Exciting Comics #v5#3 (15)

(December 1941)

[The Malay Menace] (Table of Contents: 1)

The Black Terror / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Richard Hughes ?

Pencils

David Gabrielsen [as D. Gabrielsen] (signed)

Inks

David Gabrielsen [as D. Gabrielsen] (signed)

Colors

Richard Hughes ?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Night... at the window of a wealthy home...

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Master [Philip Van Allen] (villain, introduction, death); Malay cult (villains, introductions); Black Terror [Bob Benton]; Tim Roland; Mrs. J. Wellington Gibbs; Dr. Croydon; Mr. Gibbs; Jean; Victor Helmont

Synopsis

After a college prank disfigures Van Allen, he decides, years later, to take revenge against those who caused his disfigurement.

Keywords

Van Allen Museum

[Origin of the Liberator] (Table of Contents: 2)

The Liberator / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Richard Hughes

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Nelson Drew conducts a chemistry lecture at Claflin College---

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Liberator [Dr. Nelson Drew] (introduction, origin); Annabel Evans (introduction); Tommy (introduction); Prof. Forbes (introduction, death); Krause (villain, introduction); Kurt (villain, introduction); Nazi spies (villains, introductions)

Indexer Notes

Writer credit inferred from the fact the character Annabel Evans shares a first name with Hughes's wife.

Ted Crane in China (Table of Contents: 3)

Ted Crane / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

George Mandel

Inks

George Mandel

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

In Haiphong, French Indo-China---

Genre

adventure

Characters

Dr. Cobra (villain); John Lasher (villain, introduction); Japanese (villains); Ted Crane; Betty; Ho-Lan

The Big Gun (Table of Contents: 4)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Barry Brandon

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

Barry Brandon

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Freddie Calvert stood in the pilot house of the whale-hunting ship "Nordstjernan," as it bobbed around Cape Hinlopen in the Arctic Ocean.

Genre

adventure

Characters

Freddie Calvert; Lars Hansen; Captain Svenson

Synopsis

The Nordstjernan hits an iceberg and Lars falls overboard.

Keywords

Arctic Ocean; harpoon gun; iceberg; whaling ship

Indexer Notes

The last name of Lars is spelled as Hansen and Hanson within the story.

[The Panama Peril] (Table of Contents: 5)

Larry North, U.S.N. / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Robert Leslie Bellem ?

Pencils

Max Plaisted

Inks

Max Plaisted

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Two sportsmen, on a Caribbean cruise, reported people on these deserted islands off Panama!

Characters

Frieda (villain, introduction); Nazis (villains); Larry North; Betty; Helen Wallace; Capt. Wallace

Keywords

Panama Canal

Indexer Notes

Bellem credit suggested by Jerry Bails's Who's Who.

[The Calmite Explosive] (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Maurice Gutwirth (signed)

Inks

Maurice Gutwirth (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

My new explosive, calmite... is twenty times more destructive than dynamite, major!

Genre

military

Characters

Brandt (villain, introduction); Capt. Hoffer (villain, introduction); Sgt. Bill King; Sgt. King; Major Frey; Anson

Keywords

calmite

[The Gentleman Strikes] (Table of Contents: 7)

The Mask / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Kin Platt

Inks

Kin Platt

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

In Tony Colby's office--

Genre

crime

Characters

The Gentleman (villain, introduction); Tony Colby; Mr. Langtry; Pete; George; Carol

Keywords

Bennett Galleries; Orloff necklace

Danger Signal (Table of Contents: 8)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Tex Mumford

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

Tex Mumford

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Tommy and Buck Tucker were brothers who both lived on the Circle T ranch.

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Tommy Tucker; Buck Tucker; John Tucker

Synopsis

Tommy helps to catch his father's robber.

Keywords

baseball; Circle T ranch

[The Chinese Smugglers] (Table of Contents: 9)

Jim Hatfield, Texas Ranger / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

At Ranger headquarters---

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Sheriff Goff (villain, introduction); Lobo Kane (villain, introduction); Jim Hatfield; Belle Kent; Mr. Kent; Chuck

Keywords

Eagle Pass; Rio Grande Saloon

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Gunboat Grey / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Ray McGill

Pencils

Ray McGill (signed)

Inks

Ray McGill (signed)

Colors

Ray McGill

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Aw, chee -- I don't feel good today!

Genre

humor

Characters

Gunboat Grey (introduction)