Exciting Comics
#38
(April 1945)
Pines,
1940 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- every other month
- On-sale Date
- 1945-02-02
- 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/)
On-sale date is publication date in Catalog of Copyright Entries, 1945 Periodicals, page 171.
On-sale date is publication date in Catalog of Copyright Entries, 1945 Periodicals, page 171.
[no title indexed]
The Black Terror / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Alex Schomburg (signed as Schomburg)
- Inks
- Alex Schomburg (signed as Schomburg)
- Colors
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Black Terror [Bob Benton]; Tim [Tim Roland]
- Keywords
- automobiles; motorcycles
[no title indexed]
The Black Terror / comic story / 12 pages
- Job Number
- CC-177
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- A diabolical plan by a master criminal...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Terror Twins [The Black Terror [Bob Benton]; Tim Roland]; Jean Starr; Lefty Morgan (crook); Marshall (bank president); Danny the Dip (convict)
Fly a Kite
text story / 1 page
- Script
- Charles S. Strong (credited as Charles Stoddard)
- Pencils
- ? (spot illustration)
- Inks
- ? (spot illustration)
- Colors
- ? (spot illustration)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Young Henry Callen was very proud...
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Henry Callen; Paddy Dillon; Sheriff Gilmore
[no title indexed]
American Eagle / comic story / 10 pages
- Job Number
- CC-244
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Two blue symbols rocket through the air...
- Genre
- superhero; western-frontier
- Characters
- The American Eagle [Tom Standish]; Eaglet [Bud Pierce]; Captain Frank Johnson
Engineer's Son
text story / 1 page
- Script
- Donald Bayne Hobart (credited)
- Pencils
- ? (2 spot illustrations)
- Inks
- ? (2 spot illustrations)
- Colors
- ? (2 spot illustrations)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Marty Dalton's father was the engineer...
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Marty Dalton; Sam Dalton (train engineer); Colonel Hall; Lieutenant Drake
[no title indexed]
Sergeant Bill King / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Maurice Gutwirth (signed)
- Inks
- Maurice Gutwirth (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- En route to Norway...
- Genre
- war
- Characters
- Sergeant Bill King
[no title indexed]
The Crime Crushers / comic story / 8 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Ploopie and Steve come up against a new problem...
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- The Crime Crushers [Steve Barry; Ploopie Carr]; Lawton
Indian Guide
text story / 1 page
- Script
- Chuck Graham (credited)
- Pencils
- ? (spot illustration)
- Inks
- ? (spot illustration)
- Colors
- ? (spot illustration)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Lloyd Baker was having a wonderful time...
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Lloyd Baker; Vincent Daly; Denver Carter
Li'l Cheesit and his Big Brudder
Li'l Cheesit / comic story / 0.9 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- David Tendlar (signed as Tendlar)
- Inks
- David Tendlar (signed as Tendlar)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- David Tendlar ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Joe, meet my kid brother, Cheesit.
- Genre
- humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Li'l Cheesit; Cheesit's big brother; Joe
- Synopsis
- Joe ties Cheesit's tail into a knot, as a test to join with the big boys.
[First half]
statement of ownership / 0.1 page
Indexer Notes
Statement is laid at the bottom of two consecutive pages.
[no title indexed]
Li'l Cheesit / comic story / 0.9 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- David Tendlar (signed as Tendlar)
- Inks
- David Tendlar (signed as Tendlar)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- David Tendlar ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Cheesit finds a nice big apple ...
- Genre
- humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Li'l Cheesit; Clarence Crow
- Synopsis
- Clarence eats most of a big apple Cheesit is carrying home.
[Second half]
statement of ownership / 0.1 page
Indexer Notes
Statement is laid at the bottom of two consecutive pages.
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
The Black Terror -
1.
["A diabolical plan by a master criminal..."]
The Black Terror -
2.
Fly a Kite
-
3.
["Two blue symbols rocket through the air..."]
American Eagle -
4.
Engineer's Son
-
5.
["En route to Norway..."]
Sergeant Bill King -
6.
["Ploopie and Steve come up against a new problem..."]
The Crime Crushers -
7.
Indian Guide
-
8.
Li'l Cheesit and his Big Brudder
Li'l Cheesit -
9.
[First half]
-
10.
["Cheesit finds a nice big apple ..."]
Li'l Cheesit -
11.
[Second half]
-
12.
["It's a field day again for those scrappy air cadets."]
Crash Carter, Air Cadet
This issue was modified by, among others
- Keith Chandler
- Pat Conolly
- Craig Delich
- Gregory Fischer
- Michael Hoskin
- Jean-Francois Masse
- Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
- Tony R. Rose
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