Exciting Comics
#v4#2 (11)
(July 1941)
Pines,
1940 Series
- Volume
- 4
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly with the exception of May, August, November
- On-sale Date
- 1941-05-27
- 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, Part 2, Periodicals, 1941, New Series, Vol. 36, No. 3.
The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1941, New Series, Vol. 36, No. 3.
[no title indexed]
The Black Terror / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Black Terror [Bob Benton]; Tim [Tim Roland]
[Don't miss...Captain Future]
Captain Future / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Captain Future [Dr. Andrew Bryant]
Indexer Notes
Promotional house advertisement for Startling Comics (Pines, 1940 series).
[Framed for Murder]
The Black Terror / comic story / 14 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Elmer Wexler (signed as El Wexler)
- Inks
- Elmer Wexler (signed as El Wexler)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Look, Bob! Here comes Jean!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Terror Twins [The Black Terror [Bob Benton]; Tim Roland]; Jean Starr; Alderman Peters (villain, introduction, death)
- Reprints
in [Captured by the Sea Raider]
Larry North, U.S.N. / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- There's the airport of Rio de Janeiro...
- Genre
- war
- Characters
- Lieutenant Larry North, U.S. Navy; Betty Harmon; Ernst Knauss (Nazi agent)
Ted Crane in the Persian Gulf
Ted Crane / comic story / 8 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Aboard a tanker...
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Ted Crane; Betty Hawkins; Professor Hawkins; Pat Rowan (crook)
[The $75,000 Briefcase Snatch]
The Mask / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Kin Platt (signed as K) (see notes)
- Inks
- Kin Platt (signed as K) (see notes)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- In the office of the Republic Trust Co.
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Mask [Tony Colby]; Carol Smith (secretary); Toomey (villain, introduction, death); Preston (villain, introduction); Brant (villain, introduction)
Indexer Notes
Platt signs - as 'K' - in the final panel.
[The Stolen Pollbooks]
Jim Hatfield, Texas Ranger / comic story / 7 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- n one corner of the Texadillo Bar...
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Jim Hatfield, Texas Ranger; Stevens (crook); Mayor Fanning; Sue Fanning
Teddy Talks
text story / 1 page
- Script
- Jackson Cole (credited) (house name)
- Pencils
- ? (2 spot illustrations)
- Inks
- ? (2 spot illustrations)
- Colors
- ? (2 spot illustrations)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Teddy was a little wire-haired terrier...
- Genre
- animal; children
- Characters
- Don; Teddy (a terrier)
[The Murder of William Morton]
Dan Williams, Private Investigator / comic story / 7 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- As Dan Williams leaves his agency...
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Characters
- Dan Williams, Private Investigator; William Morton (death); Robert Hedges (murderer)
[The Plastic Surgery Gang]
The Sphinx / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Kin Platt (signed as Kin) (see notes)
- Inks
- Kin Platt (signed as Kin) (see notes)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- One day The Sphinx reads...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Sphinx [Ellsworth Forrester]; Gorilla Lefty (crook); Al Hax (gang leader); Dr. Crete (dentist; death); Dr. Harris; Dr. Lawrence
Indexer Notes
Platt signs - as 'Kin' - in the final panel.
Smart Boy
Jimmy 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
- Jimmy Blue sat on the steps...
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Jimmy Blue; Jed Sloan (rustler)
[The Supply Hijackers]
Sergeant Bill King / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Shoulder arms!
- Genre
- military
- Characters
- Sergeant Bill King; Private Mills; Private Green; Private Taylor; Nickie (crook)
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
The Black Terror -
1.
[Don't miss...Captain Future]
Captain Future -
2.
[Framed for Murder]
The Black Terror -
3.
[Captured by the Sea Raider]
Larry North, U.S.N. -
4.
Ted Crane in the Persian Gulf
Ted Crane -
5.
[The $75,000 Briefcase Snatch]
The Mask -
6.
[The Stolen Pollbooks]
Jim Hatfield, Texas Ranger -
7.
Teddy Talks
-
8.
[The Murder of William Morton]
Dan Williams, Private Investigator -
9.
[The Plastic Surgery Gang]
The Sphinx -
10.
Smart Boy
Jimmy Blue -
11.
[The Supply Hijackers]
Sergeant Bill King -
12.
["Hm...That Miser Wilbur's Coming Out..."]
Harvey -
13.
Doc Strange The Mightiest Man On Earth
Doc Strange
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