Exciting Comics
#v1#3 (3)
(June 1940)
Pines,
1940 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1940-05-02
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Better Publications Inc.
- Printer
- Printed in the U. S. A.
- Editing
- Ned Pines (credited as N. L. Pines) (president)
Issue Notes
Some info verified using a DCM scan (http://digitalcomicmuseum.com/).
On sale date from the publication date found at the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, New Series, Volume 35, 1940, Number 2. Second class permit. Copyright number 455852.
On sale date from the publication date found at the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, New Series, Volume 35, 1940, Number 2. Second class permit. Copyright number 455852.
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[The Robot Masters of Venus]
The Space Rovers / comic story / 10 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Max Plaisted (signed)
- Inks
- Max Plaisted (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- But Jane, I thought you wanted to get home!
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- The Space Rovers [Ted Hunt; Jane Martin]; Amok (introduction, death); King Tharrko (introduction); Venusians (introduction); The "evil gods" (villains, introduction, death)
Ted Crane in the City of Gold
Ted Crane / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- George Mandel (signed as Geo. Mandel)
- Inks
- George Mandel (signed as Geo. Mandel)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- City of gold in Tombi country!
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Ted Crane; Betty Hawkins; Professor Hawkins; Gruenfeld (villain, introduction); Major Stanforth
[The Takeover of Jim Gotch]
The Mask / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hurry up and get that pineapple planted!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Mask [Tony Colby]; Carol Smith (secretary); Silk; Butch; Jim Gotch (villain, introduction)
Indexer Notes
Signed on the last panel of the fifth page. Art was previously attributed to Raymond Thayer.
[The Red Light of Dr. Hodl]
Thesson, Son of the Gods / comic story / 10 pages
- Script
- George Mandel
- Pencils
- George Mandel (signed as Gene Kamen)
- Inks
- George Mandel (signed as Gene Kamen)
- Colors
- George Mandel
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Look at the red light on that school!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Dr. John Thesson [Son of the Gods]; Professor Craig; Dr. Hodl (villain, introduction, death); General Pasko (villain, introduction)
Indexer Notes
Signed in the penultimate panel.
[The Collins Case]
Dan Williams, Private Investigator / comic story / 7 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Gang warfare breaks out...
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Characters
- Dan Williams, Private Investigator; Collins (villain, introduction); Dr. Palumbo (villain, introduction); Miss Adams (secretary); Miss Neering (a nurse)
Indexer Notes
Previously credited to R. Lowry. Regular artist Ray Thayer's full name is Raymond Lowry Thayer.
Special Detective
text story / 1 page
- Script
- Norman Daniels (credited as Frank Johnson)
- Pencils
- Harry Lucey (signed as HPL) (2 spot illustrations)
- Inks
- Harry Lucey (signed as HPL) (2 spot illustrations)
- Colors
- ? (2 spot illustrations)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Get your latest papers...
- Genre
- crime
- Characters
- Tim Marsh; Detective-Sergeant Bill Casey
[In Berlin]
Sergeant Bill King / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Orders for you, Sarge!
- Genre
- military
- Characters
- Sergeant Bill King; Nazis (villains); Lieutenant Beale (Nazi spy); Carr (British spy, introduction)
[Case of the Crown Jewels]
The Sphinx / comic story / 7 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It's a big case, Tom!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Sphinx [Ellsworth Forrester]; Tom; Countess Donya Petrovich (introduction); Prince Alexis (introduction); Whitford (villain, introduction); Blackie Lewis (villain, introduction)
Robbers' Boots
Johnny Blue / text story / 1 page
- Script
- Sam Brant (credited) (house name)
- Pencils
- ? (2 spot illustrations)
- Inks
- ? (2 spot illustrations)
- Colors
- ? (2 spot illustrations)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Johnny Blue of the Bar 8 was startled...
- Characters
- Johnny Blue [later Jimmy Blue] (introduction)
[Crisis in Concho]
Jim Hatfield, Texas Ranger / comic story / 7 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- A gusher comes in...
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Jim Hatfield, Texas Ranger; Texas Ranger Captain McDowell; Bull Jeffrey (villain, introduction); Duffield (villain, introduction); Clem Bradley
[no title indexed]
Make-Believe Mickey / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Klaus Nordling (signed as Nord)
- Pencils
- Klaus Nordling (signed as Nord)
- Inks
- Klaus Nordling (signed as Nord)
- Colors
- Klaus Nordling (signed as Nord)
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- So you're the tough guy on our block!
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Make-Believe Mickey
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
The Space Rovers -
1.
[The Robot Masters of Venus]
The Space Rovers -
2.
Ted Crane in the City of Gold
Ted Crane -
3.
[The Takeover of Jim Gotch]
The Mask -
4.
[The Red Light of Dr. Hodl]
Thesson, Son of the Gods -
5.
[The Collins Case]
Dan Williams, Private Investigator -
6.
Special Detective
-
7.
[In Berlin]
Sergeant Bill King -
8.
[Case of the Crown Jewels]
The Sphinx -
9.
Robbers' Boots
Johnny Blue -
10.
[Crisis in Concho]
Jim Hatfield, Texas Ranger -
11.
["So you're the tough guy on our block!"]
Make-Believe Mickey
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Keith Chandler
- Peter Croome
- Gregory Fischer
- Del Gruber
- Michael Hoskin
- Dan Kocher
- Daniel Martinez
- Jean-Francois Masse
- Tony R. Rose
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