Exciting Comics
#v8#2 (23)
(December 1942)
Pines,
1940 Series
- Volume
- 8
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- ?
- On-sale Date
- 1942-10-06
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Better Publications Inc.
- Editing
- Ned Pines ?
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, 1942, New Series, Vol. 37, No. 4, page 450, registration number B562864.
The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1942, New Series, Vol. 37, No. 4, page 450, registration number B562864.
[no title indexed]
The Black Terror / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Terror Twins [The Black Terror [Bob Benton]; Tim Roland]; Jean Starr
- Keywords
- bayonets; bondage; helmets; rifles; torture
Indexer Notes
Cover marquee: "A New Feature The American Eagle Democracy's Champion"
The cover is redrawn from the splash page of this issue's Black Terror story.
[no title indexed]
American Eagle / comic story / 14 pages
- Script
- Richard Hughes (credited as Richard E. Hughes)
- Pencils
- Kin Platt (signed as Kin)
- Inks
- Kin Platt (signed as Kin)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Once in the history of every nation comes the grim specter of unholy terror...
- Genre
- superhero; western-frontier
- Characters
- The American Eagle [Tom Standish]; Eaglet [Bud Pierce]; The Bludgeon (alias Mother van Riper; introduction, villain); Dr. Conant (inventor)
Indexer Notes
The Eaglet gets super-powers in this story.
[no title indexed]
Snapper McGurk / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Bob Naylor (signed)
- Inks
- Bob Naylor (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Well, I'm nice and early...
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Snapper McGurk
[no title indexed]
The Black Terror / comic story / 14 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Infused with formic ether vapors...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Terror Twins [The Black Terror [Bob Benton]; Tim Roland]; Jean Starr; Litz (Nazi spy); Koontz (Nazi spy)
Indexer Notes
Writer credit determined by text analysis by Lou Mougin.
[no title indexed]
The Liberator / comic story / 10 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Nelson Drew, young university professor, uses an ancient Egyptian potion to become the mighty Liberator, America's avenger!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Liberator [Professor Nelson Drew]; Annabel Evans; Sturm (Nazi spy)
Indexer Notes
Writer credit determined by text analysis by Lou Mougin.
Willie's Uncle Bill
The Gashouse Gang / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Tom McNamara (credited) (signed as T. M.)
- Pencils
- Tom McNamara (credited) (signed as T. M.)
- Inks
- Tom McNamara (credited) (signed as T. M.)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- My name's Willie Squidgen...
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Willie Squidgen; Malarkey
The Unholy Trio
Pepper Swift / comic story / 7 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Look, Pepper!
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Pepper Swift; Buzz Ward
Indexer Notes
Writer credit determined by text analysis by Lou Mougin.
Land of the Free
text story / 1 page
- Script
- William McLellan (credited)
- Pencils
- ? (2 spot illustrations)
- Inks
- ? (2 spot illustrations)
- Colors
- ? (2 spot illustrations)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Armistice Day was rolling round again...
- Genre
- crime; war
- Characters
- Junior Forbes; Pop Forbes; Mom Forbes
[no title indexed]
Crash Carter air cadet / comic story / 8 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Boy, more sub sinkings off our coast!
- Genre
- aviation
- Characters
- Tom 'Crash' Carter; Looie Tizzle; Horace 'Stew' Kent
Outlaw Saddles
text story / 1 page
- Script
- Tom Gunn (credited) (house name)
- Pencils
- ? (2 spot illustrations)
- Inks
- ? (2 spot illustrations)
- Colors
- ? (2 spot illustrations)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Billy Dawson hurried to the front of the ranch...
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Billy Dawson; Tom Dawson
[no title indexed]
Sergeant Bill King / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Richard Hughes
- Pencils
- Maurice Gutwirth (signed)
- Inks
- Maurice Gutwirth (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Captain Wray wants to see you right away, Sarge!
- Genre
- war
- Characters
- Sergeant Bill King; Captain Wray; Heinrich (Nazi spy); Krantz (Nazi spy)
Indexer Notes
Writer credit determined by text analysis by Lou Mougin.
Gutwirth signs in the fourth panel of page one.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
The Black Terror -
1.
["Once in the history of every nation comes the grim specter of unholy terror..."]
American Eagle -
2.
["Well, I'm nice and early..."]
Snapper McGurk -
3.
["Infused with formic ether vapors..."]
The Black Terror -
4.
["Nelson Drew, young university professor, uses an ancient Egyptian potion to become the mighty Liberator, America's avenger!"]
The Liberator -
5.
Willie's Uncle Bill
The Gashouse Gang -
6.
The Unholy Trio
Pepper Swift -
7.
Land of the Free
-
8.
["Boy, more sub sinkings off our coast!"]
Crash Carter air cadet -
9.
Outlaw Saddles
-
10.
["Captain Wray wants to see you right away, Sarge!"]
Sergeant Bill King
This issue was modified by, among others
- Keith Chandler
- Bill Devine
- Gregory Fischer
- Del Gruber
- Daniel Martinez
- Jean-Francois Masse
- Donald Dale Milne
- Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
- Tony R. Rose
- Len Wolinsky
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