed)
- Pencils
- Al Hartley (signed)
- Inks
- Al Hartley (signed)
- Letters
- Al Hartley (signed); ?
- Editing
- ?
- Job Number
- CC-932
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Let me have a two-cent glass!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Harvey Hector Jr.
- Synopsis
- Harvey Sells Lemonade.
[no title indexed]
Roger Dodger / comic story / 8 pages
- Job Number
- CC-913
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- So that's Roger Dodger!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Roger Dodger; Jeep; Mabel-Sugar; Charley (war veteran); Mr. Dodger; Mrs. Dodger
Hurrah for the Neighbors
text story / 2 pages
- Script
- Edward Hassett (credited)
- Pencils
- ? (2 spot illustrations)
- Inks
- ? (2 spot illustrations)
- Colors
- ? (2 spot illustrations)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Eric Wilson was prepared for a lonely evening...
- Genre
- drama; crime
- Characters
- Eric Wilson; George (crook); Tony (crook); Marty (crook)
[no title indexed]
The Joke's On Youth / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Al Hartley (signed)
- Inks
- Al Hartley (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Job Number
- CC-863
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Don't Reach Like That, William! Haven't You A Tongue?
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
Four unrelated gag panels.
[no title indexed]
Strut Simmons / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Edmond Good (signed)
- Inks
- Edmond Good (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Job Number
- CC-1053
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Home from the wars...
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Strut Simmons; Chug Wilson (gang leader)
Line Camp Waddy
text story / 1 page
- Script
- Donald Bayne Hobart (credited)
- Pencils
- ? (spot illustration)
- Inks
- ? (spot illustration)
- Colors
- ? (spot illustration)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It was dark and lonely in the Bar-J line camp cabin.
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Buck Grant; Jed Lampton
[no title indexed]
The Crime Crushers / comic story / 7 pages
- Job Number
- CC-585
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Against a background of chattering tommy-guns...
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Characters
- The Crime Crushers [Steve Barry; Ploopie Carr]; Jane Williams; Mr. Rodney (crook)
Indexer Notes
Splash panel is pencilled and inked by Ingels. It is doubtful that the remainder of the story has any Ingels art.
Art identification by Saltarella + Loffink.
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
The Black Terror -
1.
They're All Winners! The Best Comics In America!
-
2.
Exciting Headliners
Judy of the Jungle; Roger Dodger; The Black Terror; Strut Simmons; Crime Crushers -
3.
The Man Who Dreamed Too Much
The Black Terror -
4.
["Cast adrift in the dark and mysterious jungle..."]
Judy of the Jungle -
5.
[Harvey's Lemonade]
Harvey Hector, Jr. -
6.
["So that's Roger Dodger!"]
Roger Dodger -
7.
Hurrah for the Neighbors
-
8.
["Don't Reach Like That, William! Haven't You A Tongue?"]
The Joke's On Youth -
9.
["Home from the wars..."]
Strut Simmons -
10.
Line Camp Waddy
-
11.
["Against a background of chattering tommy-guns..."]
The Crime Crushers
This issue was modified by, among others
- Keith Chandler
- Pat Conolly
- Peter Croome
- Gregory Fischer
- Del Gruber
- Craig A Hadley
- Dan Kocher
- John Loffink
- Jean-Francois Masse
- Nuno Miranda
- Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
- Tony R. Rose
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